Family Support Services (Inverclyde)

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Description

Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and the Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) require the delivery of a Family Support Service (FSS) for adults and young people aged 16 years and over, who reside in Inverclyde and are affected by the alcohol and/or drug use of a family member, partner, friend or loved one. The Family Support service will recognise that substance use can have a significant and lasting impact on family members in their own right and that families require support regardless of whether their loved one is currently engaged in treatment, recovery or active substance use. The Family Support service will place families at the centre of all activity and will operate within a framework of: Trauma-Informed Practice Family Inclusive Practice Whole Family Approaches Human Rights Based Practice Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care The Family Support service will provide; early intervention, prevention, emotional support, education, advocacy, peer support, bereavement support, pathways for moving on to other community-based supports when appropriate, and family recovery interventions to improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities across Inverclyde.