Background information on the Ripple Project
Ripple was originally established as a community based drug treatment clinic in 1998 in the middle of Buttershaw, a large council estate which was notorious for drug use and drug related crime as well as being a pocket of socio economic deprivation.

It soon became obvious that drug treatment alone would not solve the problems on the estate and that preventative action needed to be taken to break the cycle of drugs and crime. Therefore, Ripple-ED (Education and Diversion) was designed to provide alternative activities and divert the young people on the estate away from drugs and from becoming the next generation of patients in Ripple's drug treatment clinic.

There are many reasons why young people experiment with drugs and Ripple realised that ‘Just say No' doesn't work and so endeavoured to design exciting things to do that give an alternative buzz. We did this by using music and electronic media to create Radio Broadcasting on RIPPLE FM (Restricted Service Licences) and Music Production Courses, using professional production software.

Ripple has since expanded and become Ripple Drugs Services Ltd (company limited by guarantee with charitable status) and provides the following services:

•  Ripple Drug Dependency Clinic - Clinical Treatment and prescribing for up to 620 drug dependant patients per annum

•  Ripple-ED – Drugs Education and Diversionary activities for up to 150 young people per annum.

•  STEPS Day Treatment Rehabilitation Programme – Structured Counselling and Rehabilitation from Drug or Alcohol dependency for up to120 clients per annum.

•  DIP (Drugs Interventions Programme) – 2000 drug using offenders per year referred for rapid access to drug addiction treatment and relevant support.

•  Ripple Accommodation Scheme - Housing provision for clients of the Drugs Intervention Programme entering into drug treatment.

•  Parents & Carers Advice Helpline – signposting, counselling and advice for parents, carers and relatives of drug users.

Please download a leaflet detailing the services offered by the Ripple Project...

 Day treatment Rehabilitation
Programme
Parents and Carers Helpline Ripple_ED Annual Report 2005

 

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