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DDN October 2023
The more we understand, the better we can help
With Mental Health Awareness Day this month, we’re looking at some key areas of support. Our...
Blank Canvas
From director of an art gallery to living in a homelessness hostel, Portraits of Recovery founder Mark Prest’s own lived experience led him to...
Early Intervention
Despite what tabloid headline writers may think, the majority of young people in the UK are not perpetual or problematic users of alcohol and...
Inclusion at Forward Trust
Darren Lacey, Inclusion Co-Ordinator at Forward Trust, discusses attending Pride marches, LGBTQ+ staff training and always learning.
For the past 10 months, I have been...
Turning Point’s response to the Government’s naloxone recommendations and overdose prevention...
Clare Taylor, Chief Operating Officer at Turning Point, responds to the publication of the Government response to the ACMD’s recommendations on naloxone and the...
Glasgow consumption room gets go-ahead
The UK’s first official consumption room has been approved by Glasgow's Integration Joint Board. The facility will be based in a clinic on Hunter...
Pride and Prejudice
As Overdose Awareness Day approached, the millionth kit of injectable naloxone was distributed. DDN looks back at the story of this lifesaving intervention.
Naloxone was...
Scotland consults on raising minimum unit price to 65p
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on raising the minimum unit price of alcohol to 65p.
‘Views are being sought on whether to...
Turning Point’s Oxfordshire & Slough services achieve micro-elimination
Two Turning Point treatment services – Oxfordshire Roads to Recovery and Slough Treatment, Advice & Recovery Team (START) – have achieved micro-elimination of hepatitis...
Forward Trust Patron HRH The Princess of Wales meets families impacted...
The Forward Trust was delighted to welcome its Royal Patron, HRH The Princess of Wales, to HMP High Down in Surrey on Tuesday 12th...
Suspected Scottish drug death figures up again
There were 600 suspected drug deaths in Scotland in the first six months of this year, according to provisional figures from Police Scotland – a...
WithYou announce the appointment of Simon Phillips as Chief Executive Officer...
Simon will join WithYou from Macmillan Cancer Support, where most recently he has been Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for strategy and performance alongside...
