A dose of inspiration goes a long way Organising a conference is nerve-racking - preparing the programme, focusing on every detail, hoping things will run...

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Recovery has shaped every part of Ste’s life. Today, he manages Acorn’s Community Team in Manchester, but there was a time when he never thought...

Kaleidoscope’s Birchwood residential detox and rehabilitation service on the Wirral has gathered feedback from people with a history of ketamine use about their experiences...

One day, referrals are ticking along nicely. The next, you realise a familiar name has disappeared from your inbox. It happens all the time. Referrers...

For most of my working life I believed that the services I worked in were simply not offering enough. Better care plans, more strategies,...

In recovery, milestones matter. A day, a week, 30 days, a year. Each one is marked sincerely and with hope, because each one is...

Hope Fest 2026 brought together people in recovery, families, friends, services and the wider community for an alcohol-free celebration at Pleasley Pit. The event was...

Preliminary findings from the Museum of Homelessness show that 1,720 people died while homeless in 2025 – almost 7 per cent up on the previous...

Much of our work is organised around labels – addiction, long-term or harmful substance use, chronic pain, mental health, trauma. Each has its own...

Forty-seven per cent of people think offenders with a drug or alcohol problem linked to their crime should be sent to a rehabilitation programme...

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...

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...

This Alcohol Awareness Week, Zoe, a previous client of Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS), provided by the charity WithYou, is speaking out about...

Our service Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House is a purpose-built facility set in over nine acres of beautiful grounds at Heswall, Wirral, designed to provide the...

Via residential expansion set for 2025 launch We are excited to announce that Passmores House will be expanding its rehab facilities with an addition of...

Recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all. While 12-step programmes have helped millions of people, they’re only one of several evidence-based paths to overcoming addiction. If you’re exploring...