KWADS is a Bristol-based, community-rooted organisation providing a range of services including free and confidential information, advice, guidance, signposting and support to family members, carers, concerned others and professionals in relation to someone else’s alcohol/drug misuse.

KWADS is unique in the range of services it provides to carers and concerned others across the wider Bristol area. We champion the cause of carers, we facilitate a forum that acts as the voice of carers, we act to positively influence policy and the quality of service delivery to carers, and we act as a link to a wide range of other organisations that provide support services to people experiencing issues such as rape, debt, housing, domestic abuse, parenting etc.

KWADS offers an integrated approach to the family unit, in that we do also provide information, advice and support services to those individuals within the family who are misusing drugs and/or alcohol. Recent testimonials have demonstrated that having the individual members of the family in treatment can lead to positive changes in the behaviour of the user.