Ground-breaking Hounslow alcohol and drug support is transforming lives
More than 1,100 people in Hounslow who are affected by alcohol and drug misuse issues have taken steps to turn their lives around thanks to an innovative Council-backed support service.
ARC Partners: Hounslow Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Transformation, Cllr Samia Chaudhary and Cllr Marina Sharma attend the ARC open day with Jaya Karira, Hounslow Council Senior Public Health Commissioner Claire Gomm and Taruna Rampersad.
The Hounslow Addiction Recovery Community (ARC) is a partnership between the Hounslow Council, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), and Phoenix Futures.
It offers free support to any adult in Hounslow who wants help with alcohol or drug misuse issues.
Along with ARC, Hounslow Council and its partners have introduced a series of measures to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in the borough.
The results of these new measures have been significant.
- Between June 2022 and May 2023, 1,146 people received treatment from ARC Hounslow.
- A total of 61 per cent of this number were deemed to be making ‘substantial progress’ in addressing their misuse issues.
- 525 of those people being treated were new to the service.
- During the same period, the Alcohol Care Team has screened more than 3,300 people for alcohol issues and 147 have started treatment.
