Bank Street, Greenock

Jericho House (Drugs Recovery)

is a 18-bed Residential Service Unit

5/7 Bank Street,

Greenock

PA15 4PA

t: 01475 741950

e: bankstreet@jerichosociety.org.uk

Jericho House, Greenock, is on the local council’s approved providers list and has 'Referral Pathways' with many other local authorities. We are regularly inspected by the Care Inspectorate, Scotland (CS2009198981).

In line with Scotland’s National Strategy ‘Rights, Respect and Recovery’, Jericho House is a service which focuses on a drugs-free approach to life through our holistic, individual-needs-based programme, fully accountable to 'Recovery Oriented System of Care'.

Our service users are

Males aged 18 and over with a history of drug dependency. Service users must be capable of active participation in the cognitive elements of the programme.

We are

An Abstinence-based Recovery project employing both Group-Working and

one-to-one sessions and, through our key-working system, are focused on person-centred planning. We have regular reviews (which allow for inter-agency attendance), a Service User Involvement Group, a Family Support Group and Parenting Classes.

The programme includes:

• 12 Step Facilitation
• Education (core skills)
• Attendance at Narcotics Anonymous 6 meetings/week
• Leisure/Sports Activities
• Complementary Therapies

A range of counselling methods is used in our person-centred work. Resettlement Support is an important provision of our recovery programme which may extend to six months or more. Recommended minimum stay is six months, extendable according to individual need, including Trauma Treatment.

We work in partnership with community agencies and we are pleased to offer drugs education to schools.

Referral/admission process

We accept referrals from:

• GPs
• ADRS, CAT and HAT services
• Social Services
• Probation Service and Criminal Justice including Prisons

Self-referrals are also considered.

Prospective service users

Attend one or two assessment sessions and on successful completion are either admitted or put on our waiting list.

Funding

May be made available from the applicant’s local authority. This is subject to assessment by their Care Manager. For those on benefits the funding is made up of a combination of housing benefit and funding from the referring agency.

Jericho house provides a safe drug/alcohol free environment

Service users are expected to participate fully in a structured house programme and to adhere to the House’s 'Code of Conduct'. Further rules and regulations are outlined in the Service Agreement.

The following prohibitions are paramount

No illicit drugs or alcohol, no verbal or physical violence, no harassment of any kind.

After care

Jericho House runs a weekly After-Care group. Ex Service users can access support from Jericho (arranged by appointment). They can continue to attend the Family Support Group. The opportunity to participate in sport and leisure activities is also available. Ex service users are strongly encouraged to attend meetings of Narcotics Anonymous where they receive invaluable on-going support. This allows for self- evaluation of commitment to recovery.

Networks

Priority is emphasised and residents are accountable for building an extensive network of drug free support in the community throughout their time in Jericho. This is to help sustain recovery after moving on.

Family Support

Jericho has facilitated a Family Support Group in Port Glasgow Town Hall meeting weekly on a Monday evening from 7:30pm to 9:30pm since 2003. Average attendance is between 35 and 40 and is facilitated by Margaret Diamond who devised the unique model that has supported hundreds of addicts’ friends and family members over the years. This group is open to anyone affected by addiction.