Focus12, Bury St Edmunds
Helping people to help themselves
About us:
Focus12 is a friendly, approachable charity dealing with all aspects of addiction. Established in 1997, the charity aims to treat people with respect and understanding. The staff team are committed to ensuring that all clients feel comfortable and at ease while at Focus12.
Focus12 believes that clients benefit from talking to professional people who have had experience in what they are going through. This is particularly true with clients who suffer from alcohol and substance misuse.
We offer a free assessment and intervention service to the client, close relative or partner. This service is also available, to GP\’s, Drug and Alcohol teams and Occupational Health personnel who will receive a full report, subsequent to the assessment.
Focus12 will provide an assessment within 1 week of initial contact, wherever possible.
Focus12 is a registered charity committed to providing treatment wherever it is needed. Funding, or lack of it, will never be a barrier to receiving treatment when it is genuinely sought.
Treatment costs may sometimes be available from public sources or, with the appropriate referral, from Private Medical Insurance. Alternatively you may fund your own treatment. Where funding is difficult to obtain the Trustees believe that the charity should take responsibility for assisting the client in obtaining treatment with as few barriers as possible. No client who genuinely seeks help will ever be refused treatment for financial reasons.
Full fees inclusive of residential costs are £450 per week. The structured day programme is £350 per week, which may be negotiated where there are financial difficulties.
the alcohol & drug programmetreatment consists of
Focus12 will assist clients to:
• • Arrange detoxification (where necessary)
• • Recognise their condition and the need for change
• • Realise the effect of their problems on family, friends and work
• • Understand the nature of their dependency
• • Restore and maintain trusting, positive relationships
• • Develop an on-going support and after care programme
Focus12 is an abstinent based programme. Clients will be required to abstain from all mood altering substances whilst on the programme. Many clients will at first find this hard to deal with. Experience has shown though, that those people who have long term dependency issues have tried on many occasions to control their use, without success. Through the support provided by Focus12 and self help groups such as Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous recovery is possible. The programme lasts an average of 10 weeks, dependent on individual need. It is designed to help clients face the reality of their situation, enable them to adapt to changes and to build up a continuing support system.
• • Individual and group therapy
• • Lectures,including Art and Drama work shops
• • Audio and video presentations
• • Weekly structured after care groups
• • Relapse prevention programme
The programme is flexible, with individual care plans we ensure that it is tailored to the needs of each client.
Focus12 have 7 semi-residential beds available, enabling clients from outside of the local area to access our treatment facilities. Fees can be obtained on request.
Contact Details:
Focus12
82 Risbygate Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3AQ
Telephone: 01284 701702