The Reduction and Motivation Programme provides a safe environment for those in active addiction to explore their problems, the impact on them and others, and the life changes they need to make to achieve real, lifelong recovery.

A new programme designed to help overcome the barriers around addiction within minority communities, and to combat the associated stigma.

This programme helps the relatives of our customers to learn more about the issues their loved ones are dealing with, how to effectively support them, and to know they are not alone in the challenges they face.

The Pre Dependency, Emotional, Attachment Programme supports and prepares clients while undergoing detoxification, in readiness to engage in abstinence treatment on the DEAP programme.

The Dependency, Emotional, Attachment Programme is available to those who have achieved abstinence (even if this is just a day) and are motivated to maintain long-term recovery. DEAP is delivered by qualified addiction counsellors and explores addiction at a personal level, supporting people to deal with unresolved issues.

This programme is based on a set of long established guiding principles which help individuals live their life in recovery. By completing Acorn’s programme, those who are committed to abstinence can learn how to develop a new set of skills, helping them to recover from addiction.

This is a structured, post-treatment programme which helps people in early recovery identify and gain a range of skills, which can help them to gain employment and regain their independence with confidence. STAR is delivered as part of our 20-week rehab programme (weeks 12-20) after DEAP or STEP.

The Healthy Eating and Responsible Thinking Programme covers important aspects of weight management. The programme focuses on the underlying psychological factors of obesity and weight management, such as poor self-concept, trauma, lack of emotional intelligence, low self-esteem/confidence and stress.

Acorn Recovery Projects is now a partner of New Leaf in Cheshire East.

New Leaf brings together partners as well as employers from across Warrington and Cheshire to change lives, create opportunities and make a positive contribution to local communities and the regional economy.

New Leaf programme will be looking to support over 2,800 people from across Cheshire, enabling them to move closer to employment over three years until September 2019.

The project has been allocated £10.6 million of funding through the Building Better Opportunities programme and is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund, which provides investment in local projects that increase economic development by investing in projects which will support skills development, employment and job creation, social inclusion and local community regeneration.

Acorn Recovery Projects is one of the many partners involved in the New Leaf project, and we support people from across the region.

The New Leaf project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and European Social Fund.

Acorn and New Leaf working in partnership

Acorn has been successful in winning a bid within the New Leaf Partnership to support disadvantaged 16-24 year olds within Warrington, East Cheshire, West Cheshire and Cheshire.

The project aims to motivate, inspire, energise, excite, engage and increase young people’s self belief so they can realise their potential, and discover and achieve their dreams, hopes and aspirations, including work, education and further training.

The young people will be supported by three new Impact Coaches with input from Acorn Academy, a Personal Trainer and specialist counselling support. Acorn is extremely excited about this new opportunity to help make a real difference to these young people’s lives and their futures.