For GPs, partners and organisations

Referral and professional information

Recovery Cymru is an independent, peer-led recovery community working across Cardiff and the Vale. It also works alongside Barod and Kaleidoscope as a partner in the Cardiff and Vale Drug and Alcohol Service (CAVDAS) alliance.

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Recovery Cymru peer-led community graphic.

Referral criteria

Who Recovery Cymru is right for

Recovery Cymru is right for people who are in or seeking recovery from substance use and want to engage with peer support and meet other people who have been through similar experiences.

Please do not refer someone to attend in person on a day when they are under the influence of anything non-prescribed. Contact the team to discuss the safest next step.

There is a dedicated Family and Friends peer-support programme for people who are worried about someone else.

Family & Friends support

Referral basics

What Recovery Cymru needs

Professionals can refer someone by calling or emailing Recovery Cymru. Please make sure the person has agreed for the team to contact them.

The person’s name and contact details
The best time to reach them
Confirmation they are happy for Recovery Cymru to contact them

Once received, the team can contact the person directly, explain what is available and give them the option to get involved.

CAVDAS Peer Team

Peer support in numbers

Figures supplied from the NHS PARIS system. Recovery Cymru will add the confirmed reporting period when approved.

428

referrals received

498

people supported

1,213

one-to-one sessions

Source: CAVDAS Peer Team data extracted from NHS PARIS · Reporting period to be confirmed by Recovery Cymru.

Professional pathways

Who this page is for

Health and social care

For GPs, social workers, mental health teams, community services and other professionals seeking recovery support routes.

Housing, justice and community partners

For teams supporting adults where substance use, recovery, isolation or community connection are part of the picture.

Employers and organisations

For workplaces and charities interested in recovery-informed training, consultancy or resources.

Training information

Peer-led practice

A community model professionals can trust.

Recovery Cymru combines lived experience, structured support and strong partnership working. The result is a service that feels human to members and credible to referrers.

Recovery Cymru creative campaign artwork about how peer support can reduce alcohol harm. — Peer-led support can help reduce harm by creating connection, safety and practical routes into recovery.

When another pathway is needed

Recovery Cymru offers peer-led community recovery support. If someone faces immediate danger, urgent risk or a safeguarding emergency, please use the appropriate emergency or statutory service.