How we make a difference

We commissioned Dr Sarah Senker from ATD Research and Consultancy to report on the impact of our services. Her paper, 'Evaluating and Evidencing the Impact of Open Road' is the result. Sarah is an expert on the study and treatment of substance misuse and addiction, working with male offenders, women in hostels and young people.

Read Sarah's paper.

If Sarah's paper inspires you to help, you can make a donation here.

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Recovery Worker, North Essex

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.
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.
Women's Complex Needs Essex

Open Road work in partnership with Next Chapter (formerly Colchester & Tendring Women’s Refuge) to run a 9 bed ‘Recovery’ Refuge for women fleeing domestic abuse that have drug and alcohol addictions.
eBay Volunteer

To support the Open Road Head Office team with running our online eBay shop.

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.
Recovery Worker, North Essex

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How we make a difference

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