Our Recovery Programme

Your time at River Garden will be structured around 5 active programmes that residents will work through with your Key Worker. Don’t worry, there is free time too for people to catch a breath, read a book, relax with some music or dance in the gardens.

The model follows a distinct path from a period of assessment and prehab, to residential care and support then move on and aftercare.

River Garden Journey

River Garden Journey Step 1

Referral

Allocated Key Worker, Outline RGA programme culture and expectations, suitability assessment, connection with significant others and agencies.

River Garden Journey Step 2

Prehab

Develop initial support plan, baseline outcome star, RGA visits and overnights, readiness plan, partner engagement, admission date.

River Garden Journey Step 3

Residential Support

Personalised support plan, housing support planning, employability and meaningful activity, engaging in therapeutic programme, discharge planning, improving health and wellbeing.

River Garden Journey Step 4

Aftercare

Continued access to Key Worker, digital and in person community support, community outreach, family support, alumni, employability support.

River Garden Recovery Model

River Garden Recovery Model diagram

There 5 programmes that exist across your stay:

River Garden Work Programme

Work Programme

This is a work-based therapeutic programme where you build a new life through meaningful contribution in horticulture, hospitality, woodcraft, and conservation. It also includes external career development.

River Garden Therapeutic Programme

Therapeutic Programme

This is a 24-week residential therapeutic program across three phases (Learn About Me, for Me, for Life) that focuses on deep self-awareness, skill-building, and reintegration delivered by specialists and is person-centred.

River Garden Activity Programme

Activity Programme

This programme restores the joy of life through a structured mix of creative expression, physical and mental health activities, building social confidence, and resilience challenges like cold water dipping.

River Garden Personal Readiness

Personal Readiness

This is a life-readiness programme focused on achieving stability through holistic health reviews (GPs/Dentists), financial security, debt management, housing stability, and digital inclusion for a thriving, independent life.

River Garden Family And Significant Others

Family and Significant Others

This programme sees recovery as a communal effort, dedicated to restoring family relationships. It offers individualised support, Key Worker guidance, family liaison, and external partner support to rebuild healthy connections.