SOS Buses and Festivals

Festival & Events Welfare Services

Open Road operates experienced festival welfare services and event welfare services throughout England. Find out about our Festival Welfare services and Event Welfare Services and get in contact to arrange our support: 01206 369782 Read more

SOS Buses

Open Road operates SOS bus services in Colchester High Street and Chelmsford City Centre. Our specially adapted buses are on site at weekends to provide a safe haven and medical support to people who need it. Read more

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Recovery Worker (Substance Misuse), Harlow

The Recovery Worker will be part of the Integrated Recovery Service Team. Working with clients, the Recovery Worker will initiate recovery, utilising clients’ individual recovery capital, and support reintegration and sustained long term recovery from substance misuse.

Medway Wellness Groups

Open Road Medway supports adults who are affected by substance and / or alcohol misuse. We offer a wide range of individual and effective recovery solutions.

Bank Workers

We are looking for Bank Workers who have experience in Substance Misuse to support our services in Essex.

Cara Hayes Recovery Tree

Therapeutic Artist Cara Hayes paints large canvas for Open Road Chelmsford

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.

Open Road's Steve scoops national award for social change

Open Road's Criminal Justice & Welfare Area Manager Steve Wood has won the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Social Change Awards 2020.

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.

Coronavirus - Services Update

An update to services provided by Open Road in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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.

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.

Harlow Centre

Open Road's Harlow Centre offers advice for anyone wanting 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.

Need help now

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

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.