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Dame Carol Black visits Leicester service to see impact of drug...
The government’s independent adviser on drugs, Professor Dame Carol Black, visited Leicester on Tuesday to learn more about the innovative ways the city’s substance...
Bournemouth charity honours two local volunteers with awards
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole charity WithYou presents Peter Lee-Overy, and Debbie Millward, with volunteer awards for going above and beyond supporting people struggling with...
Via celebrates new Trustee appointments during Volunteers’ Week
Via is marking this year’s Volunteers’ Week by welcoming five newest Trustees to the Board and celebrating the contribution of all Board members who...
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Vital Bonds
Peer mentors and volunteers are crucial to our service, says Max Griffiths.
Our peer mentors at Via are people with lived experience who have previously...
Government to double number of intensive supervision courts in bid to...
The government has announced £9m funding to more than double the number of intensive supervision courts, which aim to cut reoffending by tackling the...
Two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat cases
Just under two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat admissions, according to figures from the country’s Health Research Board (HRB).
There were...
Drugs the ‘single most destabilising factor’ across prison estate
Illicit drugs are the single most destabilising factor across the entire adult prison estate, according to the annual report from the Independent Monitoring Boards...
Ten times more women sleeping rough than official government figures show
There are still as many as ten times more women sleeping rough in some areas than are identified in the government’s official snapshot figures,...
Changing the dynamic
Here comes a new approach to finally giving people on OST a genuine voice in their own care, says Professor Adam Winstock.Let me start...
Your Story
‘I had a massive problem with alcohol. It nearly killed me’
A 46-year-old man from Ludlow whose struggle with alcohol nearly killed him has shared his life-saving story for Recovery Month, observed throughout September to...
‘I nearly died. I wish I’d known that there is a...
A 26-year-old man from Scunthorpe whose struggle with ketamine left him hospitalised with liver and kidney failure has shared his life-saving story for Recovery...
‘Alcohol is a silent killer. It can just take your life...
This Alcohol Awareness Week, Zoe, a previous client of Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS), provided by the charity WithYou, is speaking out about...
Rehab Spotlights
Phoenix Futures residential services
With over 50 years of experience delivering residential rehabilitation in the UK, Phoenix Futures are dedicated to helping people, families and communities overcome substance...
Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House: a beautiful place to recover
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Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House is a purpose-built facility set in over nine acres of beautiful grounds at Heswall, Wirral, designed to provide the...
Turning Point: supporting you to make a positive change
Turning Point has been providing residential detox and rehab for over 30 years. Using evidence-based therapies and peer support, we’ll support you to improve...





























