BAC-IN has an integrated approach to recovery and healing that offers:
One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy Complimentary Therapies, Culturual Competence Training & Self Help Groups Complimentary Therapies, Culturual Competence Training & Self Help Groups Complimentary Therapies, Culturual Competence Training & Self Help Groups Complimentary Therapies, Culturual Competence Training & Self Help Groups Complimentary Therapies, Culturual Competence Training & Self Help Groups Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy One to One Support, Outreach Work and Peer Mentoring & Advocacy Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness Family Support, Education Help Training & Employment, Prison In-Reach and Exercise and Fitness
Quotes service user feedback
Medical perspective on addiction

 

 

QUOTES FROM INDIVIDUALS FROM THE
AFRICAN/CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES

”Talking to someone from your own culture gives you peace of mind, they understand, they know where you are coming from, can relate to them.”

Speaking of existing mainstream services, “They are not culturally empathic, there’s no fairness of treatment, a lot of distrust with them, cultural identification is important, and experience of empathy is too.”

‘”I felt isolated I felt lonely, seeing workers from similar backgrounds would have helped, to be culturally identified with would have been good.”

“Black and Asian don’t come forward for help, but if there was specific Black and Asian services there, maybe I would have got help a lot quicker.”

The finding of the 'REACH REPORT 2006' highlights a need for cultural identification; connection, understanding, cultural empathy and BME related services provision.

Underlying causes for drug and alcohol addiction.

The following are responses from the group members as to what they believed were the causes or contributors that lead them to misusing/abusing substances:

· Issue’s with loss and bereavement
· Lack of understanding of emotional experiencing (‘take drugs to numb the pain’)
· Inability to deal with failures in life
· Not meeting family expectations
· Depression
· Anxiety
· Abuse (mental, bullying, physical, sexual)
· Genetic predisposition
· Racial abuse
· Low self esteem
· Lack of self worth
· Poor upbringing (dysfunctional homes, uneducated and broken families)

Many of this group struggle to deal with painful feelings such as guilt, isolation, shame, despair and fear as well as dealing with mental health problems. Clearly these are difficult psychological and mental health issues underlying their drug addictions. (Reach report 2006)

What is Bac-in helping their clients to achieve?


· Level of self manageability
· Increased personal responsibility
· Improved health
· Awakening Higher consciousness
· Structure and routine
· Improved communication
· Forging strong relationships with families
· Improved life skills
· Healing family rifts
· Abstinence
· Harm reduction
· Improved decision making skills
· Stopping criminal activities
· Reduction in community fears and anti social activity
· Entering Volunteering opportunities, education and training, peer mentoring initiatives
· Employment
· Reemployment
· Supported referrals into tier 4 secondary care

Why clients choose to stay with Bac-in

Up to about 75% choose to stay with Bac-in. Their reasons for staying with Bac-in vary: We have identified the following from service user evaluation feedback:

· Cultural empathy
· Cultural identification
· Sense of belonging
· Being a part of
· Feeling included
· Acceptance
· Openness/Genuineness
· Trust
· Being heard
· Family environment
· Being respected as a person and not just seen as a symptom or a problem
· Out of hours community support
· Peer role models to inspire & motivate
· Out of hours pro-active/responsive phone support
· Following through
· One to one structured support
· Consistency of support
· Familiarity with all Bac-in support staff
· Boundary setting
· Discipline & Order
· Love & welcome
· Friendship
· Community and Unity
· Education about my condition
· Work with Cultural identity
· Social events
· Mutual Understanding
· Meeting new people
· Learning about life skills
· Personal development
· Help with underlying problems
· Solutions to problems

 

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