ACT Middlesbrough - Recovery Solutions

Connecting with community during Recovery Month 💚

Today, we joined the Hearts and Minds celebration at Hemlington Library.

We spoke with local schoolchildren about alcohol safety, trained eight people to recognise an opioid overdose, respond safely and use naloxone, and shared practical information about prevention, harm reduction and community safety.

These are vital skills that can save lives and strengthen our community. 🛟

Prevention and harm reduction begin with:

💬 Honest conversations
📚 Practical information
🤝 A willingness to look out for one another

The event highlighted the importance of community connection. Coming together creates opportunities to:

📢 Share information
💛 Reduce stigma
🫂 Help people feel supported

During Recovery Month, we recognise how these connections can help people access support, sustain recovery and celebrate change in all its forms. 🤝

Thank you to those who organised this event and everyone who spoke with us and took part today.

Together, we are stronger. 💚

📢Group Update 📢

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there are changes to our groups this week. 📅

If you are planning to attend a group, please contact the service first to check the latest information.

☎️01642 726800

We are making every effort to contact everyone who is already booked. 📞

👍Thanks for your understanding

A powerful reminder that behaviour often has a story behind it. 💭💙

Fear can make trust feel impossible. But with time, patience, care and the right support, something can begin to shift. 🤝🌱

😟 Fear can lessen.
💙 Trust can grow.
🫶 Safety can be felt.
😊 Happiness can return.

Change does not happen because someone is forced. It becomes possible when the conditions for change are created. ✨

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👥 𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

Our programmes are evidence-based and informed by behavioural science. They offer a supportive space to explore behaviour, understand what helps change happen and build practical skills that work in everyday life. 🧠🧰

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐬:

💬 “𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝐼’𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡!”

💬 “𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠. 𝐴 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑.”

📅 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟏 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫:

👣 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩: 𝟏–𝟐𝐩𝐦
💬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝟐.𝟑𝟎–𝟑.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦

📍 Groups continue to run across Live Well West, South and East, with an online Step by Step group also available. 💻

🤔 Not sure which programme is right for you? Speak with your caseworker about arranging a welcome chat.

💙 Exploring behaviour. Sharing experiences. Creating change.

📢 JOBS!! JOBS!! JOBS!! 📢

Looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference every day?

We're looking for passionate, compassionate, and motivated people to join our team. If you want to support people to recognise their strengths, overcome challenges, and achieve positive change, we'd love to hear from you.

💜 Caseworker (Young Persons)
🪙 Salary: £32,046 - £33,673
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💜 Caseworker (In Reach)
🪙 Salary: £32,046 - £33,673
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💜 Casual Specialist Nurse Prescriber
🪙 Salary: £25.82 per hour
🔗 https://middlesbrough.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4299839?cid=3243&t=Casual-Specialist-Nurse-Prescriber

✨ Join a team that is committed to supporting people, changing lives, and strengthening our communities.

📲 Apply today or share this post with someone who might be looking for their next opportunity!

💬 “𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞?”

It may feel like a difficult question to ask.

But asking will not put the idea into someone’s head or make them more likely to act. It can give someone permission to speak honestly and let them know someone cares and someone is listening.

💛 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲.

This year’s theme, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞, is not only about speaking more openly. It is about helping people feel safe enough to say what they are experiencing and making sure someone is ready to listen.

If you are struggling, you matter. What you are experiencing deserves to be heard and supported.

If you are worried about someone, do not let the fear of saying the wrong thing stop the conversation.

🤝 Ask directly. Listen without judgement. Help them connect with support.

Suicidal thoughts can be interrupted. Sometimes, it begins with being asked.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 🔗👇
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-worried-about-someone-else/how-to-interrupt-someones-suicidal-thoughts-guide/