Lift House, Eastbourne offers a wide range of community based substance misuse services to include: Tier 2, 3, DIP core services and Medical interventions with rapid access to prescribing.
In addition to providing our core services, we are developing our care coordination capacity in order to provide seamless end to end case management and are currently implementing ITEP node link mapping techniques into our practice. We also offer rural outreach services, rural pharmacies with Needle Exchange and Supervised Consumption, Shared Care Clinics.
CRI Lift House, Eastbourne Substance Misuse Service Lift House offers a comprehensive drug treatment service providing a diverse array of core services concerned with the treatment and care of vulnerable adults with various complex needs. We are co-located with our local primary care trust and in terms of Harm Reduction we can provide the rapid and easy access to prescribing services, BBV screening and testing that is essential to the well being of the Service Users who access the Eastbourne Service. For Opiate misusers who engage with our Tier 2 Service, we provide training on what to do in the event of an overdose and issue Naloxone mini jets, vouchers are provided to those who attend these sessions. Our specialist needle exchange not only provides a service for opiate misusers, but also an increasing number of adults injecting Performance and Image Enhancing substances. All staff receive training on harm reduction techniques. Those Service Users residing in rural areas are offered satellite Needle Exchange facilities, supervised consumption in a range of local and rural pharmacy services and opportunities to engage with our Outreach Service. We also provide a crack/cocaine CBT/ITEP brief intervention programme.
All of our staff are ITEP trained and we are currently implementing ITEP node mapping techniques into our 1 to 1 and group work service. For example, we have developed an ITEP based writing group which has proved popular with Service Users on our DRR structured day care programme and we invite various organizations into the project to deliver group work. NA is currently attending every month to work with the DRR group and is running an NA session in one of our evening slots.
The Eastbourne CJIT Team works with colleagues in local prisons, custody suites and the courts to ensure strong through-care for those service users who are leaving prison or those whose criminal behavior has led to involvement with the criminal justice system. CJIT are involved in the strategic management of Prolific and Priority Offenders and have actively contributed to the low offending rate in the Eastbourne, Wealdon and Lewes area.
Our priorities include providing volunteer placements and a peer mentor programme for former service users. We actively encourage service user feedback, involvement in Service design and delivery and participation on interview panels
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