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Becoming a Resident at River Garden
River Garden Auchincruive is nothing like a standard rehabilitation centre. We are a recovery community who accept people who are motivated to leave addiction behind for good. If you just want to tick a box to say you have done rehab, River Garden is not the place for you. Whether you’ve tried to get into recovery before, or are just starting your journey, River Garden has the support you need to succeed.
River Garden Auchincruive is a residential community for people who have recently detoxed from drugs and/or alcohol. We live and work together in a place of comfort, nurture, routine, natural beauty and safety. We support each other. We push each other forward. We help each other recover. We help each other heal. Together.
In order to join us at River Garden, we require prospective residents to go through a structured application process. This involves getting clean & sober for an agreed period and working with RGA staff to arrange both a day and overnight visit. In the run up to your admission we also require potential residents to keep in touch with their progress and show a level of commitment to the application process.
While there is no exact timeframe for recovery, the River Garden programme is structured over the course of three years. In order to build a sustainable & long-term recovery, we encourage all residents to complete the programme in full. RGA take a flexible approach however & work with individuals based on their needs. River Garden will become your home, your family and your community. It will help you find yourself again through team involvement, by working hard on the land and by being a real friend to others.
As well as leaving drugs or alcohol behind, you will learn new work skills such as woodwork, catering and gardening. You will also learn how to cope with the stresses of life and with anger and alienation. But most importantly, you will learn to accept who you are.
If you're done with drugs and alcohol and you want to be part of something really special, please fill out the contact box below.
River Garden Auchincruive is a residential community for people who have recently detoxed from drugs and/or alcohol. We live and work together in a place of comfort, nurture, routine, natural beauty and safety. We support each other. We push each other forward. We help each other recover. We help each other heal. Together.
In order to join us at River Garden, we require prospective residents to go through a structured application process. This involves getting clean & sober for an agreed period and working with RGA staff to arrange both a day and overnight visit. In the run up to your admission we also require potential residents to keep in touch with their progress and show a level of commitment to the application process.
While there is no exact timeframe for recovery, the River Garden programme is structured over the course of three years. In order to build a sustainable & long-term recovery, we encourage all residents to complete the programme in full. RGA take a flexible approach however & work with individuals based on their needs. River Garden will become your home, your family and your community. It will help you find yourself again through team involvement, by working hard on the land and by being a real friend to others.
As well as leaving drugs or alcohol behind, you will learn new work skills such as woodwork, catering and gardening. You will also learn how to cope with the stresses of life and with anger and alienation. But most importantly, you will learn to accept who you are.
If you're done with drugs and alcohol and you want to be part of something really special, please fill out the contact box below.
Information for Treatment Providers
River Garden Auchincruive is an asset-based programme for people who cannot manage to sustain long-term recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction in the wider community without more structure and support while they go through the early stages of recovery. Typically it will help people who lack recovery capital or who have had two or more unsuccessful attempts in sustaining their recovery following treatment episodes in the community or residential rehabilitation settings.
River Garden Auchincruive is not a residential drug/alcohol treatment facility or rehab centre (in the traditional sense). It will be a wellbeing community for people who have recently achieved a short period of abstinence, most usually following a treatment programme.
Although abstinence is a requirement for entry, we are happy to work with GPs and treatment providers and their patients to initiate the admissions process while a patient is reducing any substitute prescribing so that there is a seamless transition from treatment to River Garden Auchincruive, minimising the chance of relapse between completion of treatment and entering the project.
River Garden Auchincruive is not a residential drug/alcohol treatment facility or rehab centre (in the traditional sense). It will be a wellbeing community for people who have recently achieved a short period of abstinence, most usually following a treatment programme.
Although abstinence is a requirement for entry, we are happy to work with GPs and treatment providers and their patients to initiate the admissions process while a patient is reducing any substitute prescribing so that there is a seamless transition from treatment to River Garden Auchincruive, minimising the chance of relapse between completion of treatment and entering the project.
How can you refer your clients, service-users or patients?
If you think that someone you are working with would benefit from this longer-term approach you can signpost them to us. You cannot make a direct referral to River Garden Auchincruive, as people seeking our help to join our residential recovery community need to take the initiative to contact us directly to show their motivation to volunteer to join the project. Simply contact us by using the contact box below.
Access to a place at River Garden Auchincruive is free for those who are motivated to turn their lives around. Applicants do not require funding from Social Work or any other source. In return for a residential place, participants will be expected to contribute to the life of the community through voluntary work.
Access to a place at River Garden Auchincruive is free for those who are motivated to turn their lives around. Applicants do not require funding from Social Work or any other source. In return for a residential place, participants will be expected to contribute to the life of the community through voluntary work.
INFORMATION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
We know that having a family member with an addiction can devastate families. Years of lies, broken promises can tear families apart. Trust is easy to break and hard to restore. But with time, if a family member can get into long-term recovery, relationships can repair and trust can be rebuilt.
Families need their own recovery too. If you would like more help and advice for yourself please contact: Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs.
Families need their own recovery too. If you would like more help and advice for yourself please contact: Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs.
How can you refer your family members?
You cannot make a direct referral to River Garden Auchincruive, as people seeking our help to join our residential recovery community need to take the initiative to contact us directly to show their motivation to volunteer to join the project. However, we are happy to speak with you on the phone to discuss how you might encourage your loved one to apply to us for a place at River Garden Auchincruive. Simply contact us using the contact box below.
Access to a place at River Garden Auchincruive is free for those who are motivated to turn their lives around. Applicants do not require funding from Social Work or any other source. In return for a residential place, participants will be expected to contribute to the life of the community through voluntary work.
Access to a place at River Garden Auchincruive is free for those who are motivated to turn their lives around. Applicants do not require funding from Social Work or any other source. In return for a residential place, participants will be expected to contribute to the life of the community through voluntary work.
