Newsletter - On the Road

Read our latest issue - December 2018

Colchester's SOS Bus celebrates 10 years

Open Road employees conquer London Royal Parks half-marathon

We welcome new trustee Seena Shah

Medway Wellness and Recovery Service - launch

Latest

Administrator - Part Time Harlow

The role of the Administrator is to input to, maintain and update all client records on the Case Management system, ensuring thorough and comprehensible notes are recorded.
Young Person's Substance Misuse Worker

As the Young Person's Substance Misuse Worker, you will be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload as well as the delivery of both structured and semi structured interventions in both one to one and group sessions.
Recovery Worker, Colchester

As the Recovery Worker you will be responsible for care co-ordination of all clients entering the service and engaging in treatment. You will also be responsible for the development of recovery plans for individual clients, and for liaising with other service providers relevant to the individual’s needs. This role may include supporting the service as an Outreach in the future, so the ability to drive and access to a car is a requirement.
Eduardo's Story - Medway Wellbeing and Recovery

Read Eduardo's story from our Medway service - Learn how he turned his life around from addiction to drugs and alcohol to growth and opportunity

What we do

Open Road is an established Drug and Alcohol Recovery support charity in Essex and Medway. Open Road provides a variety of services to support individuals on their journey to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Young People's Services

We offer a young people's Drug & Alcohol services from age 10 - 18 and beyond (25) for those in looked after care across Medway. Within Essex, we work with our partners EYPDAS as part of the Childrens Society.
Need help now

Reach out to Open Road and start your journey to recovery today.
Colchester Centre

Open Road's Colchester site is our longest established treatment centre, conveniently located in the town centre. We offer open access for anyone who would like advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment.
Open Road headlines welfare services at Latitude

Open Road returned to provide welfare services at Latitude in 2019. Read the article to find out how we got on.
Make a referral

If you are a professional working with a client who requires support around their drug or alcohol usage, then make the referral here.
New funding for Women Only Workshops

Open Road has received funding for its Women Only Workshops from the Essex Community Foundation to supply welfare packs to our engaging members.
Basildon Centre

Open Road's Basildon Centre has an open access drop-in is available for anyone to access for advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment with drug or alcohol recovery.
How we make a difference

Read our Occasional Paper 'Evaluating and Evidencing the Impact of Open Road'
Chelmsford Centre

Open Road's Chelmsford centre is located in Mansard House, on New London Road. Our Open Access service provides the opportunity for support, advice and information on a daily basis. We can do Personalised Assessments on the same day, which will signpost the service user to effective interventions and treatments.