Oxfordshire Homeless Movement
Howard House
Howard House
Provides shelter
Provides guidance
Doesn't provide new skill learning
Accepts time
Doesn't accept things
Accepts money
Contact Details
190 Iffley Road, Oxford
OX4 1SD
OX4 1SD
01865 200 955
Service Type
Substance misuse
Eligibility & Referral
Via Turning Point
Service Description
A Residential Detoxification Service based in Oxford for Oxfordshire residents, with 10 beds. The aim of the Service is to assist Service Users in achieving abstinence from drug and/or alcohol dependence by providing assisted withdrawal (detoxification) and structured intensive psycho-social interventions
Key functions & activities offered
- Provide medically assisted withdrawal (detoxification) from illicit and licit drug and/or alcohol dependence in a residential setting
- Enable drug and/or alcohol users to address their psychological dependence in a residential setting alongside undertaking detoxification
- Enable individuals to become free from drug and/or alcohol dependence
- Offer a flexible length of stay (up to a maximum of 14 weeks) according to individual need
- Provide a flexible programme of psycho-social interventions to be delivered alongside detoxification
- Provide one to one intensive support to meet individual need
- Provide effective departure planning and management of transition back into the community in relation to on-going psycho-social support, housing, education, training and employment.