Over lockdown, 1 in 5 people struggled with their mental health, and the sale of alcohol increased by over 40% in the month of June alone. Times are tough for everyone right now. For anyone already facing problems with drugs, alcohol or mental health it can be even harder. That's why staff and volunteers across We Are With You are rallying together to virtually cover the 2,000 mile distance between all of our services across England and Scotland, to show people #wearewithyou and raise funds to help even more people.

At We Are With You Liverpool, we're here to help you. We'll work with you to help you manage, reduce or stop your drug (including prescription drugs) or alcohol use. You can also talk to us if you're worried about someone else's drug or alcohol use, rather than your own. The service is for you if you're over 18, you're currently living in Liverpool and you're worried about either your own drug or alcohol use, or someone else's. We also have a Young Persons service, for people under 18, and we cover all areas of Liverpool. 

As part of the Walk With You campaign, half of the money raised will be directed towards We Are With You nationally, where it can be allocated where it's needed the most. The other 50% will be used in Liverpool, to benefit the local community in which we work by contributing towards the costs of the Recovery Garden we're planning on building. The Recovery Garden will be an outside space for our service users to enjoy, and hopefully make our our service more welcoming. We will use our funds to buy flowers, plants and outdoor accessories to decorate and make it a calming space for people to use, and hope that volunteers and service users will be able to get involved and help us create it. We'll also use the money to buy refreshments for people to enjoy when we're creating the garden, and look forward to bringing people together, socially distanced, to improve our service. 

By donating today, you'll help more vulnerable people access support in ways that work for them. We need your help to show people that they are not alone; whether it's their own drinking, drug use or mental health they're worried about, or that of a loved one. As an organisation, over the last few months we've seen our Webchat activity (accessible through our website, wearewithyou.org.uk) increase by over 50%, with over 15% of the 17,000 sessions being with people concerned about their loved ones. You can help us continue to be there for them.

Thank you for your support, 

The Liverpool team