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The Drug and Alcohol Foundation (DAF) has over 30 years experience of helping people in London / Greater London with their addiction problems. The charity was set up a long time before addiction became openly talked about in society and, although addiction is a major problem in the UK today, it is debatable whether society is any more tolerant than it was in 1974. Despite this, DAF continues to be committed to helping anyone with an addictive disorder to recover and to providing counselling services, both for the sufferer and for the carers/family members of those with whom they live.
Although the name of DAF denotes the association with drugs and alcohol only, DAF provides treatment for all major addictions, including alcohol and drug dependency, eating disorders, gambling, sex and shopping. Addiction treatment can be either individual or group based, depending on the needs of the client. DAF currently offers two programmes, the DAF Counselling Service and the Dartmouth Street Programme, which was developed to work with clients suffering from a concurrent addiction and mental health problem (dual-diagnosis).
The DAF Counselling Service consists of one-to-one counselling, gender groups, family services and a dedicated day programme for clients who cannot attend residential treatment services. Under the ‘umbrella' of the Dartmouth Street Programme there are currently two programmes available to clients, one for people who are abstinent from substances and the other for clients who are struggling to be abstinent but who are able to be clean and sober on the days of attendance.
From September 2008 DAF will be setting up a specialist eating disorder service, offering both individual and group counselling.
DAF has a team of highly qualified and experienced counsellors and psychotherapists working across the two projects.