Carlisle House – Alcohol and drug Dependence

 

Mr David Cuthbert, 2-4 Henry Place, Belfast, BT15 2BB
Tel. (028) 9032 8308, Fax: (028) 9043 4533
 
Carlisle House in Belfast provides treatment for people dependent on alcohol or drugs. In the last ten years almost a thousand men and women have been helped by attending an eight week residential treatment programme. Follow-up support is also available. Carlisle House also offers a confidential 24 hour helpline service.
 
Gray's Court
Mr David Smylie, Gray's Court, 31 Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast, BT14 4BX
Tel. (028) 9035 1948
 
Gray's Court was opened in the year 2000 in response to a need identified by staff at Carlisle House Addiction Rehabilitation Unit for supported accommodation for people in early recovery who were homeless, or living in circumstances detrimental to their recovery. The project is a joint one between the Boards of Social Witness of the Presbyterian Church and Habinteg Housing Association.
 

Accommodation

There are seven self-contained flats together with indoor and outdoor communal areas.
 
Funding is mainly through housing benefit. Residents pay for electricity and for laundry facilities.
 

Support

The Project Worker is available on weekdays to give practical and emotional support, all other times are covered by the Helpline at Carlisle House. Residents are assisted in planning a personal recovery programme including work/training. Residents attend weekly support groups at Gray's Court and their initial treatment unit.
 

Application

Application forms are available from Gray's Court or Carlisle House and should be completed by both the applicant and their addiction counsellor