Rehab Success Rates & Treatment Outcomes

Our Results

80% Sustained Abstinence

80% of Bali Beginnings clients are still sober 12 months after they leave us. The figure comes out of our two-year aftercare programme — every client is followed up regularly, and the number is what it is. National figures for the same period sit somewhere between 30 and 50%, depending on which study you look at. We're well above that, and the rest of this page tries to explain why, honestly.

80%

Sustained Abstinence at 12+ Months

Our Approach

Why Our Success Rates Are Higher

A small group

Eight clients, maximum. It's hard to fall through the cracks when there's only seven other people in the building. Bigger rehabs have their place, but isolation inside a 30-bed programme is a real thing — we've seen it.
A 40:8 staff ratio

Forty staff to eight clients. A lot of one-to-one time, proper clinical supervision, and someone available 24/7 when things get hard at 2am — which they do.
Treatment length that fits

28, 60 or 90 days. Some people need the longer stay, some don't. Research is fairly clear that longer programmes tend to do better for severe cases, and we'll be straight with clients about which option suits.
Two years of aftercare

This is probably the biggest single factor. Most rehabs stop at 30 to 90 days. The data we have on our own clients shows a 15% gap between people who engage with our aftercare and people who don't. That's enormous.
Clinical quality

One-to-one psychotherapy with qualified psychologists using CBT, ACT and CFT. 24/7 medical supervision. The 12-step program woven in for clients who get value from it. Body-based therapies for those who do.
Lived experience on the team

Howard, several of the recovery coaches and a number of the support team are in long-term recovery themselves. People often say it's what makes them commit to the work — they're not just being told things, they're being told them by people who have lived them.

The Reality

An honest note on what success means

Success in addiction recovery isn't a single number on a page. Broadly, national 12-month sustained-abstinence rates across the UK and comparable countries land somewhere between 30 and 50%, depending on the substance and who's being counted. Outcomes vary a lot, and anyone quoting a number without that context is overselling.

We think our 80% rate comes from several things stacking together: a small group, two years of structured aftercare rather than the typical 30-day wave-off, treatment length matched to the case rather than packaged, and a team where a lot of people are in their own long-term recovery. None of it is magic. It's just what happens when you build a centre around what actually works.

We also won't pretend recovery is linear. Relapse can be part of recovery. What matters is whether the person has the support to get back on track — which is exactly why the aftercare runs for two years, not 30 days. The data says people who stay engaged with that programme do measurably better than the ones who don't.

And honestly, "success" is more than just whether someone is still sober at the 12-month mark. It's whether they've built a life they actually want — relationships repaired, work that matters, days that feel worth being awake for. The number is one signal. The lived life is the rest of it.

Long-Term Support

2 Years of Structured Aftercare

When you leave us, the programme isn't done. The two-year aftercare is where most of the actual recovery work happens — and the data on our own clients shows people who engage with it do significantly better than people who don't.

Regular check-ins

Scheduled one-to-one sessions with your recovery coach and the clinical team. The first few months they're frequent — five times a week to start with — then taper as things stabilise.
Ongoing psychology

Counselling and psychotherapy when it's needed — for triggers, mental health that's running alongside the addiction, or just life getting hard.
Community & peers

Connection to local recovery communities, 12-step meetings, peer networks. The opposite of addiction, as Howard puts it, is connection — and isolation is what kills most relapses.
Family work

Support for rebuilding the relationships that addiction tends to put under strain — partners, kids, parents, friends. This work is rarely fast, but it's part of what we mean by recovery.

Peaceful moment in recovery, reflective time in nature

Our Success Rate

80% Sustained Abstinence

Why Our Success Rates Are Higher

A small group

A 40:8 staff ratio

Treatment length that fits

Two years of aftercare

Clinical quality

Lived experience on the team

An honest note on what success means

2 Years of Structured Aftercare

Regular check-ins

Ongoing psychology

Community & peers

Family work

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