“What could the system do better? Listen to us. Believe us.” Our latest webinar held on 13 December 2021 hosted a panel of experts to discuss the question: How can
Author Archive - Peter Keeling
Commissioners’ Group publishes annual report
The English Substance Use Commissioners’ Group was set up in 2020 as a strategic and supportiveforum to bring together those with commissioning responsibility for substance use services, forimproved population and
Latest alcohol deaths figures show steep rise
The statistics on alcohol-specific deaths in the UK in 2020 show a shocking 19% increase in mortality from 2019, the biggest year-on-year rise since 2001. Almost 9,000 people died from
A joint response to the new Drugs Strategy
Today’s announcement shows the Government is serious about righting the wrong of nearly a decade of disinvestment in England’s drug treatment system. We are proud to have worked together to
If not now, when?
A new drugs strategy offers the chance for the Government to right the wrongs of disinvestment by funding Dame Carol Black’s rigorous, costed policy programme. The necessary resource must be
Phoenix Futures publishes “Making Rehab Work”
In Making Rehab Work, Phoenix Futures has produced a comprehensive analysis of the causes behind the decline in access to residential treatment in England. With endorsement from across the field,
Collective Voice’s response to the 2020/21 substance misuse treatment statistics
The 2020/21 drug and alcohol treatment data released today covers a uniquely challenging period in our field’s history. People facing drug or alcohol addiction, already a vulnerable and oftentimes isolated
Webinar: Lived experience and the substance misuse treatment system
At a time of significant opportunity to renew the treatment and recovery field and the people it supports, this webinar will ask the critical question: How can we all support
Collective Voice responds to the 2021 Spending Review
People experiencing drug or alcohol addiction have been badly let down by years of government disinterest and cuts to treatment and recovery budgets. The consequences are stark. Deaths from drug
Joint submission to the Spending Review
The government will announce the result of the 2021 Spending Review alongside the Autumn Budget Statement on 27 October. We expect this to be a multi-year Review with significant implications
