Drugs and alcohol support

If you or someone you know is struggling with drugs or alcohol, you're not alone and there is help available. A range of free, confidential services are available in St Helens for adults, young people, and families.

Support for adults

CGL St Helens

Change, Grow, Live (CGL) provides free, confidential support for adults aged 19+ who are worried about their own drug or alcohol use. They offer one-to-one keywork sessions, prescribing and detox support, harm reduction (needle exchange, naloxone), access to recovery groups and mental health support and referrals to inpatient detox or rehab services.

Location: Lincoln House, 80 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1UQ
Call: 01744 410752
Email: sthelens.info@cgl.org.uk
Visit: CGL St Helens Website / CGL St Helens Facebook Page

Come Together Hub - Lived Experience Recovery Organisation

Come Together Hub is a peer-led recovery community offering support groups led by people with lived experience, activities and wellbeing sessions (gardening, football, digital recovery), volunteering, training, mentoring, family and carer support, anti-stigma campaigns and outreach.

Location: Park Farm Community Centre, 54 Kentmere Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7PG
Email: matty@cometogetherhub.com
Visit: Come Together Hub Website / Come Together Hub Facebook Page

Standing Tall Foundation

The Standing Tall Foundation offers additional recovery support, including counselling and group sessions. They provide fast access to support for adults struggling with addiction.

Location: The Living Well, Borough Road, St Helens, WA10 3RN
Call: 07788240184
Email: info@standingtallfoundation.org.uk
Visit: Standing Tall Foundation Website / Standing Tall Foundation Facebook Page

Support for young people

Young People's Drug and Alcohol Team (YPDAAT)

YPDAAT offers a confidential service for under-19s using or at risk of using drugs or alcohol, or those affected by someone else's use. They also support parents and carers, and work in schools and youth settings. They provide one-to-one key working, family support and safeguarding, brief interventions, harm reduction and support with smoking/vaping, mental health and exploitation risks.

Location: Lord Street Centre, Lord Street, St Helens, WA10 2SP
Call: 01744 675605
Email: ypdaat@sthelens.gov.uk
Visit: YPDAAT Website / YPDAAT Instagram Page

Support for friends and family

Making Space St Helens (Footsteps Family Support)

Making Space provides dedicated support to anyone affected by someone else's substance use. They offer one-to-one emotional support and advocacy, family and bereavement counselling, evening helpline, home visits and peer support groups.