Supporting the community of West Dunbartonshire; providing alcohol education, counselling and group-work. Visit https://xitter.cf/t.co/SrIR0m7cpo or call 01389 731456
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Day 2 of celebrating DACA's legacy...
DACA is a human-centred service. People helping people. And when it's local people doing the helping, the connection and the impact can be even greater.
DACA - From West Dunbartonshire. For West Dunbartonshire.
#proud2bWD
📢This is the last week of DACA's Community Alcohol Support Service in West Dunbartonshire, so we'll be taking a look back at DACA's amazing legacy.
We'll start with our counsellor training programme...
Come see us at Alexandria Library today to talk about alcohol awareness and pick up a free unit measuring cup to use at home.
#alcoholawarenessweek
Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol retweeted
This is #LoveYourLungsWeek. We rely on our lungs for every breath we take. Yet many of us take our lungs for granted. Take action to protect your breathing:
❤️quit smoking
❤️get active
❤️breathe clean
#lunghealth @WDCouncil @wdclibraries @asthmalunguk @QYWGGC @DACA_WD @WDLeisure
The @LiverTrust 'Love Your Liver' mobile roadshow has just rolled up at Morrison's in Dumbarton. Why not go along and have a free liver scan and a chat with the trained advisers, 10am to 4pm.
📢We're hiring!📢
Come join us, and play a key role in DACA's group activity programme, funded for the next five years by @TNLComFundScot
daca.org.uk/jobopportunity/
Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol retweeted
We'd echo that it is welcome that @scotgov has reached a budget deal with other parties which sees an increase in funding for alcohol and other drugs services
However, questions remain on the extent to which this will address deficits in focus on alcohol harm
Good news that @scotgov has responded to criticism re alcohol and drugs services' budget but will this go far enough and be used to address @AuditScotland's recommendation to increase focus and funding on tackling alcohol harms? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp…
1998 World in Action documentary about alcohol harms. Do you think the cost of alcohol harm is more or less today than it was back then?
youtu.be/aagUndZNj60?si=fEtA…
Alcohol harms: Particularly bleak picture emerging in NE England. This should be a cautionary tale to commissioners considering cutting funding to high quality alcohol support services...
"Perhaps the most puzzling aspect of the rising numbers of deaths is that there is some evidence that alcohol consumption among heavier drinkers has fallen since the early phases of the pandemic. Yet deaths have continued to rise over the same period."
ias.org.uk/2024/12/16/new-al…
We'll be closing at 3:30pm today for the bank holiday weekend, so if you need help between now and Tues, there are a number of helplines available:
Drinkline Scotland - 0800 731 4314
AA Helpline - 0800 917 7650
Al Anon - 0800 008 6811
Breathing Space - 0800 83 85 87
Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol retweeted
Join us in Dumbarton, Alexandria and Clydebank this autumn for free hearing checks with @RNID. We can check your NHS hearing aid too, so bring it along. Loss of hearing can have a big impact on your life, so come and see us. @Centre81_CHA @clydebankha @DACA_WD @wdclibraries
Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol retweeted
Here's a preview of this week's Lennox - out in shops now.
Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol retweeted
As part of our support for #SuicidePreventionday, we wanted to share Margaret's story. If anyone needs to talk, they can contact the @samaritans anytime, any day on 116 123. @WDCouncil @wdclibraries @activeschoolsWD @WDCVS @KinshipCareWD @WDCommFoodshare @WDwellbeing @DACA_WD
"I walked away...saying something so tragic, something has to flip from that." 🎗️
Margaret lost her son Zac to suicide in 2017, and now works to stop others experiencing what she did, with @eahscp.
This is the first of our films for World Suicide Prevention Day (10 Sept 2024).
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day and our friends, Alternatives Community Drug Service are hosting a series of events across West Dunbartonshire, including free Naloxone training.
#IOAD2024 #TogetherWeCan Check it out facebook.com/share/p/rgMW9YP…
Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol retweeted
@AlternativesWD will be offering free Naloxone training in Clydebank and Dumbarton on Saturday, 31st August #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay. To register, call 0141 951 2420. #EndOverdose @WDCouncil @wdclibraries @WDCVS @WDwellbeing @DACA_WD @Working4U_WDC @WDCommFoodshare
A reminder that our bases are closed today for the bank holiday.
All services will return to normal tomorrow.
How many of you have heard that red wine is good for you?
This #AlcoholAwarenessWeek we're debunking these myths. If you'd like to learn more and make some changes, why not get in touch. You'll find advice & support, but never lecturing or judgement. Call us on 01389 731456.
Alcohol harm ripples out into our communities, causing suffering and creating loss for so many families.
If you're affected by a loved-one's drinking, help is available. DACA's family support group runs every Thurs, 6-8:30pm. All welcome. Call for info.
#AlcoholAwarenessWeek
This #AlcoholAwarenessWeek we're debunking some myths around drinking.
People often say that they have a drink at night to help them sleep, but it's scientifically proven that alcohol disrupts sleep and leaves us feeling more tired.
Time for a change? Get in touch - 01389 731456
