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Who we are and what we do. The Guernsey Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (G.A.D.A.C.) is a voluntary charity administered by an Executive Committee drawn from Council membership. This meets monthly to decide policy and approve expenditure. The paid staff consists of a Director, Admin/support Worker, Criminal Justice Alcohol Worker together with Sessional Counsellors. The agency is funded from several sources - W are contracted by the States of Guernsey to provide an alcohol service within the Bailiwick- all other expenditure is met from rental income from Brockside or by fundraising/donations. The services provided by GADAC at present consist of:- Individual counselling (Drugs and Alcohol) Couple Counselling (Drugs and Alcohol) Family support and counselling Dry House Facilities Weekly Group Support Meeting Aftercare Support for returning patients of UK Treatment Centres. Input and involvement in community events. Training with schools, youth groups, and professionals who may encounter people with alcohol/substance problems in the course of their work. All counselling/group services are provided free of charge. GADAC own two adjoining houses, one of which is run as a Dry House with 5 beds for residents coming to terms with their drinking/substance use. Our client base is extremely varied reflecting all the strata of our society. At the top end we work with professionals who still have all the trappings of success but are afraid they will lose them unless they moderate their behaviour, this contrasts with the bottom range where we work with people who have lost everything and are seen by some as unemployable because of their behaviour. Throughout the range people can, and do, rebuild their lives successfully. |
GUERNSEY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL Patron Sir Charles Frossard KBE Former Bailiff of Guernsey President Sir Geoffrey Rowland Bailiff of Guernsey Vice President Vacant EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2008-2009 Chairman Advocate Edward Prentice Royal Court of Guernsey Vice-Chairman Dr Margaret Costen Honorary Treasurer Mr Richard Ellis Company Director Members Mr Ralph Godwin Retired Mr Ruari Hardy Chief Inspector Guernsey Police Jurat Peter Girard Royal Court of Guernsey Mr Dominic Clarke Principal Officer, Guernsey Prison Mr Stuart Crisp Senior Practitioner, Probation Service Geoff Alcoholics Anonymous Ms Audrey Bisson Retired Staff David Newman Director Patrick Panton Administrator/Counsellor Jane Voluntary Counsellor Mandy Voluntary Counsellor Callie Loveridge Criminal Justice Alcohol Worker |
