Procurement

Family Support Services (Inverclyde)

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0778c1

Description

Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and the Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug

Partnership (ADP) require the delivery of a Family Support Service (FSS) for adults and young

people aged 16 years and over, who reside in Inverclyde and are affected by the alcohol

and/or drug use of a family member, partner, friend or loved one.

The Family Support service will recognise that substance use can have a significant and

lasting impact on family members in their own right and that families require support regardless

of whether their loved one is currently engaged in treatment, recovery or active substance

use.

The Family Support service will place families at the centre of all activity and will operate within

a framework of:

Trauma-Informed Practice

Family Inclusive Practice

Whole Family Approaches

Human Rights Based Practice

Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care

The Family Support service will provide; early intervention, prevention, emotional support,

education, advocacy, peer support, bereavement support, pathways for moving on to other

community-based supports when appropriate, and family recovery interventions to improve

outcomes for individuals, families and communities across Inverclyde.