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Partner Updates
Celebrating 11 years of Roots: growing community, wellbeing, and recovery together
As we mark the 11th anniversary of SIG Penrose Roots, Service Manager, Samantha Smith, reflects on the incredible journey of this community-based project and...
UK’s biggest charity merger promises a Waythrough for people dealing with...
Waythrough, which launched 1 October, combines the expertise and resources of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship, two national charities that share values, ambitions and decades...
Celebrating 20 incredible years of The Bridges, Hull
The Bridges, an important drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation facility based in Hull, had a special commemorative event to welcome its 20th year in...
Recent Posts
A welcome diversion
Our prisons are in crisis and we need to take a whole system approach to managing it, said Darren Nicholas, assistant director of services...
Services still not properly equipped to deal with dual diagnosis, say...
Services across the UK ‘remain ill-equipped’ to meet the needs of people with co-existing substance use and mental health issues, says a report led...
Delayed opening for Glasgow consumption room
The opening of the UK’s first consumption room in Glasgow has been delayed while checks are made to the building. The facility had previously...
Homelessness services facing financial ‘cliff edge’, charities warn
An open letter to the chancellor signed by almost 80 homelessness and housing organisations warns that services across the country are facing a ‘perilous...
Community is key
My career at Kaleidoscope spans three decades and as I look to step down from my leadership role I’ve reflected on what has happened...
More than 60 per cent of people dying a drug-related death...
Sixty-three per cent of people who died a drug-related death in Scotland lived alone ‘all of the time’, according to new analysis by Public...
Your Story
A fair exchange
My first real job opportunity felt like a battle against the system – but then something changed for me, says Stuart Lloyd.
‘Same shit, different...
Mother who nearly died of alcohol dependency volunteers at rehab clinic...
A mother who nearly died of alcohol dependency last year is rebuilding her life by volunteering at the same Scottish rehabilitation clinic where she...
My son’s death turned me into a campaigner | Hilary’s Story
Caring for someone who is dependent on drugs is one of the most exhausting, emotional and confusing experiences, it’s like living on a rollercoaster...
Rehab Spotlights
Making the right choices
Choices represent a number of independent treatment centres across the country offering; ethical, affordable and effective treatment from a wide range of options.
Choices promotes...
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 your...
Safe and sound – home detox with BWR Synergy
What’s involved in a home detox? The expert team at BWR Synergy Health explain the series of very careful stages.
BWR Synergy Health Ltd is...