The Beacon Walsall - Adult And Young Person'S Substance Misuse Service

The Beacon Walsall is a borough-wide service to support the recovery of adults and young people who misuse drugs or alcohol.

Hello, and welcome to the Beacon Service in Walsall. We’re a friendly team of experts who are dedicated to supporting anyone worried about their own or someone else’s relationship with alcohol or drugs. We’re a friendly team and we’ll always aim to be as welcoming and supportive as possible. We’re here to help, and our dedicated team will work with you to create a personalised plan to support you to tackle your problems. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch to speak to a member of the team about how we can help.

Our services include:

- Support and treatment to manage, reduce and stop alcohol and drug misuse
- Health care clinics at which our wellbeing nurses provide health care advice, screening and vaccinations for blood borne viruses, such as Hepatitis C.
- Needle exchange to ensure safe equipment and provide advice for injecting drug users
- Talking therapies which enable people to build and maintain their motivation, understand their use of drugs and alcohol, and make long-term changes for a healthier and safer life
- Medically-assisted recovery including medical detoxification and alternative medication to reduce people’s use of some illegal drugs
- Assessments and goal setting including a structured, holistic recovery plan that is regularly reviewed and addresses additional support needs around housing, employment and other areas
- Advice, guidance and support including access to recovery coordinators and other key staff on a one-to-one basis and therapeutic and educational group sessions