Ballyfermot Local Drug
& Alcohol Task Force
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Ballyfermot LDATF
Ballyfermot Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force (BLDATF) is one of 12 Local Drug and Alcohol Taskforces around Dublin, which were set up in the late 1990s to address the drug crisis of the time.
We are a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary group who support the funding, activities and development of a range of substance misuse and rehabilitation services as well as related community, family and child intervention services across the area.
Our Key Services
Blue Door
Families/individuals (over 18) who are engaging in or experiencing harmful behaviour
Read MoreFusion CPL
Anyone aged 18 and over living in the Ballyfermot, Chapelizod or Palmerstown area and seeking addiction support
Read MoreLiffey Area Partnership
Range of programmes dedicated to employment, education, community, enterprise, parenting, health and wellbeing.
Read MoreMatt Talbot Community Trust
Individuals in recovery from addiction and those in contact with the criminal justice system
Read MoreNews & Resources
๐๏ธ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐๐๐ฉ๐
Today, FASN is very proud to officially launch The Family Addiction Support Podcast - a new four-part series sharing the real experiences of family members whose lives have been affected by a loved oneโs addiction.
Addiction rarely affects just one person.
Behind every person struggling with addiction there can be parents, partners, children and other family members living with worry, fear, uncertainty, broken trust and sometimes isolation.
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ. ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ. ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐.
They speak honestly about the impact addiction has had on their lives and families, the ways they tried to cope, the importance of finding support and what they have learned along the way.
๐๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ.
We are incredibly grateful to each of our participants for trusting us with their stories. By speaking openly, we hope other family members listening will recognise that they are not alone and that it is okay to seek support for themselves.
๐ง ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/6jm8HH64xFP1IX0oESdw4g?si=935db775a75d436d
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-family-addiction-support-podcast/id1888529752
NearCast:
nearcast.ie/category/the-family-addiction-support-podcast/
Please listen, follow and share. You never know who may need to hear one of these stories. ๐
#FamilyAddictionSupport #FASN #AddictionSupport #FamilySupport #LivedExperience #YouAreNotAlone #Podcast
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted. For #RecoveryMonth we are launching a contest to find out what recovery means to Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard. We are looking for people in our community let us know, 'what recovery means to me' expressed through a poem, an art piece, a photograph, or a short written piece.
The best entry will win โฌ100 and will be featured on the cover on our dTalk Magazine. Other entries will be featured inside the magazine.
To enter, send in your information at this link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/HmvJ7CLXsB
and then send your art or writing via email to: rsiersbaek@liffeypartnership.ie
Or you can download the entry form here: ballyfermotldatf.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026_RM_Competition_application-form.docx and return it via email to rsiersbaek@liffeypartnership.ie or via post to Rikke Siersbaek, Liffey Partnership, 4 Drumfinn Park, Dublin 10, D10 AY66 with your art/writing attached.