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Alcohol addiction - support for family and friends Forward Leeds

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Service details

Forward Leeds is the alcohol and drug support service. They offer free, confidential support to adult and young people around alcohol and drugs. Supporting people to stop or to cut down.

There are three main centres across Leeds as well and 5 WAYS for those in recovery.

We reduce risk-taking behaviours through dedicated prevention, early intervention and tailored programmes. Our ultimate goal is to support people to achieve and sustain recovery.

Forward Leeds is Britain’s second biggest multi-agency project to tackle alcohol and drug problems.

We are a partnership made up of staff from Humankind, BARCA-Leeds, St Anne’s Community Services and the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Opening times

Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. Late appointments are available.

Catchment area

City of Leeds including Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell, Wetherby and Yeadon

Referral method

Self referral, professional referral via phone, email or fax.

This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 1 April 2025.