Alcohol Help

Alcohol Misuse Service, Bristol
Comprehensive service to people in Bristol experiencing problems with alcohol.

About us:

The Alcohol Misuse Service (AMS) is funded by the two Bristol Primary Care Trusts and Bristol Social Services and Health and offers a comprehensive service to people in the city experiencing problems with alcohol. The service offers a range of interventions including:

* Advice and information
* Counselling
* Drop ins
* Brief Interventions
* Support for families
* Referral links to NHS specialist services

The service is provided by a small team of experienced and qualified practitioners together with 12 volunteers most of whom are either qualified counsellors or counsellors undertaking training at Diploma level.

Services are delivered at the AMS premises and in two satellites, one in the north of the city and one in the south. The service works closely with the Robert Smith Unit (RSU) the Bristol Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service (BSDAS) and recently AMS and the RSU were awarded a new contract by the Bristol to deliver an enhanced alcohol service in South Bristol at Knowle Health Park.

The service has two primary goals to promote sensible drinking and to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. Referrals can be made to the service by professionals or by self referral. Work is both individual and group based.

All staff and volunteers receive regular external clinical supervision. Staff have responsibility for the support and line management of volunteers.

Demand for the service currently outstrips supply and it is hoped that the service will develop over the coming years. The service has secured charitable funding to develop a young persons service.

Discussions are also in progress to develop a service tailored to the needs of the criminal justice system, especially the probation service.

Contact Details:

Alcohol Misuse Service
2 Kings Court
King Street
Bristol

BS1 4HW

Telephone: 0117 929 3028