Empowering Change Within You

RCDAS provides free, recovery focused, evidence-based, treatment for residents of Richmond who are living with drug and alcohol problems.

Our Mission

 

Our commitment to you is that we will not judge and will offer a bespoke and inclusive space where your goals, strengths and experience are at the centre. We will work with you to support your well-being and to achieve your aspirations. We aim to empower change within you in order to address your substance use. Through your recovery journey, you will build self-compassion, resilience and the opportunity to give back

 

 

Five Ways to Well-being

 

Regardless of whether someone is pursuing abstinence or stability, we aim to improve the well-being of everyone we work with by addressing both their physical and mental health needs.  We do this by drawing on the Five ways to Well-being, which have been researched and developed by the New Economics Foundation.

 

The Five Ways to Well-being are:

1.    Connect

2.    Be active

3.    Take notice

4.    Learn

5.    Give

 

Read more about the five ways here.

 

 

We offer:

  • Advice and information on substance misuse
  • Specialist blood borne virus (BBV) testing and support including hepatitis C treatment
  • Needle exchange
  • Volunteering and peer mentoring
  • Relapse prevention
  • Abstinent Day Programme
  • Prescribing for detoxification, stabilisation, or to support recovery
    Community alcohol treatment
  • Assessment for funded abstinent based treatment and residential rehabilitation
  • Psychology and counselling services
  • Support for people experiencing domestic violence and abuse
  • Specialist substance misuse social work support
  • Housing advice
  • Education, training and employment support (ETE, IPS)
  • Breaking Free Online – (Online recovery support program for alcohol and drugs)

 

We believe that everyone’s recovery journey should include ways to improve their overall wellbeing

Links and Partnerships

 

RCDAS has a network of links to partners across the borough.

 

These include:

 

  • Vineyard Community Centre
  • Richmond Aid
  • Richmond Mind
  • SPEAR
  • Citizens Advice
  • Local Hostels

RWCDAS Open Days (Upcoming event Monday 28th of September 2026 13:00 – 14:00) Link

Meet the Management Team

Jane Eastaway

Borough Lead

Dr Frankie Anderson

Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Charlotte Lemaigre

Consultant Psychologist