Our Resources
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Leaflets
Please feel free to download a copy of our leaflets about each area of our work.
Posters & Booklets
Our 'Go Well' booklet has been designed for our clients and gives information about:
Tip: Please print it double-sided and select 'flip the short edge' to print it as a booklet.
Policies
Please click here for a copy of our Adult Safeguarding Policy and Child Safeguarding Policy.
Videos & Psychoeducation Materials
Introduction to Southmead Project
Cycle of Harm
Survivors of abuse can develop an addiction to drugs or alcohol as a way of coping with the trauma they have experienced. The Cycle of Harm explains why it is so important for survivors to be supported with both their addiction and the underlying trauma.
The 'Catch 22' that many survivors find themselves in is that when they start to reduce their drug and alcohol intake, their trauma symptoms increase. This causes them to relapse and use drink and drugs again, and the Cycle of Harm continues.
The only way to break this cycle is if a survivor is supported to deal with the abuse that led to their addiction in the first place, as well as their addiction. If they manage to reduce their drug or alcohol usage and get help to deal with their trauma, they will no longer need to use drink or drugs as a coping mechanism.
Please find a downloadable PDF of the Cycle of Harm here:
