{"id":2478,"date":"2014-02-28T13:23:13","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T13:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2014-02-28T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T13:23:13","slug":"cardiff-addiction-charity-given-6000-by-welsh-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/28\/cardiff-addiction-charity-given-6000-by-welsh-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff addiction charity given \u00a36,000 by Welsh Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A drugs charity in Cardiff has been given \u00a36,000 by the Welsh Government to be able to offer rehabilitation services on weekends.<\/strong><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2479\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/walk-in-centre-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2479\" alt=\"Photo: The Living Room, Cardiff\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/walk-in-centre-2-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2479\" alt=\"Photo: The Living Room, Cardiff\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/walk-in-centre-2-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Photo: The Living Room, Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe Living Room centre, set up by the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs in Plasnewydd, offers support to anyone dependent on drugs or alcohol.<br \/>\nTheir therapies and activities have become very successful over the years and, following a merge with North Wales-based charity CAIS in 2013, The Living Room centre has intended on expanding its services.<br \/>\nCentre manager Sharon Jenkins said: \u201cLots of unemployed people go back to work after treatment here but maintaining recovery is very important so being open on weekends means we can provide more and more support.<br \/>\n\u201cWe were so happy when we got the email saying we have been given the money. We have known for a long time we need to start opening weekends as soon as possible. It is great to be able to work with the Government to meet this need.\u201d<br \/>\nThe donation will initially allow the recovery centre to open for five consecutive weekends from the weekend of March 8 and 9.<br \/>\nIt will continue offering its addiction therapy support it delivers on weekdays in addition to special group sessions, creative writing and art therapies on the selected weekends.<br \/>\nThe charity will evaluate feedback on the effectiveness of the trial and intends to open on weekends indefinitely thereafter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drugs charity in Cardiff has been given \u00a36,000 by the Welsh Government to be able to offer rehabilitation services on weekends. The Living Room centre, set up by the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs in Plasnewydd, offers support to anyone dependent on drugs or alcohol. Their therapies and activities have become very successful over the years and, following a merge with North Wales-based charity CAIS in 2013, The Living Room centre has intended on expanding its services. 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