Author Archive - Oliver Standing

Drug misuse impacts on almost all domains of human life – and cost England £18.7bn in 2017/18. Our drug related deaths figures reveal an appalling picture of human loss and

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest England and Wales statistics on drug-related deaths for 2019. Yet again they reveal an appalling picture of human loss and suffering

Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) treatment and recovery organisations have faced major challenges over the past few months. These services have been at the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic

Collective Voice will be doing everything it can over the coming weeks and months to support the sector at this challenging time. We know that you’re facing unprecedented pressures and

Collective Voice has worked hard to support the sector at this challenging time. We will be updating this page when new relevant guidance emerges so please keep checking back. We

A new strategic vision The recent Conservative manifesto was light on detail around drug and alcohol treatment, however a subsequent addition was published laying out plans to tackle addiction. This

Over the past couple of months Collective Voice has held four ‘roadshow’ type events around the country. The purpose of these was threefold: bringing together local systems to explore how