Parents and Carers

If you are concerned that your son, daughter, or a young person in your care is using drugs or drinking alcohol, the most important thing is not to panic but to have a conversation with them. Try to talk to the young person calmly and find out more about the substances they are using and the impact it is having.

There are lots of sources of advice and information including the FRANK website.  If you need to talk to someone about your concerns or want the young person to get help, you can contact a member of the Safer South Gloucestershire Young People's Drug & Alcohol Services team (Tel: 01454 868763, email ypservice@southglos.gov.uk).  You are guaranteed a response within 24 hours. 

It is important for you to have accurate knowledge of the effects and risks of drugs and alcohol to enable you to talk to and support a young person whom you may be concerned about.

We have young people’s drugs and alcohol workers who can see a young person to provide advice, information, an assessment, on-going 1:1 counselling and access into more specialist treatment services.

South Gloucestershire Drug and Alcohol Service provides services for people 18 and over they also run support groups for parents/carers of people who are misusing substances and can be contacted on 0800 0733 011 (free from a landline or callbox) or 01454 868750