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  • Forward Connect is a peer-led mutual aid community of like-minded people who are making good progress in their own journey – this could be people in addiction recovery, moving away from crime, overcoming mental health problems, or who are coming out of a period of unemployment or homelessness.

     

    Membership of the Forward Connect community is open to anyone who has received Forward Trust services who is making good progress within the Forward Trust towards their personal goals, and has the ability to be a mutual support and positive influence on others.

     

    In certain circumstances, we may admit members who have received services from our partner providers, or who have lived experience and made progress through their own efforts.

     

    While Forward Connect is not exclusively for clients who are abstinent, members will need to be in control of their drink or drug use, and not be chaotic in their using i.e. heavy drinking, antisocial behaviour, daily/binge using of either drugs or alcohol. Forward Connect members who are heavily under the influence at any Forward Connect event, activity, or meeting (online or offline); may be refused entry on those occasions.

     

    Referring clients to Forward Connect will give them access to:

     

    • Regular copies of the Forward Connect newsletter
    • Regular copies of the Journey magazine
    • Invitations to Forward Trust reunions, activities and events
    • Peer support meetings (both face-to-face and online)
    • Access to The Forward Trust App, used for posting content and messaging other Forward Connect members across the UK

  • Referrer's Details

  • Date of Referral:*
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  • Client's Details

  • Client's Date of Birth:*
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  • What type of lived experience does your client have?*
  • What is the reason/s for a referral into Forward Connect*
  • Are there any key risks/ safeguarding issues that we should be aware of that would impact the clients engagement in the Forward Connect peer led network i.e. being on the sex offenders register, recent self harm/ suicidal thoughts and mental health concerns etc?*

  • Gender and Ethnicity

    The Forward Trust wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010, and building an accurate picture of those receiving our support. Completing this section of the form (Gender and Ethnicity) is not required. Information provided is confidential and not used in the assessment of your suitability to access our services.

  • Does your client give consent for Forward to process their ethnicity details for monitoring purposes?*
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  • Further client Information

  • Is your client currently in prison?*
  • Treatment discharge date
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  • Prison information

  • Prison Release Date
     - -
  • What contact information does your client consent to provide to Forward Connect?*
  • Has your client given us permission for Forward Trust to text them via SMS?*
  • Does your client have a release address?*
  • Do we have permission to contact your client via their release address?*

  • Contact Information

    Please only provide details that the new member has agreed for Forward to use! This information is not shared externally. As this is an internal referral, and the purpose is the same, the consents the client provided previously during treatment also apply for Forward Connect.
  • What contact information does your client consent to provide to Forward Connect?*
  • Has your client given permission for us to text them?*

  • Further Contact Information

  • Are you able to offer any contact information for other professional bodies, or family members/next of kin, that the new member would like to have shared with us? We can use this information to link in with other agencies and offer additional services, or to make contact with the new member. Please only provide contact information for whom the new member has given us consent to contact.

  • Does your client consent to the following request: I consent for Forward to share relevant information about me and liaise with the below relevant agencies, professionals and/or useful contacts on my behalf.
  • Can you provide a suitable useful contact for your client, i.e. next of kin, who can be contacted by the Forward Connect team?
  • Does your client have a probation officer that we can contact?

  • Please be aware that you have not submitting any contact details for us to make contact with your client. Please pass the following information to your client so that they may make contact with us or for you to make contact yourselves as will not be able to process this referral without any contact details:

    Forward Connect phone Number: 0300 3730 204 

    Forward Connect Email Address: forwardconnect@forwardtrust.org.uk 

  • If you have any further questions regarding your submission please view our privacy notice at:

    https://forwardtrust.org.uk/pages/privacy-notice 

     

    Please also free to contact the Forward Connect Team directly on:

    Email: Forwardconnect@forwardtrust.org.uk

    Phone: 0300 3730 204

     

     

    https://www.forwardtrust.org.uk/privacy-policy/forward-connect-privacy-notice/

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