Strategic Aims:

• provide a residential centre to help young people who struggle with complex substance addiction problems;
• provide support for their families;
• work with Government and other statutory and voluntary agencies as a partner provider of treatment services to vulnerable young people with complex substance addiction problems;
• advocate for, and raise public awareness of the plight of young people suffering from substance addiction, and the current gap in provision for their treatment;
• put the issue of addictions more firmly on the agenda of the Churches.

Associated Objectives:

• establish and sustain a regional residential centre for young people in Northern Ireland;
• provide them with aftercare support;
• provide support for their families during and after their treatment;
• liaise with existing drug treatment service contractors and providers;
• secure financial support and practical assistance from every possible source, including the Churches in Northern Ireland;
• make best use of existing and proposed initiatives within the Churches for addressing substance addiction in young people.

Values:

These include:

• respect
• equality
• uniqueness of every person
• holism
• teamwork
• partnership
• quality of service
• accountability