Senior recovery worker Emma Mundell, talks about her working supporting people in Bedford through Path 2 Recovery (P2R).

What is P2R?
P2R is a substance misuse treatment service for people in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

Who do you support?
People who might be misusing alcohol, heroin or other drugs like cocaine. There are always new substances. It is constantly evolving in terms of the people we support and the different drugs they may need help coming off.

How do you support clients?
We are quite holistic and try to look at all of the factors which might impact someone’s recovery. As an example, if you don’t have housing it is very difficult to deal with an alcohol problem. So help with housing, connection to your community or support with any health matters you might have. We do screening and treat people within P2R for people with Hepatitis C. We try and improve all areas of a client’s life.

Why do you do the job?
I am passionate about advocating for people who have been marginalised and have had a hard time in life, so they can reach their potential and be healthy and happy.

What was your proudest moment in the job?
We had a service user who injured her leg. She was in a domestic violence relationship and the injury caused isolation, as she lived up seven flights of stairs.
We managed to get her a bungalow which was accessible, where she could live with her little dog, and she left the abusive partner. She felt very hopeless and we supported her to feel much, much better in life. That was a very proud moment.

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