Recovery network
In pursuit of building a Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC), the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (ADP) previously established the Recovery Network - a wider, informal network of services aimed at improving working and inter-relationships between services.
East Ayrshire Recovery Network was established in February 2020 to create a platform focused on bringing grassroots/community groups together so they:
- have a stronger voice
- promote sharing of best practice
- encourage joined up working approaches
- improve communication/signposting between community, voluntary and statutory agencies
Best bar none
Best Bar None is a National Award Scheme, administered by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre, aimed at raising standards and rewarding licensed premises who undertake positive management practices in support of a safe night out.
The scheme is supported by leading members of the alcohol industry who factor social responsibility as a key priority, namely Diageo, Heineken, Tennents, Edrington-Beam Suntory IK and Chivas Brothers-Pernot Ricard.
It is also supported by Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue and the Scottish Government. Best Bar None provides funding to administer the scheme and the ADP has also provided funding in previous years to support the scheme. The ADP funding helps to procure trophies which are awarded at the local ceremony and helps to sustain the scheme by funding the purchase of equipment.
Ask Angela
Ask Angela is an innovative programme that originally began in Lincolnshire Council in 2016. The programme allows people to ask for "Angela" at participating venues, providing a code word to let staff know that an individual feels uncomfortable or in danger.
Venue staff can then intervene by calling for a taxi, taking the individual out of harm's way, or by asking the other party to leave.
The programme is currently operating in participating venues in Kilmarnock.
Access support
If you require support for your own or someone else's alcohol or drug use, please call East Ayrshire Rapid Access to Alcohol and Drug Recovery (RADAR).
RADAR can provide:
- mental, physical and sexual health support
- medication assisted treatment (MAT)
- medication prescribing and psychological and social support
- injecting equipment provision including Naloxone training and supply
- detoxification from opiates and alcohol
- support to create a recovery journey that meets your needs
- occupational therapy