BACKGROUND
& HISTORY
BAC-IN
started in October 2003 as a self-help support group
and was founded by Sohan, Gladstone, and Manjit, and
is currently being further developed with the help
of David Jammeh.
BAC-IN
was formed out of a need for African/Caribbean,
South Asian and
Dual
Heritage people
in recovery or seeking recovery from drug and alcohol
addiction to have their own forum, which would acknowledge
& empower their cultural, traditional, religious
and spiritual values.
African/Caribbean,
South Asian
and Dual
Heritage people
are not accessing resources or completing therapy,
The reasons commonly expressed are the absence of
cultural empathy; issues with trust; under representation
of culturally appropriate help and the lack of awareness
of other available services to address their drug
and alcohol problems.
Therefore,
the need to form ‘B.A.C-I.N’ was driven
by a gap within the existing support services.
The
founders of this group have recognised that there
is a need for African/Caribbean,
South Asian
and
Dual Heritage
people in recovery to have cultural identification,
empathic understanding and to share their common cultural
concerns and experiences.
In
September 2004 BAC-IN project started work in the
county of Nottinghamshire for the African/Caribbean
and South Asian
communities as well as providing support for serving
prisoners and also offering after-care in the community.
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