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Mount Carmel Referral address

12 Aldrington Road Streatham London SW16 1TH Phone

020 8769 7674 Fax

020 8696 0412 Email

mountcarmeluk@yahoo.co.uk Website

www.mountcarmel.org.uk

Who the project is for ^ back to top Target group

People with alcohol problems who have stopped drinking and "wish to recover in abstinence". Must be committed to abstinence from alcohol and drugs. Will not accept

People who are still drinking. Those with a significant history of non-alcohol related violent criminal behaviour. AgeMinimum 18 Maximum None Average 43

How to get in ^ back to top Referral procedure

Self or agency referrals. Write or phone (8am-7.30pm Mon-Fri). Referral form completed by applicant. Initial assessment of suitability, then informal interview, visit to house and discussion of the programme. Referral agencies

Accept self and agency referrals - most come from local authorities but some also come from Probation and primary treatment facilities. Self referrals require own funding or have arranged local authority funding. Can accept referrals direct from prison. Vacancies

Varies. Operate a waiting list. Length of stayMinimum 3 months Maximum 6 months Average 4 months

Staffing and support ^ back to top Support services

6 staff and sessional staff, available 8am-7.30pm weekdays, 10am-5pm weekends, emergency on-call system. Care plans with monthly reviews. Group therapy, individual counselling, 12-step programme of recovery, weekly house meetings, social and sporting activities. Whilst in group therapy, must attend 3 AA meetings a week. Residents responsible for budgeting, shopping, cooking and cleaning. Health services

2 registered mental health nurses. Can provide support for people with dual mental health and alcohol issues. Access to move-on

Provide support with finding accommodation. Project has a move-on house with 5 spaces, and local authority and housing association nominations. Run aftercare groups for ex-residents which includes individual sessions and social events. Accommodation ^ back to top Total spaces

18 Rooms (cost per week)

Single: 18 at £430 Registered Care Home. FacilitiesFurnishings Rooms fully furnished, with washbasins. Baths 1 to 9 people Toilets 1 to 3 people Showers 1 to 4-5 people Laundry Yes TV Yes Other facilities Lounge, garden, multi-gym. Food Food provided for residents to prepare their own meals. Cooking facilities 9 people share a kitchen. Disabled facilities Adapted toilet.

Rules and policies ^ back to top House rules and tenure

Compulsory house meetings, therapy and evening meal. Must remain abstinent. Smoking allowed in garden. Licence agreement. Resident access

Must be in by 10.30pm Sun-Thurs, 11pm Fri and Sat. Visitors

Yes, but not during group times and in communal areas only. No overnight guests. Policies

Aim to have an equal balance of women and men. User participation

Weekly residents' meetings to discuss issues relating to the house, facilitated by staff. Management committee surgeries. Resident representatives at management committee meetings. Questionnaires. Further information ^ back to top

Mount Carmel is a registered residential treatment centre for recovering alcoholics. It "provides a therapeutic, non-judgemental environment for people who have experienced serious problems with alcohol and see abstinence as their only way forward. Our treatment philosophy is to encourage ventilation of feelings and emotions, allowing the individual the freedom to explore these at an appropriate level." The project requires complete abstinence from alcohol and drugs - those who relapse are helped to find other accommodation. Mount Carmel also runs a non-residential day programme. Public transport

Streatham Common or Streatham train stations. Tooting Bec and Broadway tubes.