Belfast Area | ASCERT

SHIP

ASCERT ADMIN — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:32:02 +0000

What is the Self-harm Intervention Programme (SHIP)?

SHIP provides people who self-harm with quick access to support and counselling to help deal with the issues that are causing distress. It equips people with new ways of coping with problems.

Who is it for?

SHIP is suitable for people who have self-harmed and have personal or social problems that are causing distress. Before you are referred to SHIP, your needs will be assessed to make sure this is the right service for you. Some people who self-harm may need care by mental health services in the local Trust rather than SHIP.

SHIP also offers a short period of education and support to people who care for someone who self-harms (e.g., a parent, partner or friend).

Who provides the service?

SHIP is provided by a network of counselling organisations that work in partnership with your GP and local health services. These organisations are listed in the table below. The experienced counsellors work to professional standards and are highly skilled.

Where is the service provided?

SHIP is provided at a range of locations within each of the five Trust areas, so it’s available right across Northern Ireland to anyone who needs it. Help is usually offered at the premises of a voluntary sector organisation within your local Trust area

How to access the service

The SHIP service can only be accessed through referral from Trust Mental Health Services and Multi-Disciplinary Teams

If you are self-harming or concerned about someone who is, then speak to your GP.

Can a parent/carer or friend get support?

Yes, even if you don’t want counselling, someone else close to you can get some support. A family member or friend can be referred by a health professional, or they can contact the SHIP service directly using the telephone numbers provided. Please note that the numbers are for families and carers only. People who self-harm must be referred by a health professional.

What should I do if I feel like harming myself?

You should contact your GP or the ‘out-of-hours’ GP immediately. If you have difficulty reaching a GP, you can attend a hospital Emergency Department, or ring 999 or 112 if you or someone else is at immediate risk.

SHIP Service Providers

GP out of hours contact numbers

Other contacts numbers

SMART Recovery

ASCERT ADMIN — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:15:59 +0000

SMART Recovery Groups

We warmly extend an invitation to join us at these weekly meetings facilitated by ASCERT.

Wednesdays 11am – 12.30pm

Omagh Library, 1 Spillars Place, Irishtown Road, Omagh, BT78 1HL

Thursdays 11am-12.30pm

Atlas Centre, 7 Bachelors Walk, Lisburn, BT28 1XJ

SMART Recovery

What is SMART Recovery?

SMART Recovery is an evidenced-informed recovery method grounded in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), that supports people with substance dependencies or problem behaviours to:

Build and maintain motivation
Cope with urges and cravings
Manage thoughts, feelings and behaviours
Live a balanced life

Our weekly meetings follow a number of guiding principles to ensure everyone gets the best out of the time available. We ensure that our meetings are a safe and non-judgemental space and open to all adults.

ASCERT facilitates weekly SMART Recovery meetings that are free of charge and open to everyone aged over 18.

To find out more about SMART Recovery ethos or access tools and resources visit the SMART recovery UK website

“Something I didn’t expect was that I would learn so much about myself and how my brain and thought process works which has been invaluable because the tools go beyond just managing addictive behaviour – they help me everyday in creating and living a more balanced life overall.”

SMART has been an integral part of my path to recovery, helping me to maintain sobriety, better understand my addictive behaviour and thinking patterns, manage my emotions and build resilience to more readily cope with living. I didn’t realise how alone I had become in addiction nor how unmanageable my life had become.

Coming to my first SMART meeting was one of the first steps I took in reengaging with the world and others again and the weekly groups with welcoming fellow attendees and facilitators has helped me feel ‘part of’ again and less alone. The peer support is vital – to be able to share experiences and difficulties with others who understand what you’re going through has helped me navigate and overcome challenges in my recovery that I couldn’t have faced alone.

The SMART group and resources have over time equipped me with a practical toolkit of support to navigate triggers, thoughts and feelings to successfully plan to manage situations and events in life to safeguard my sobriety and continue my recovery journey.”

“I’ve found my time at the SMART Recovery group extremely beneficial. I’ve found out so many ways of dealing with intrusive thoughts etc that could lead me back to my old ways. The way I have learned to understand my thoughts and feelings has been second to none.

When I first started the group I was scared and angry but I no longer am. The facilitators and group members have been fantastic and how they talk about repeated behaviours and thoughts is very easy to understand. SMART Recovery has definitely helped me on my road to recovery.”

Self Help

Fiona McCann — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:17:41 +0000

Self Help Resources

Service Overview

Self help materials are resources you can work through yourself to help you make changes in your life. We understand that not everyone is in a place where they want to speak to a professional service. Also, some people may be getting support already but need a bit of extra help.

In our resource hub, we have booklets and online tools that you can use at your own pace to help you consider your situation and make changes that will be helpful to you.

Visit our Self help section now

Get started now and use our self help resources.

Take me there

Training

ASCERT ADMIN — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:06:44 +0000

Training

Discover more about our range of training and development opportunities

Engage

Fiona McCann — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 22:57:28 +0000

Engage

Service Overview

The Engage service provides a family therapy programme available to professionals working with families experiencing problems. We can support to strengthen the relationships and functioning within the family will help repair and stabilise relationships in order to reduce risks experienced by the persons of concern of full family breakdown. In addition to the direct therapy sessions, we provide further unscheduled support and partnership working to support the family.

Through systemic therapy we increase awareness and help families and individuals to make connections between systems/events that can sometimes appear unrelated. This issues or ‘problems’ would be broadened and reframed in order to help those who are stuck see issues in new way and therefore new solutions. By doing this individuals and families understand themselves and the others in their family better in their own context and are more capable to make sustainable positive changes that can avert crisis and breakdown.

How to access this service:

This is not a funded service. Professionals or agencies can purchase packages of support as they require it. To discuss how we can help you, contact Engage Service Manager Julie McNamara

T: 0800 2545 123
E:juliem@ascert.biz

Steps To Cope

Fiona McCann — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:32:47 +0000

An online information resource designed to support young people living with the presence of Alcohol misuse, substance misuse or mental health in their family.

Support For Individuals.

Steps to Cope Service Overview

The Steps to Cope Service provides support to young people aged 11-25 who are experiencing or who have lived with another family member’s alcohol or substance use or mental health difficulties.

The service is available across Northern Ireland and offers direct support for young people and parents. We also have information and an online self-care tool for young people in the Steps to Cope section of this website. If you are a young person seeking help, or you want to refer a young person to the Steps to Cope service you can make a referral online using the form at the bottom of this page or just click the button below.

Information on Steps to Cope for young people

Steps to Cope has been developed specifically for young people who have experienced parental alcohol or drug issues or mental health issues in their family. It can be difficult to understand what is going on in your family, discuss it with others or know how to cope with things. You cant change what is happening in your family but you can learn how to be more resilient to these challenges.

You can get support from one of the Steps to Cope team, who will work directly with you either face to face or virtually. If you would like to discuss direct support you can use the online form below, or call us on 0800 2545 123 or contact us using our online referral form.

Make a referral online

We also have online information and a self care programme you can work through. These have been developed with the help of other young people that have experienced these issues too and include things that they found helpful. You can have a look at the information and online support tool in the Steps to Cope area of our website.

Take me to the Steps to Cope online support

Whether it is face to face support from our service or you choose to use the online support programme you will be guided through 5 simple steps that can help you. These are:

1) looking at what life has been like for you living with these issues.

2) Giving information on alcohol and drug use, addiction and mental health to help you understand more about the situation

3) Looking at coping and what methods of coping are helpful or unhelpful and what else you can do

4) Identifying the support you have available and who else you could reach out to

5) Looking at further help you may require

Information on Steps to Cope for parents or carers

When there are issues like alcohol, substance use or mental ill-health difficulties in a family, children can struggle to understand what is going on, feel they are to blame or having difficulty coping. They cant change what is happening in their family but they can learn how to make them selves more resilient to these challenges. If your family is experiencing these issues then Steps to Cope can be of help to your children.

If your child or young person has questions, whether it be about alcohol use, drugs, mental health or associated issues, it may help reduce their anxiety to have answers and develop their understanding. They can also look at how they cope and what supports they can use to help them.

If you think your child would benefit from face to face support, then our Steps to Cope service for young people can help. Just complete the online form below or give us a call on 0800 2545 123.

Or your children get information from the Steps to Cope area of our website or use the online self care tool to help them.

Make a referral online

Information for Referral Agents

If you are working with a family where there are parental drugs, alcohol or mental health problems, you can refer a young person for one to one support or signpost the young person to the Steps to Cope area of our website where they can get helpful information and find a self care tool that they can work through themselves.

If you wish to refer them for face to face support you can make a referral using the online form below. There is also a practitioners area on the site where you can get information resources that may be useful to you.

For more information contact us:

T: 0800 2545 123
E: stc@ascert.biz

Make a referral online

Make an online referral to Steps To Cope

All fields marked with a * are required to be filled in
Person requesting referral*
The Steps to Cope service can accept direct referrals from young people themselves (between the ages of 11-25), or from a parent/legal guardian or a professional referral ‘agent’ who is working in some way with the young person (e.g. a GP, social worker, youth worker, probation officer etc.).
Client details
If you are asking us to support you, then input your details here. If you are referring someone else for support, then input their details
Name*
First Last
Gender*
Please Specify*
Date of birth*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Address*
Street Address City Post Code
Phone*
Email
- I would like a confirmation of this referral via the above email
Trust area you live in*
Consent*
- I confirm that the person being referred is aware of the referral and has agreed to being contacted by ASCERT
GP / GP practice name
GP practice telephone number
Address
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Reason for referral
Reason for referral (optional)
Parent / legal guardian details
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Phone*
Email
Is the parent or guardian aware of this referral?*
We can provide advice and structured support for family members. Is this needed?
Support for other family members
Name*
First Last
Date of birth*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Phone*
Consent*
I confirm that this person has given their consent to be contacted by ASCERT.
Referral agent details
If you are a professional who wishes to refer someone into the DAISY service, please input your details below.
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Phone*
Profession*
Email*
Are you the main contact?*
Details of main contact*
First Last
Main contact email*
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Phone*
Profession*
Is this client currently engaged with another service*
Please provide details*
Are you aware of any literacy difficulties*
Please provide details*
Is english the young person’s first language*
Please specify preferred language*
Does the young person have a disability*
Please specify details*
Are there any risks identified (such as suicidal behaviour, self-harm, aggression etc)*
Please specify details*
Additional information
- I would like a copy of this referral emailed to myself
Preferences
Data Consent*
I agree
In compliance with UK Data Protection Law, ASCERT requires your consent to keep a record of your details submitted in this form to process this referral. Please check this box to indicate you have given consent for your personal data to be utilised in this way. Visit the Privacy Policy section of this website to read more about how we process your data.
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- Telephone / SMS Contact
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DAISY

Fiona McCann — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:22:12 +0000

Service Overview

The Drug and Alcohol Intervention Service for Youth (DAISY) provides support for young people and young adults experiencing problems from their alcohol or substance use. DAISY is available to young people aged 11 – 25 years and also to the young person’s parents or other family members.

We provide confidential service and each young person or family will be offered support based on their particular needs. This can be provided through one to one sessions or in groups.

DAISY is a partnership between ASCERT and Start360 and operates in, Belfast, Northern, South Eastern, and the Western Trust Health and Social Care Trust areas.

We accept referrals from young people, their families or friends, and a range of professionals.

How to refer into the service

You can refer yourself or someone else into DAISY by completing the online form below.

You can also download a referral form and send it to us if you prefer.

Make a referral online

For more information you can contact us:

T: 0800 25 45 123
E: daisy@ascert.biz

Information on DAISY for young people

If you are 11 to 25 and are concerned that your drinking or drug use is causing problems, DAISY can help you work out how to deal with this. We offer confidential advice and support. We will never judge you or tell you what to do, but we will work alongside you to discuss what is happening and what things would help you get to where you want to be.

If you want help from DAISY, you can contact us using the online form below or call or email us. We will arrange to meet with you in one of our offices or somewhere near where you live to discuss things. We will decide with you what the best way we can support you and how that will happen. We understand that life is complicated and there are often other things going on that influence a persons alcohol or drug use. We will help you look at these things and what you can do to make things better and keep yourself safe and what other supports you may need to do this.

I feel like DAISY are the first people to actually listen to me and hear me, without putting words into my mouth. Everyone is friendly and actually willing to help. You guys are amazing.

Young person supported by DAISY

I am proud that I am taking better care of myself and have a better relationship with my family.

Young person supported by DAISY

Information on DAISY for parents or carers

The DAISY service can support young people to help them reduce their alcohol or substance use or make changes that will reduce the impact or harm it has for them. This is a voluntary service, so the young person has to have agreed to be referred and willing to engage with us. We can also provide advice and support to family members, even if the young person is not willing to accept help.

DAISY provides the space for the young person to talk confidentially about how to cope and deal with their substance and alcohol use. Within the working relationship with our practitioners they will be able to explore how they are feeling and understand why they are using. They will receive support on how to reduce their use, and also to reduce the risk to themselves. The therapies offered are client led, which means we support the young person based on where they are in life, we work collaboratively with them to agree what changes they want to happen and what support them need to do this.

Family is an extremely important source of support for the young person, and also how things are in the family can be an influence on the young person’s alcohol or substance use. We know that parents, siblings or other family members like grandparents are also often impacted by the young person’s behaviours and can struggle to deal with what is happening.

DAISY offers informal advice or more structured support to family members to help understand and manage things. There are options for therapeutic family support which creates a space to gain understanding around substance / alcohol use, help support and repair relationships and have better connected family .

Information for referral agents

If you are working with a young person or young adult aged 11 to 25 where drugs and alcohol are present the DAISY may be able to help support this individual and their family.

This service supports young people and young adults aged 11-25 and their family.

We offer a variety of approaches which include, brief intervention, therapeutic one to one counselling, mentoring, group work (therapeutic and educational), and family therapy.

We will work collaboratively with you as the referrer and other professionals to ensure a co-ordinated and integrated support for the young person and their family.

The person being referred should have consented for the referral to be made. You can make a referral using the online form or download a referral form and send to us. You can give us a call to discuss the case in the first instance before you make a referral. Once we it we will contact you for any further information we need and discuss how we will deal with it.

DAISY is delivered in partnership between ASCERT and Start360

Make an online referral to DAISY

All fields marked with a * are required to be filled in
Person requesting referral*
The DAISY service can accept direct referrals from young people themselves (between the ages of 11-25), or from a parent/legal guardian or a professional referral ‘agent’ who is working in some way with the young person (e.g. a GP, social worker, youth worker, probation officer etc.).
Client details
If you are asking us to support you, then input your details here. If you are referring someone else for support, then input their details
Name*
First Last
Gender*
Please Specify*
Date of birth*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Address*
Street Address City Post Code
Phone*
Email
- I would like a confirmation of this referral via the above email
Trust area you live in*
Consent*
- I confirm that the person being referred is aware of the referral and has agreed to being contacted by ASCERT
GP / GP practice name
GP practice telephone number
Address
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Reason for referral
Help With*
Reason for referral (optional)
Parent / legal guardian details
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Phone*
Email
Is the parent or guardian aware of this referral?*
We can provide advice and structured support for family members. Is this needed?
Support for other family members
Name*
First Last
Date of birth*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Phone*
Consent*
I confirm that this person has given their consent to be contacted by ASCERT.
Referral agent details
If you are a professional who wishes to refer someone into the DAISY service, please input your details below.
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Phone*
Profession*
Email*
Are you the main contact?*
Details of main contact*
First Last
Main contact email*
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code
Phone*
Profession*
Is this client currently engaged with another service*
Please provide details*
Are you aware of any literacy difficulties*
Please provide details*
Is english the young person’s first language*
Please specify preferred language*
Does the young person have a disability*
Please specify details*
Are there any risks identified (such as suicidal behaviour, self-harm, aggression etc)*
Please specify details*
Additional information
- I would like a copy of this referral emailed to myself
Preferences
Data Consent*
I agree
In compliance with UK Data Protection Law, ASCERT requires your consent to keep a record of your details submitted in this form to process this referral. Please check this box to indicate you have given consent for your personal data to be utilised in this way. Visit the Privacy Policy section of this website to read more about how we process your data.
Marketing Consent
- Select All
- Email Contact
- Postal Contact
- Telephone / SMS Contact
Do not tick any of the boxes if you do not wish to be contacted.

Belfast Area | ASCERT

SHIP

What is the Self-harm Intervention Programme (SHIP)?

Who is it for?

Who provides the service?

Where is the service provided?

How to access the service

Can a parent/carer or friend get support?

What should I do if I feel like harming myself?

SHIP Service Providers

GP out of hours contact numbers

Other contacts numbers

SMART Recovery

SMART Recovery Groups

Wednesdays 11am – 12.30pm

Thursdays 11am-12.30pm

SMART Recovery

What is SMART Recovery?

Self Help

Self Help Resources

Service Overview

Visit our Self help section now

Get started now and use our self help resources.

Training

Training

Discover more about our range of training and development opportunities

Engage

Engage

Service Overview

How to access this service:

Steps To Cope

Steps to Cope Service Overview

Information on Steps to Cope for young people

Information on Steps to Cope for parents or carers

Information for Referral Agents

Make an online referral to Steps To Cope

Client details

Reason for referral

Parent / legal guardian details

Support for other family members

Referral agent details

Preferences

DAISY

Service Overview

How to refer into the service

Information on DAISY for young people

Information on DAISY for parents or carers

Information for referral agents

DAISY is delivered in partnership between ASCERT and Start360

Make an online referral to DAISY

Client details

Reason for referral

Parent / legal guardian details

Support for other family members

Referral agent details

Preferences