Alcohol Help

Hundreds of school pupils in Renfrewshire have taken part in a project to raise their awareness of the dangers of alcohol misuse.

The Young Persons Alcohol Project is an annual event aimed at second year pupils from all Renfrewshire’s secondary schools.

The project aims to engage with young people to promote and protect their mental, social, emotional and physical well-being.

All the pupils took part in a series of workshops including PACE Theatre Group’s production ‘Take a Drink’ highlighting the consequences of alcohol misuse among young people.

The project is run by Renfrewshire Council’s ASIST team in partnership with Strathclyde Police, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, Renfrewshire Council for Alcohol, Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership and Pace Theatre Company.

Trinity High School in Renfrew hosted a VIP session of the alcohol project inviting senior council officials and elected members, representatives from Strathclyde Police and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue to join pupils in order to see how the project works.

Renfrewshire Council Leader Brian Lawson said: “The Young Persons Alcohol Project gets young people thinking about the consequences of drinking by presenting them with real-life scenarios which they can really relate to. As well as information and advice, the different workshops and presentations give the pupils practical experience to help them make safer choices when it comes to alcohol.”

Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley, PA1 1UJ

Ronachan: Tarbert
An opportunity to learn to live an independent life, free of substance dependency.

About us:

The premises consist of a large detached house that was converted for use as a residential service many years ago. It provides substantial well-maintained accommodation on three floors and has the advantage of a large secure garden, with beautiful views over the bay. There is a mix of double and single rooms.

The aims of Ronachan House are clear and explicit:

? To help you achieve an alcohol and drug free life
? To remedy the physical, psychological and social harm that has resulted from your alcohol or drug dependency
? To achieve personal stability, health and independence
? To give you fresh hope for a better future and develop the skills to maintain it.

Individual Care Plan: Your individual rehabilitation programme is designed around you. These programmes are structured and purposeful whilst allowing you choice and flexibility. They are determined in conjunction with you on admission, encouraging you to develop increasing responsibility for managing your life. The programme provides support without creating dependency on the house or its staff.

Community Involvement : You will be supported to continue or develop any community interest and exercise and retain connections with family, friends and others of significance to you.

Withdrawal Programme: Arrangements for planned programmes of withdrawal from substance dependency (detoxification) using prescribed drugs are carried-out in full co-operation with GP’s, Community Psychiatric Nurses, and other professional staff. At present this is always carried out prior to admission to Ronachan House.

Treatment Programme: At all times the house is alcohol and drug free, so that you can be free of pressure. In this safe and supportive environment you will be helped to learn again how to live a purposeful, stable, and secure life in preparation for your new start on discharge from the Service.

The programmes include education and skills training in personal health, nutrition, home and family management, parenting and child care, personal finances, and budgeting, social skills, recreational skills, interview skills, coping with crises, managing emotions, coping with failure, personal presentation, further/higher education, and education about alcohol and drugs.

Ronachan exists to help you overcome the dependency which is blighting your life and that of your family and friends. We are conscious however of the much wider range of issues which may affect you and slow your recovery. Our staff are very experienced in dealing with these more complex difficulties, be they dual diagnosis of substance misuse, mental health difficulties, family or other social problems. In line with your wishes, these can also be built into your personal programme so that we can assist you work through them in a methodical and positive way.

Contact Details:

Ronachan
Clachan
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6XW

Telephone: 01880 740252