Islington Better Lives
Our Islington Better Lives Service offers free and confidential support for individuals and their families affected by drug and alcohol problems.
We are an integrated service delivered by North London NHS Foundation Trust and Waythrough.
Contact us
309 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8QS: 020 3317 6650
99-101 Seven Sisters Road, N7 7QP: 020 3317 6099
28b King Henry's Walk, N1 4BP: 020 3317 7277
Family Service: 020 3317 7437
Email us
General enquiries: nlft.betterlivesreferrals@nhs.net
Family Service: nlft.betterlives.familyservice@nhs.net
Criminal Justice equiries: nlft.cj.betterlives@nhs.net
Service hours
309 Grays Inn Road
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday: 9.30am – 7pm
Thursday: 9.30am – 1pm and 3.30 – 6pm
99 – 101 Seven Sisters Road
Monday 9.30 – 8pm
Tuesday to Friday 9.30 – 5pm
28B King Henry’s Walk
Aftercare service: Monday to Friday 9.30 – 5 pm
Family Service: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am – 6pm, Thursday 10am – 7pm
How we help
- Initial Assessment and care plan with a keyworker
- One-to-One Keyworking
- Physical Health Support (testing, liver scans, referrals)
- Recovery Groups (women’s, self-help, mutual aid)
- Abstinence-Based Day Programme
- Opiate Substitute Prescribing and Alcohol Relapse Prevention
- Community Alcohol Detox
- Psychological Therapy
- Residential Detox and Rehabilitation
- Counselling
- Support for Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)
- Debt and Housing Advice
- Aftercare (relapse prevention, education, training, therapies)
How to access this service
We accept self referrals, referrals from family or friends and referrals from professionals. Find out how to refer.
