Northern Trust – Addiction Services

Extern Step 2 Service 106 Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EP Tel: 028 2565 4012 Email: asmreferrals@extern.org  Step 2 has an open referral process. An individual can refer themselves into the service or alternatively a friend or family member can refer on their behalf with their consent.

Addiction Service; 028 25917160/02825317162 (self-referral)

Advice and support for those struggling with addictions with alcohol, non-injecting, and injecting use.

Ballymena Youth Engagement Service: 02825689356 (self-referral)

A youth friendly holistic health and wellbeing service for those aged 11-25 for advice, support, and social activities.

Carrickfergus Youth Engagement Service: 02893355890 (self-referral)

A youth friendly holistic health and wellbeing service for those aged 11-25 for advice, support, and social activities.

Northlands Centre Derry: 02871319185 (self-referral)

A residential rehab and non-residential counselling program for those with addictions.

AA: 02890351222 (self-referral)

Group support for those with alcohol addiction

ASCERT: 08002545123 (self-referral and through agency)

Therapeutic support, intervention, group life skills program, training, support for families and rapid response service for those with addictions.

Start360: 02890435810 (self-referral or through agency)

Mentoring and employability service for those leaving care, support for those in custody with addictions, support for women leaving custody, personal development programs for  those aged 16-24, support for young fathers, mentoring and advocacy for those in Hydebank, support for those with self-harm/suicidal ideation issues, support for ex-service members who have been in contact with criminal justice system, support for ex-offenders, life skills and harm reduction programs and therapeutic services for children.

Youth Work Alliance: 02890202228 (self-referral or through agency)  

Provides free online workshops to help educate and safeguard those with a gaming/gambling addiction.

GamCare: 08088020133 (self-referral)

Support for those with a gambling addiction including counselling. Advice, blocking software advice, self- help tools and money management.

AlAnon: 02890682368 (self-referral)

Group support for family members of alcoholics

Alateen: 028 90682368 (self-referral)

Group support for teenagers with alcohol addiction

Narcotics Anonymous: 03003651010 (self-referral)

12 step program and group meetings for those with drug addictions

Pharos Barnardos: 02890663470 (referral through social worker)

 Therapeutic support and interventions to young people under 25 who have a parent with a substance misuse

SC Harm Reduction service:  02890232882 (self-referral or through agency)

Support and advice for people with a substance misuse issue to help them with harm reduction techniques.

Cuan Mhuire: 02830849010 (self-referral or through GP)

Support on alcohol and gambling issues. Also, an inhouse 12-week detox program.