DECCA

Overview

The DECCA (Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice) Team are Sandwell young people's alcohol and drug service. The team work with any young person that lives in the Sandwell area aged 18 or under and the agencies that work with them.

What we do

DECCA suggests that ADT education in starts with early primary age children using the resources, formally known as 'DiSP', developed in consultation with local pupils, teachers, parents/carers and by using relevant national guidance from DfE, NICE, QCA, PSHE Association and Protective Behaviours Consortium/Feeling Safe Foundation.

Where we do it

The team work with any young person that lives in the Sandwell area aged 18 or under and the agencies that work with them.

How to access

To start with it is important to say that DECCA offer a confidential service. This means that we do not, in the majority of circumstances, have to tell anyone if you or someone you have referred to us, is working with us.

If you want to refer yourself or someone you know or work with to DECCA then there are 2 ways to do this.

1. It can be as simple as giving us a call on 0121 569 2201. You will be asked to give us a few details and an appointment can be made.
2. You can complete a referal form through the website and either e-mail or post it back to us. We would then make the necessary contacts to enable us to arrange an appoinment.

The only thing we ask is that the person being referred is under the age of 19 and agrees to at least meet with a worker, we cannot force someone into treatment.

Overview

The DECCA (Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice) Team are Sandwell young people's alcohol and drug service. The team work with any young person that lives in the Sandwell area aged 18 or under and the agencies that work with them. DECCA cover everything from education in mainstream schools and the community all the way to working with someone who is experiencing issues with drugs such as alcohol, cannabis, volatile substances and class A drugs.

What we do

Where we do it

The team work with any young person that lives in the Sandwell area aged 18 or under and the agencies that work with them.

How to access

To start with it is important to say that DECCA offer a confidential service. This means that we do not, in the majority of circumstances, have to tell anyone if you or someone you have referred to us, is working with us.

If you want to refer yourself or someone you know or work with to DECCA then there are 2 ways to do this.

1. It can be as simple as giving us a call on 0121 569 2201. You will be asked to give us a few details and an appointment can be made.
2. You can complete a referal form through the website and either e-mail or post it back to us. We would then make the necessary contacts to enable us to arrange an appoinment.

The only thing we ask is that the person being referred is under the age of 19 and agrees to at least meet with a worker, we cannot force someone into treatment.