Illegal cash seized from drug dealers used to help veterans overcome addiction

The ill-gotten cash will be seized from drug dealers and handed over to a veterans’ charity.

Money taken from the pockets of criminals appearing before Liverpool Crown Court is given to a designated charity of the month as part of a scheme which runs from January 2022. To date, more than £200,000 has been donated to good causes in Merseyside. .

And the most recent beneficiary of the project was named Tom Harrison House. The Anfield charity supports ex-servicemen and emergency workers in addiction recovery.

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Dougie Dunsmore-Dawson from Tom Harrison House said: “The center was opened in June 2014 in response to the fact that there was no dedicated military addiction treatment service for veterans in the country. residential setting.

“We have our dedicated treatment building just across the road from our dedicated administration building which forms our hub here in Anfield. Our beneficiaries live nearby in supported accommodation in the form of three dedicated recovery homes.

“Each client is assigned their own fully furnished individual room upon admission to the program and share a fully equipped shared bathroom as well as access to a furnished outdoor courtyard space. All houses have a common, fully furnished, widescreen shared lounge area. TV and a shared kitchen with all modern appliances, crockery and utensils.

“We have a wider community of veterans in Merseyside. These are beneficiaries who have settled here after treatment and many live with our supported housing provider, Bridge House Project, who offer a secondary offer of moving after treatment to Tom Harrison House.

“Our bespoke 12-week residential program is designed specifically for those who have served and may find it difficult to engage with mainstream civilian rehabilitation services and is based on a supportive community of people with shared experiences. The program includes a range of therapeutic groups and activities to help restore the physical, emotional and psychological well-being of our beneficiaries.

“Interpersonal group therapy and personalized work are key drivers of the recovery program, namely a minimum of three interpersonal group therapy sessions per week, along with nine meaningful assignments over the 12 weeks, which are anchored in the principles of honor, hope and healing. The project offer is completed with equine therapy, art, nutrition, numerous fitness activities, yoga, meditation and mindfulness.

Tom Harrison House also offers ‘therapeutic retreats’ in the Lake District, climbing, cycling and adventure training days, camping and fishing trips, ice skating, paintball and open water swimming. Service users have described its work as “transformative” and labeled the community as “like a second family”.

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