Redbridge Fuchsia

This service is commissioned by the Department of Health to create a multi-sector harm reduction solution to address social exclusion, relapse to homelessness and offending.

• Aims
• Referral Criteria
• Service Delivery
• More information

Redbridge Fuchsia Service Aims

The service aims to:

• To help clients access education, training and employment opportunities - including accredited qualifications, work placements and jobs
• To promote the development of social skills and peer mentoring relationships, improving self-esteem and recovery
• To provide structured support with substance recovery, minimising harm and preventing relapse
• To support clients with community sentences to adhere to their terms
• To ensure that clients have the full support they need, and that agencies work together effectively to provide it.

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Redbridge Fuchsia Referral Criteria

This service is for people who are residents in Redbridge and are:

• Accessing secondary mental health services
• On a community order or licence
• A care leaver aged 19.

Referrals will be prioritised according to the applicant’s readiness, suitability and need to access support, to develop learning opportunities or to minimise harm and prevent relapse.

It is advisable to contact the service prior to making a referral in order to ensure the service can meet the needs of the potential referral.

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Redbridge Fuchsia Service Delivery

The service is delivered through:

• One-to-one casework: While we work with clients holistically to address any presenting problems, this service specifically supports clients to take education, training and employment opportunities. Support is also given to liaise with all other agencies involved with their support.
• Structured day programme: Our modular day programme, Fuchsia, is a four-week course designed to be flexible according to the confidence of the clients. While it addresses individual issues and employment needs, clients learn to support each other and those who complete Fuchsia are trained to mentor clients on the next course.

While Fuchsia addresses individual issues and employment needs, clients also learn to support each other, and those who complete the programme are trained to mentor clients on future courses.

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More about Redbridge Fuchsia

The service keeps casework flexible – using community locations where appropriate and being assertive when required. In addition to the core service, we offer a wide range of SHP activities. This includes:

• Direct routes into employment and training opportunities with local and national employers
• Regular workshops delivered by different industry employers
• Access to specialist support with self-employment and small business set-up
• Basic skills courses, including IT training
• Volunteering opportunities
• Participation in SHP’s social enterprise and arts-based festival
• Two community arts programmes
• Building industry training schemes
• Film-making

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