SPODA

SPODA is an organisation that offers support for parents, carers and families of drug mis-users and is mainly funded by DAAT (drug alcohol action team) with other funders including the single regeneration budget, primary care trust and communities against drugs.

SPODA offer a seven day help line which provides the caller, who may be in crisis, with support and information. Often a client may wish to have a one to one meeting with one of the support workers; which can take place at their home or at an alternative place. There is also support groups for clients who feel they would benefit from meeting others and sharing their experiences. SPODA can also offer clients support in court and during prison visits.

Many people, who are living with drug misuse in their life, often feel very isolated because of the stigma surrounding drug misuse. SPODA support workers meet with the clients on at least three one-to-one sessions before they are encouraged to join a group session. There are also plans to offer a bereavement service for parents. It is to be called FLYT (friend listen you talk).

One of the other ventures is to provide more in the way of respite care for clients, taking them away from the stresses and strains of their daily nightmare, such as to the theatre. "We feel the best quality for this work is empathy and, to a degree, some life experience of living with drug misuse in their own family. SPODA was originally formed by Parents who encountered these exact difficulties."

Contact SPODA at 6 Rose Hill, Chesterfield S40 1LW,
Freephone helpline/clients 0800 068 5718,
Business number 01246 210170,
Email admin@spoda.co.uk

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