Drug and Alcohol Services - Camden
Service User, Some Space
Support for family and friends
A person's drug or alcohol use has a big impact on people close to them. If you are a family member or friend, you may find that your own health and wellbeing are affected. You may find yourself feeling responsible and unsure how to help.
It’s important to make time for your own wellbeing too. We can explore your options with you and consider a way forward.
How we can support you
- One-to-one or joint sessions
- Guidance and support
- Counselling
- Drug and alcohol awareness
- Support with parenting
- Complementary therapies
We offer individual or joint sessions face to face, online or by telephone.
Our experienced workers provide emotional and practical support and a non-judgemental, confidential space to explore the situation and your options. This may include planning for yourself and your loved ones who may be at risk of harm.
Our skilled staff team includes doctors, nurses, recovery coordinators, social workers, counsellors, group workers, volunteers and peer mentors.
Managing risks
We can help you talk through and plan for yourself and loved ones who may be at risk of harm.
- It is important that people get medical advice and care to gradually reduce and stop their use. Read our advice on cutting down or stopping drinking.
- Opiate replacement medications like methadone can be highly toxic, even in very small doses, for children. Get in touch (Link to contact us section of the page) for safe medication storage boxes.
- Naloxone is a drug that can reverse an overdose. We can train and provide you a kit so you can protect your loved ones at risk of an overdose. Read more about naloxone.
Contact us
If you’d like to ask any questions or find out more about what we have to offer, please do get in touch.
Phone: 020 7485 2722
Email: Some.Space@cgl.org.uk
Find us
Our main hub is just off Camden High Street, a short walk from Camden Town underground station.
We can also arrange your appointments to be at our Kilburn hub or other locations around Camden. We will discuss this together and try our best to accommodate to your needs and time commitments.
- Kings Studios
43-45 Kings Terrace
London NW1 0JR Please note there is no parking available at King's Studios
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For professionals
We support family members, friends and partners of those who use substances. Our service bridges the divide between them. Often, there is one shared problem that we address holistically.
Anyone who has been affected by someone else’s substance use – in the present or the past – can be referred to our service. To refer someone to our service, please complete our referral form.
Training
Some Space can provide workshops for staff teams, volunteers and others in the borough of Camden who may interact with family members, friends and carers.
For more information, call 020 7485 2722.
Referrals
If you’re a family member, friend or partner of someone who uses substances and would like support for yourself, please complete the form below. If you wish to refer someone else to get support for their drug or alcohol use, please complete our online referral form.
Groups for families
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Nar-Anon
Supports anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drug use, regardless of whether that person is still using or not.
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Al-Anon
Supports anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, regardless of whether that person is still drinking or not. Local meetings at Tufnell Park, Fitzrovia, Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, and Angel Islington.
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Alateen
Part of Al-Anon, for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics. Helpline 020 7403 0888. For Alateen meetings, call 020 7593 2070.
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CODA – Co-Dependents Anonymous
Informal self-help groups for people looking to work through the problems that co-dependency has caused in their lives.
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Families Anonymous
A worldwide fellowship of family members and friends affected by another’s abuse of mind-altering substances, or related behavioural problems.
Online resources
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Adfam
Information, advice, and support for families affected by drugs and alcohol.
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BEAD Project
Information from AdFam and Cruse, the bereavement charity, supporting people bereaved through alcohol and drugs.
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NACOA
Provides information, advice, and support for everyone (adults, children, young people) affected by a parent's drinking currently or in the past.