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South East

STARS Southend Treatment and Recovery Service

Service delivered in the community
We help people who have issues with drugs and/or alcohol and want to make a positive change. We also support the family and friends of people who are worried about their loved ones substance use, or have been affected by it.

Who we help

Our service is for people who :

  • Are aged 18+; and
  • Live in Southend-on-Sea
  • Have issues with drugs and/or alcohol or are impacted by the drug/alcohol use of a loved one (even if that loved one is not ready to get support themselves)

How we help

The support we offer is tailored to each person’s needs, so will look slightly different for everyone. When you first get in touch, we’ll do an assessment with you to understand what will work for you, before putting together a plan of how we’ll work together. Services include:

  • One-to-one and group support
  • Health checks and testing for blood-borne viruses, including Hepatitis C
  • Help to detox
  • Prescribed medication (where appropriate and following a medical assessment), Naloxone dispensing and needle exchange
  • Support from peers who have been through similar experiences
  • Ongoing recovery support

Make a referral

If you are worried about your own or someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use, please complete the digital referral form below.

If you are a health professional or practitioner and concerned about someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use, please complete the professional referral form below:

If you work in the criminal justice system and are concerned about someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use, please complete the criminal justice referral form below:

Alternatively you can:

Visit Us

25-27 Weston Road, Southend on Sea, SS1 1AS

Out of hours, face-to-face/online/remote options

Opening times: Monday to Friday 9.30am-4.30pm Tuesdays 9.30am-8.00pm

Chat to us online

Monday-Friday 9am-3pm

Other sources of help

Online chat

Get confidential advice and support from our friendly team.

Get support

Since completing the programme, I have learnt a lot about myself. My family wants to know me, I’m clean and feeling better. I see where I went wrong and don’t want to go through that again.

Martyn P, Former Forward client Read Martyn’s story