Transcript Scottish Network for Families Affected by Drugs

Scottish Network for
Families Affected by
Drugs
Residential Rehabilitation
A Family View
• “The ultimate aim of drug treatment
and rehabilitation is to help
individuals sustain drug free lives”
Source: REVIEW OF DRUG TREATMENT
AND REHABILITATION SERVICES
The Family Perspective
• A resounding – not enough
residential rehabilitation treatment
available!
(based on responses from individual
SNFAD members)
(Response from SNFAD re treatment care
and rehabilitation review)
THE FAMILY EXPERIENCE
• Residential Rehabilitation seems to be the last resort when
all else has failed!
• Probable family breakdown by this time
• Drug treatment services fail to involve families
• Lack of awareness regarding treatment
• There seems to be a misconception that families interfere
instead of giving support
• Families seem to have difficulty distinguishing between
Residential Detox and Residential Rehabilitation
BARRIERS
• Funding
• Post Code Lottery – Rural areas
disadvantaged
• Mothers can’t access residential
rehabilitation because of lack of
specialised provision re childcare issues
• Travelling costs
INVOLVING FAMILIES IN TREATMENT
• Consult with families
• Prepare families eg, realistic
expectations
• Support for “Kinship Carers” so that
they can provide positive childcare
within the family – practical and
financial support
INVOLVING FAMILIES IN TREATMENT
• Family therapy particularly regards
relapse and medication, eg Castle
Craig Family Weekends
• Increased access to the development
of parenting skills
RE-INTEGRATION BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY
• There is a need for more half-way
houses.
• Schemes such as Progress to Work
should be more fully utilised
• Offer families & actively encourage
them to take part in family mediation
SUMMARY
• Involve families in treatment ASAP
• Support “Kinship Carers” on a
financial and practical basis
• Provide family therapy
• Encourage more mothers to access
treatment & rehabilitation
SUMMARY
• More joined up working between
residential and community rehabilitation
• Better aftercare facilities
• Increase residential provision only, when
all of the above are in place
• Locate them throughout Scotland