About The Nest
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The Nest is a safe, supported accommodation service for women experiencing both addiction and domestic abuse.
Our Purpose is to Provide:
A Safe & Supportive Space
The Nest is a homely and welcoming environment, designed to provide both privacy and community support. Our facilities include:
- Secure premises with staff on site 24/7
- Nine well equipped self-contained flatlets
- Communal lounge and enclosed private garden
- Multiple interventions all under one roof
- Professional, trauma informed and caring staff (24/7)
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Specialist Holistic Recovery Support
- One-to-one and group therapy to help process trauma and build resilience
- Domestic abuse education and support, helping residents regain control of their future
- Peer mentoring and resettlement services to empower residents in their next steps
- Ambulatory detox where appropriate in partnership with Essex STaRS, ensuring a safe medical transition into recovery
- Specialist addiction recovery support, including in house prescribing clinic provided by Essex STaRS
A Typical Day at The Nest
A full programme of support is usually around six months and residents will be supported with suitable ongoing housing options and will be provided with resettlement support, as well as longer term community support for those settling locally.
Make a Referral
If you’re a professional working with a woman in need of specialist addiction recovery and domestic abuse support, The Nest provides a safe and structured environment to help her rebuild her life. Referrals are open to local authorities, public health teams, and drug & alcohol services.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support women in a safe residential setting who are 18 years and over who are victims of domestic abuse and require abstinence based support with substance use.
The Nest is located in North East Essex in a quiet residential street within walking distance of the local GP surgery, pharmacy and town centre. So that we can keep our location as safe as possible the exact location is only disclosed once a referral has been accepted.
You can either fill out the referral form available online or call The Nest directly. Choose the method that is most convenient. If you're calling, have your client's details ready, including medical and personal information as needed.
Essex residents will be fully funded for their stay at The Nest – we have 4 beds for Essex residents at any one time.
The remaining 5 beds are available for referrals from out of Essex – local community drug and alcohol support services usually have funding arrangements to help people into residential support.
If you wish to pay privately for yours or someone else’s residential support the costs are around £14,850 for 90 days. (6 months is recommended to complete a full programme of support).
The Nest offers you a safe and cosy female only environment dedicated to ensure you feel secure and cared for in a respectful, homely and supportive way, free from judgement and discrimination. You will be given a warm welcome and introduced to your keyworker and the team.
The Nest has 9 single rooms, a cosy communal lounge with a large TV, a communal laundry area and spacious garden. There are purpose built spaces for groups and activities as well as a dedicated office for the team that are supporting you.
We understand that arriving at The Nest can be a worrying time and we will give you the time and space to settle in, supporting you one step at a time.
We can support you to access rail or coach travel to The Nest and will arrange for a taxi to get you to our door.
The Nest offers a tailored and structured recovery programme of support based on individual need. We work on an abstinence based therapeutic community model designed for female victims of domestic abuse, delivered by an experienced and passionate team.
Our team understand the impact of trauma on individuals and work hard to create a safe environment to walk alongside you so that you feel empowered to make informed choices about your own recovery.
We provide a mixture of one to one and group therapy sessions, alongside education, support and holistic wellbeing activities all designed to support your recovery. There is a set timetable that includes compulsory activities as well as those that are optional, as well as some free time of course. We work with you to develop healthy habits for your future success.
All our flatlets are self contained with their own kitchenette, and most have an en suite bathroom. The rooms are cosy and well equipped and have a bed, a wardrobe, and chest of drawers for your clothes, a small table and chair and a Smart TV.
Please bring essential personal belongings, medication and ID documentation if you have it.
Please bring any existing medication in the original prescribed boxes, along with any prescriptions you have.
Medication will be stored securely in a locker that is dedicated to you.
We will support you to register with our local GP.
We believe that a stay of six months will give you the best opportunity to complete a full programme of support, but everyone is different, and we will work with you to agree what you need and recommend an appropriate approach.
We have a secluded garden with outdoor gym equipment, tables and chairs, a smoking shelter, a BBQ area and a garden room for activities.
We try to offer a variety of activities to suit everyone, including art and crafts, gardening, growing your own produce, singing, fitness based classes, yoga, and nature based activities.
These activities run alongside the more practical activities such as budgeting, cooking and IT skills.We also facilitate many activities off site such as the cinema, bowling, theatre, and days out to the beach.
There are rules that must be adhered to while staying at The Nest. You will be asked to sign a licence agreement, and the rules have been developed for your safety and success in recovery.The rules will be carefully explained to you as part of the referral process.
We recognise that what you are going through also affects your families. Whether you already have good relationships with them or wish to reach out to them we can support with this. We will also support family members to support you if that is something you would like.
Essex residents will be fully funded for their stay at The Nest – we have 4 beds for Essex residents at any one time.
The remaining 5 beds are available for referrals from out of Essex – local community drug and alcohol support services usually have funding arrangements to help people into residential support.
If you wish to pay privately for yours or someone else’s residential support the costs are around £14,850 for 90 days. (6 months is recommended to complete a full programme of support).
