Parent Support Link
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| Name of Organisation: | Parent Support Link |
| Headline: | providing support & information in the south of England to families affected by drug use |
| What We Do: | In 1993 a group of parents living in Southampton gathered together to share their experiences. These experiences were linked to being part of a family where drug use had an effect on their lives.This group of people had recognised that although the drug services in place at that time were sympathetic to others, their main aim was to support the drug user, there was little that they could offer parents, friends or partners.
Parent support link is a voluntary organisation and as such we have a voluntary management committee. It is the role of the committee to oversee the work of the project. There are paid members of staff who are responsible for the day to day management of the project. This involves the co-ordination of the support services and the support and supervision of the volunteers, all the other work is undertaken by voluntary workers. The funds to enable the project to function come from a variety of sources, from government at both Local and National levels |
| Area: | Southampton, Outside Southampton
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| Town: | Southampton |
| Address: | 48-50 Vespasian Road
Bitterne Manor Southampton |
| Postcode: | SO18 1AX |
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| Telephone: | 023 8039 9764 (calls to this number are not charged)
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| Email: | p.s.l@btconnect.com |
| Website: | http://www.parentsupportlink.org.uk |
| Services Offered: | Parent Support Link aims to provide a 24-hour service to callers seeking either Information about illegal substances and their effects, or as a listening ear to people who find themselves affected by another persons drug use. The aim of PSL is, through volunteer workers, to provide a round the clock service, where a person will respond to callers. However if the answering service is used e.g. if the line is busy, then it is expected that the call will be responded to within 6 hours.
offer various support groups throughout Hampshire for those affected by someone else’s drug use (parents, partners, husbands, wives, friends, brothers, sisters, grandparents). An evening support group in Southampton on the first Tuesday of the month from 7.30 – 9pm offering a safe place to talk through how you are feeling and to share concerns and experiences with others who are coping with drug and alcohol use in the family. This is a facilitated group meeting On the 3rd Monday of the month at 10am there is a support group to share concerns and experiences with others who are coping with drug and alcohol use. This is a facilitated group meeting. Please call PSL for further information. |
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| Pat Mark Status: | Not Yet Applied For
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| Related Topics: | Health & Well Being, Support
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