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Provisional figures show 16 per cent increase in alcohol deaths
[…] scale of loss of life is a tragedy and urgent action is required to prevent these needless deaths. The future impact of the pandemic on addiction and mental health makes action now all the more vital. Quarterly alcohol-specific deaths in England and Wales: 2001 to 2019 registrations and Quarter 1 to Quarter 3 2020 provisional […]
Government announces £12m winter payments for rough sleepers
[…] in night shelters. ‘Housing is a social determinant of health; living on the streets or without a stable home makes you more vulnerable to physical illness, poor mental health and drug and alcohol problems,’ it says. ‘These health inequalities, with the added health impacts of coronavirus and the cold, mean that failing to protect people […]
Urgent action needed to address lockdown ‘time bomb’, warns Adfam
[…] discussions of problematic alcohol or drug use. However, half of the respondents to Families in lockdown said the situation had had a negative impact on their own mental health, while 28 per cent said they were experiencing more verbal abuse than usual and 13 per cent admitted to being concerned for their safety. Nearly 5 […]
Staying Alert
[…] the government’s rough sleeping initiative, is a perfect example of the kind of innovative, collaborative response the sector is capable of. Similarly in Dorset, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is working with drug and alcohol partners and the local public health team so that council delivery drivers can provide vulnerable service users […]
The Benzo Trap
[…] popular culture, including a new generation of rappers whose image and lyrics have popularised Xanax. For others, use may be self-medicating for trauma, anxiety or other negative mental health conditions. The trap here is the slow access that too many young people encounter when seeking help from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Long […]
A new normal
[…] parcels in the physical world and support them to access the online offer. The Lessons What are we learning as a result of all this? Isolation and mental health have been key issues raised, especially from those in supported housing as they are almost confined to their bedrooms (although we know that not all are […]
Residential Detox and Therapeutic Treatment for Addiction at Broadway Lodge
[…] any withdrawal symptoms and will prescribe accordingly until the individual has overcome physical dependence. Our clinicians include: Psychiatrist Non-medical Prescribers Markkus Trew, Head of Treatment and Counselling Mental Health Nurses General Nurses Health Care Assistants Treatment Whilst in treatment, clients follow a powerful, varied and structured programme every day . Working with our qualified therapists, […]
BTC Programme
[…] led by Alistair Sinclair on exploring commonality while celebrating difference. How to engage - Mark Brown from One in Four , on recovery and engagement in the mental health field. - Nigel Brunsdon from HIT and Injecting Advice on tips and tricks for social networking. 12.45p m -2.00pm: L unch and activities - Service user […]
Drugs, Alcohol & Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group reports
[…] covers meetings of the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group. Below are links to some recent reports. 2025 Reports The service gaps facing people with both mental health and substance use needs 2024 Reports Evidence should drive urgent action on alcohol strategy The escalating synthetic opioid crisis […]
Drug poisoning admissions continue to rise
[…] 1 per cent sought treatment for opiates, although the number was up from 187 to 216 compared to the previous year. A third of all young people starting treatment said they had a mental health treatment need. Statistics on drug misuse, England, 2019 at digital.nhs.uk Young people’s substance misuse treatment statistics 2018 to 2019 at www.gov.uk
15th February issue
[…] big to tackle. Yet that’s the task of the UKDPC and partners, as they launch the first phase of a project to understand stigma (page 14).Partnering with the mental health field, housing and young people’s charities is giving an opportunity to put heads together and share experience. As daunting as the prospect of changing public opinion might […]
Media Savvy
[…] reduce harm. Richard Hurley, BMJ, 8 August Most addiction services are not properly connected to wider health and care teams, so people are bounced between addiction and mental health services or fall between the gaps in both. It’s not uncommon for a patient to be excluded from mental health services due to having drug or […]
Case dismissed
[…] reasons for this can be complicated and overlapping – tolerance to drugs has been compromised while chaos is reintroduced. Those who find themselves in custody frequently have mental and physical health problems, all kinds of background trauma, and problems relating to their housing and basic wellbeing – all mixed in with their problem drug […]
Roger Howard pens an open letter to the new recovery champion Ed Day
[…] some great collaborative work going on locally, but financial resources are the lubricant to keep the wheels oiled. We know the dire financial situation for local councils, mental health services, police commissioners, criminal justice and social housing. So, unless you want to be sent to The Tower for heresy, no doubt you will be advised […]
Brynawel residential drug and alcohol treatment service
[…] drug dependence through the use of a wide range of therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), improving self-esteem and overall physical and mental health supported by daily structure, healthy diet and exercise. Our programmes meet the needs of the individual instead of being set up as ‘one size fits all’ […]
Relax laws on e-cigarettes, urge MPs
[…] solution that ‘at least starts from the evidence’ rather than misconceptions about health impacts, it adds, while NHS England should establish a policy of allowing people in mental health facilities to use the products ‘unless trusts can demonstrate evidence-based reasons for not doing so’. The committee also wants to see the government, the Medicines and […]
The news, and the skews, in the national media
[…] but signifying nothing. New York Times editorial, 20 March It would be wrong to legalise recreational cannabis use, particularly given the evidence that excessive use can cause mental health problems. But that should not prevent scientists and doctors from developing useful medicines to help people who are suffering. Scotsman editorial, 17 March So long as […]
Sustained recovery hugely beneficial for drinkers’ families
[…] lives can be transformed through recovery,’ the report says. Those surveyed reported improvements in a range of areas when a dependent drinker was in recovery, including emotional and mental health, debt, problems at work, involvement in the criminal justice system and violence. Around a third of respondents were victims of family violence during their family member’s […]
The right focus
[…] need to ask ourselves whether there are better ways of commissioning drug and alcohol services, she says, such as ‘commissioning jointly with CCGs who are responsible for mental health, with police for prevention of drug and alcohol-related crime, and with housing departments. ‘The same vulnerable and high-risk cohort of people appear in the pathways across […]
The bigger picture
[…] young LGBT people report they have, at some point, self-harmed; a staggering 44 per cent have considered suicide; and 42 per cent have sought medical help for mental distress. Alcohol and drug abuse are often damaging forms of self-medication to deal with this underlying distress. A recent study by the LGBT Foundation found that […]
DDN Residential Directory Autumn2017
[…] al cohol detoxification and stabilisa tion Ca n manage high-complex n eed sfor the full range of drugs & alcohol as well as many physical and non-acute mental health conditions Led by a highly skilled team of psychi atric consulta nts, s peciality do ctors, nurses, HCAs and peer men tors We work with commissioners, […]
US administration to use ‘all appropriate authority’ in response to opioid crisis
[…] – a factor that is ‘contributing greatly’ to the increase in overdose deaths. More than 40 per cent of people with a substance problem also have a mental health problem, the report adds, but ‘less than half’ receive treatment for either. A return to ‘Just say no’? Nancy Reagan speaking at a rally in 1987. […]
Battle lines
[…] help for years, even decades, with many not accessing services until they’re in their 60s (DDN, June, page 4). Combat Stress Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans, helping those struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety and other issues. Originally founded just after World War I, it currently has more than 6,000 […]
Knowledge exchange
[…] of backgrounds to share information and practical examples of service provision that we hope can contribute to reducing drug-related deaths. The conference was hosted at Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust’s (GMMH) Curve Conference Centre and started with introductions from colleagues at GMMH, Bev Humphrey, chief executive, and Richard Rodgers, strategic lead for substance misuse. […]
Vote of confidence
[…] stigma is now impacting people’s ability to move through treatment and achieve the life they want,’ she says. ‘So while we’re seeing a reduction in stigma in mental health, what we’re seeing in addiction is almost a re-stigmatisation of our client group. It’s hampering our ability to do our best for our service users.’ So […]
Life and death issues
[…] of deprivation, they’re exactly the same. Caring for each other sits at the centre of what needs to change in this society.’ ‘People will present with a mental health problem at their GP, but they’ll be told they need to deal with their drug or alcohol problem first,’ said one delegate. ‘We should create more environments […]
DDN November 2016
Welcome to our latest issue… There is an absolute moral imperative on all of us to tackle the ‘outrageous discrimination’ against people with mental health problems, said Norman Lamb MP at a recent conference. I don’t think any of us would disagree with that – the question is, how? As our article shows, the problems […]
Behind Closed Doors
[…] bleak, abusive one will predispose it to conditions of anxiety, insecurity and chaos. What is interesting is why some individuals do not suffer from addictive behaviours and mental health problems, while others do. Abuse and trauma in childhood take many forms and are categorised under physical, emotional and sexual harm. Much under reported but very […]
Force for Change
[…] lots of dedicated people in it,’ he said. Whatever their background, they needed to be competent, trained, supported and connected to local services, including police, bereavement and mental health services. ‘Like others, we’re being asked to do more for less,’ he said, and ‘very high regional variation’ meant there was even greater need for drug […]
January issue 2012
[…] the right time – Kelly as a young mother trying her hardest to kick addiction and Frankie, whose family life and career were jeopardised by a crippling mental health problem, and who didn’t break the cycle of prison and crime until he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. NOMS’ acknowledgement that service user involvement […]
Local news
[…] These people are living proof that there really is a way out.’ The event at New Beginnings saw service users enjoying activities to help enhance their overall mental health and wellbeing – including enjoying healthy food, and talking openly about the support available at the unit. ‘Our event was a real team effort,’ said Mr […]
False economies
[…] voice’ ‘There are half a million nurses working in this country, but I’m not sure where our voice is’, said Dr Carmel Clancy, head of department of mental health, social work and integrative medicine at Middlesex University, who is also chair of the Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse (ANSA). In the 1960s nurses were […]
Comment from the substance misuse sector
[…] lived in prison for two years and make no excuses for my crime – however I do believe there is a strong link between crime, addiction and mental health. Before coming to prison I tried so hard to get help, but my funding to rehabilitation was blocked because I was unstable. While living in prison […]
Close to home
[…] Sadly her father resented the fact that I had heaped the responsibility of being a parent on to him and our relationship slid into a cycle of mental and physical abuse. When a job came up with a local carpet company I applied hoping the extra money would make life better for us all […]
What state are we in?
[…] that they were having difficulty in supporting people to accrue ‘recovery capital’, with employment and housing particularly problematic but some problems also being experienced around access to mental health support. •Many participants were concerned about the potentially harmful and disruptive effects of frequent recommissioning and retendering. Despite these challenges and more, most respondents were relatively […]
The government’s ‘biggest reforms to employment support for a generation’ must not overlook people...
[…] we hope to see charities and social enterprises at the forefront of the design and delivery. Action is critical for government to support people with addiction and mental health issues that contribute to unemployment, along with tackling insecure work, zero-hour contracts, low pay, and inflexible jobs that trap people in a cycle of dependency on […]
Strength in numbers
[…] and diverse these challenges can be. Our outreach team alone works with around 280 people at a time, including people with complex needs ranging from homelessness to mental and physical health issues. That’s why we are proud to be a part of the city’s Street Engagement Hub, an innovative partnership based at local homelessness […]
Turning the Page, WithYou: Dave’s Story
[…] Over the years, what started as social weekend drinking at pubs escalated to drinking every day. His story is a reminder that challenges with alcohol, drugs or mental health can impact anyone, regardless of their circumstances. After trying to give up alcohol without support, Dave was rushed to hospital with organ failure. He spent three […]
Recovery rocks!
[…] which will be presented at upcoming events as part of their continued work to highlight stigma and the effect it may have on someone’s treatment journey and mental health and wellbeing. As experiences and research have shown, many people still don’t engage with treatment services or take full advantage of the support on offer for […]
Back to Work scheme extension: Learning from our DWP Restart delivery experience
[…] part our commitment to them. We help with CV preparation, job applications, interview techniques, better off calculations and identify suitable specialist intervention when needed – such as mental health support or substance misuse recovery support . We ensure every participant leaves each appointment with the objective and commitment to find sustainable work. • Hosting monthly […]
Grimsby man joined charity that helped ‘save his life’
[…] Thankfully, Shaun pulled through – despite a further lapse in recovery in 2021 – and determined to get help, he got in touch with alcohol, drug and mental health charity WithYou in North East Lincolnshire. Recovery helped Shaun find himself and happiness again and he is now able to, in his own words, ‘give back’ […]
Countdown to Elimination
[…] policies, said principal public health specialist at the London Borough of Hackney, Maggie Boreham. A recent paper had stated that illicit drug use was the most stigmatised mental and physical health condition worldwide, ‘because it’s considered to be about bad choice, bad character, some form of weakness’, she said. ‘This is 2022 – it’s […]
Scotland sees fall in injecting levels
[…] albeit with a slight fall after 2019-20. Around two thirds of people assessed for drug treatment reported co-occurring health issues – of these, 66 per cent reported mental health issues, almost half reported physical issues and a quarter reported alcohol issues. Although there was an 8 per cent fall in suspected drug deaths in Scotland […]
Delivering community support across Scotland
[…] groups. They also work to address health inequalities created by deprivation, protected characteristics, geography and demographics. Where we started With You has supported people with drugs, alcohol and mental health issues for over 50 years, giving us a lot of skill and experience in working with people in deprived communities and supporting people to change their […]
Harm reduction-based taskforce to look at student drug use
[…] in partnership with students, staff and others. The aim is to make student drug use ‘visible as a welfare and health issue’ with consequences for future employability, mental health and exploitation. The team will study current approaches and international best practice in support, education and treatment, as well as looking at policing and improving understanding […]
Heaviest drinkers bought 17 times more alcohol than light drinkers during lockdowns
[…] some of the most deprived communities in the UK have increased their household alcohol purchases significantly during COVID-19 lockdown periods, with undoubted consequences for both physical and mental health – and in many thousands of cases sadly leading to death,’ said lead author Professor Peter Anderson of Newcastle University. ‘This suggests that a focus on policies […]
Deaths in treatment up by almost 30 per cent
[…] per cent increase in people entering treatment for cannabis, however, and a 6 per cent increase for benzodiazepines. Almost two thirds of people entering treatment had a mental health need, with over half requiring mental health treatment, and almost 20 per cent had a housing problem. The period covered by the figures represented a ‘uniquely […]
Services now ‘on their knees’, says Carol Black
[…] some people think that treatment is just about clinical services, but that’s only part of the story. We need a strong recovery community, trauma-informed services, and good mental health services.’ Good housing and employment opportunities were also ‘absolutely part of the treatment package,’ she said. ‘You only have to talk to those who are drug-dependent […]
More than half of over 50s drinking at risky levels
[…] 1.3m over 50s say the second lockdown will lead to them drinking ‘even more’, however. As well as the effects of the lockdown on drinking habits and mental health, the research also reveals its significant impact on families, with one in three people whose parents are over 50 worried about the drinking habits of at […]
Policy Scope
[…] in their practice, the impact of this will be limited unless local systems are designed and commissioned to support recovery (for example, integrating substance misuse services with mental health, youth services, housing and employment support). New local structures will provide some real opportunities for ‘joined up’ commissioning – for example, health and wellbeing boards – […]
Beyond the gate
[…] and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust, were early adopters and pioneers of naloxone strategy, including in their prison-based services. ‘We have been issuing naloxone with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust at HMP Birmingham since 2005,’ says head of Inclusion, Danny Hames. Head of Inclusion, Danny Hames. When Change, Grow, Live embraced naloxone strategy, they made […]
Media language enabling discrimination, says Global Commission
[…] health care settings,’ said former executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine. ‘Language matters. Research has shown that even trained mental health practitioners treat differently cases where patients are referred to as “substance abusers” than those alluded to as “people with a substance use problem’”. ‘In Switzerland’s direct […]
New era for CQC regulation
[…] says that from April 2013 it will look at one outcome from each heading in the ‘essential standards’ so, for example, they could assess consent under the Mental Capacity Act, nutrition, medication, staff recruitment or complaints, or any outcomes not previously assessed. My advice, therefore, is don’t leave anything to chance and undertake a […]
Recovering hope
[…] ‘treatment’. Early on it was called ‘treatment effectiveness month’ and there remains a US focus on services alongside a relatively recent expansion of the month to encompass mental health and ‘behavioural science’. It’s the US approach, perhaps a reflection of the difficulties getting access, particularly if you’re poor, to even the most basic of services. […]
Challenging behaviour
[…] the years their lifestyle has taken its toll and they both have a number of physical health problems, mainly related to alcohol use, and previous encounters with mental health services. Jack, the older of the two, was being treated by the secondary care drug service for a number of years when we were approached to […]
Waythrough launches ten-year strategy
[…] people from accessing the help they need, it says, with the aim of transforming how support is ‘designed, delivered and connected’ for people experiencing substance use and mental health issues. At its centre will be a ‘commitment to tackle fragmentation across health, care and community systems’, it says – to stop people being passed between […]
Drugs the ‘single most destabilising factor’ across prison estate
[…] service had been far too slow in responding to the ‘substantial, increasing and rapidly changing’ threats posed by drugs in the prison estate. Alongside the drugs crisis, mental health needs were also far outstripping available support, the IMB report continues, with building maintenance also ‘actively making prisons less safe, less humane, and less able to […]
Early start
[…] lowest among 25 to 30-year-olds. Worryingly, only half of young adults in London – where ketamine is particularly prevalent – believed it posed risks to physical and mental health. When we talk to people about their reasons for using ketamine, a familiar set of themes emerges. Many report taking it to enhance social experiences such […]
Drug harm costing Scotland £6bn a year, says think tank
[…] £1bn cost to the country’s public sector – including around £222m on healthcare and drug services, and £320m criminal justice costs – would cover two thirds of the entire mental health budget, it says, with the impact on GDP estimated at a further £1.2bn through unemployment and reduced productivity. ‘Not only do these figures represent clear economic […]
Beyond Custody
[…] them. More likely to experience systems as punitive rather than protective. Women in custody are among the most marginalised in our communities. Many live with trauma, poor mental health, poverty, homelessness and substance use. Many have experienced domestic abuse or sexual violence. Many are primary caregivers. Almost all have faced significant adversity long before they […]