Aquarius Life

In 2014, Aquarius Life was born through a partnership with a large automotive organisation where we provided specialist drug, alcohol and gambling support to their employees. As a result of this partnership, we noticed the prevalence of drug, alcohol and gambling issues for people that are in work. We also recognised that very little specialist support is offered by organisations to help people cope with these issues, stay employed and ultimately lead healthy lives.

This was supported by data that suggests over 80% of people with alcohol issues don’t access local treatment services and over 70% of people experiencing substance use issues are in employment (UKHSA).

The mission of Aquarius Life is to work with employers to offer tailored programmes that help prevent and overcome the harms caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling through the delivery of cost-effective specialist workplace services.

All support is tailored to the needs of your organisation, under the categories of policy and consultancy, training and awareness webinars, and support sessions.

Overall through our Aquarius Life training programmes we aim to:

• Raise awareness of the dangers related to alcohol, drug and gambling issues in the workplace.
• Encourage and enable employers to recognise the challenges behind the issues and take positive, practical steps to support valued employees and team members.
• Reduce the stigma attached to these issues and encourage / enable people to come forward for support.
• Provide education to help prevent issues from arising.
• Use 1:1 support to help people understand their behaviours and find alternative ways to cope.
• Prevent financial loss to employers by addressing issues.
• Reinvest any surplus income from the service into our charitable community services.
• Support workplaces in achieving corporate social responsibility commitments.

For further information on the support we offer please view our Aquarius Life website. You can also view our customer brochure here.

Contact us now at aquariuslife@aquarius.org.uk or on 0121 622 8181 to begin consultation.

As well as workplace support services we deliver awareness raising webinars covering topics such as:

• Alcohol and drug awareness
• Gambling awareness
• Resilience – coping skills for wellbeing
• Having the conversation about substance misuse
• Making effective referrals

Please contact us at aquariuslife@aquarius.org.uk or on 0121 622 8181 to arrange this. Also view our Eventbrite for upcoming training.