Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Recovery group set up
‘We noticed a lack of women coming for help at the centre’
The organisation, based in Lothian Crescent, held its first session on Friday.
Addaction offers recovery-based drugs and alcohol support for people living in the Tayside region.
The group has been set up by Caitlin Thompson, Ashleigh Markie and Suzanne McGuggon in the hope they can help more women on their road to recovery.
Caitlin has completed an internship with Addaction while Ashleigh is a student on placement at the organisation and has a history of family members with addiction.
Caitlin said: “We noticed a lack of women coming to the centre, so we wanted to set up something that was just for them, so that more might come along. We wanted to focus on self-care in a very accessible way.
“Help us shape something special, supportive and fun.”
Caitlin said the sessions will have a strong focus on self-care, with activities involving arts and crafts, pampering and gardening.
The group is open to all women affected by drugs and alcohol.
Children are also welcome to come to the weekly sessions. Caitlin and Suzanne focus on running the women’s group, which is indoor activities.
Suzanne runs a gardening group at the same time, so women have the choice between indoors and outdoors activities.
The hope is that the group will mean more women come forward for help and that the self-care focus will aid in their recovery.
The women’s group will run every Friday from 1pm-3pm at Addaction’s base, at the Signpost Centre in Lothian Crescent.
A WOMEN’s group has been launched by Addaction Dundee in a bid to encourage more females to use the service.