Who we are
WithYou is a drug, alcohol and mental health support charity. With over 80 services across England and Scotland, we provide free and confidential support and advice to more than 100,000 people a year. Here’s what we’re all about.
We want to see a world where anyone seeking help feels welcome, not judged, and can get support, when and where they need it.
Our name reflects who we are – it’s a statement of intent, of support, and of our commitment to work side by side with our clients as equals, to help them believe that the change they want to make is possible.
Our mission has always been to help one another. From the beginning, we’ve provided vital services for those experiencing challenges with alcohol or drugs. But we understand that these struggles often intersect with mental health challenges. Just as substance use can impact mental health, so too can mental health challenges influence drug and alcohol use. That’s why, alongside our core drug and alcohol services for adults and young people, we also offer a range of mental health and wellbeing support.
If you’re facing challenges with drugs, alcohol or mental health and you don’t know where to turn, we’re here. Whether you need advice for yourself or a loved one, the journey starts with a step. When you’re ready to take it, we can help you along the path.
We work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are WithYou.
Our impact in numbers
We worked with
72,618
adults in England and Scotland to overcome challenges with drugs and alcohol
We received
1.6 million
visits to our website
24,751
people received help from a trained advisor on our webchat service
203
volunteers gave 20,002 hours to support our work and role model recovery
We completed
11,747
dry blood spot tests in our mission to micro-eliminate hepatitis C in our BBV commissioned services
We supported
6,362
young people aged 11-24 with drug,
alcohol and mental health challenges
12,458
people began treatment with us in our mental health programme
£1.9m
in grants and donations from supporters, donors, trusts, and foundations
Our social media content was viewed over
1.7 million times
and we grew our follower base by