COVID-19: Support and guidance across the sector

General charity support

• Civil Society – Funding available to charities during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Frameworks Institute – Framing COVID-19
• Mental Health Foundation – Looking after your mental health while working during the Coronavirus outbreak
• NCVO – Your organisation and coronavirus
• NCVO – Are volunteers on lockdown?

Substance misuse treatment services

• Dr Emmert Roberts, Dr Michael Kelleher – A Protocol for the Management of Opioid Dependence in Temporary Homeless Hotels during the COVID-19 Outbreak and A Protocol for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in Temporary Homeless Hotels during the COVID-19 Outbreak
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction – EMCDDA update on the implications of COVID-19 for people who use drugs (PWUD) and drug service provide
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (USA) – COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
• NHS England – Advice for health and justice healthcare teams on medicines and pharmacy services continuity
• Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee – Shared-Care service provision for people being treated for substance use during the COVID19 pandemic
• Scottish Drugs Forum – Guidance on Contingency Planning for People who use Drugs and COVID-19

Harm reduction

• Harm Reduction Coalition (USA) – Safer Drug Use during the COVID-19 Outbreak and Syringe Services and Harm Reduction Provider Operations During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• Humankind – COVID-19 advice for people who use substances
• NHS South London and Maudsley – Harm reduction strategies for alcohol dependence
• Release – Harm Reduction & Drug Treatment “Essential journey” cards
• Release – Drug Treatment and Coronavirus/COVID19
• Scottish Drugs Forum – Do You Inject Drugs? Harm Reduction Leaflet

Families and relationships

• Adfam – COVID-19: Top Tips
• Alcohol and Families Alliance – COVID-19 – What AFA members are doing to support families and the sector
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy

Health and Justice

• NHS England – Remote prescribing guidance for health and justice sites
• NHS England – Accessing medicines for detainees released during COVID-19

Deaths and bereavement

• Fulfilling Lives LSL – Managing death of a person we support in a residential setting during COVID-19
• Fulfilling Lives LSL – Supporting you during a period of bereavement during COVID-19

Free online support

Breaking Free is a digital health and behavioural science company specialising in addictive behaviours. Until 30.4.20 its services are free for substance misuse organisations to help manage self isolation and social distancing during COVID-19.

See their useful explanatory video, email info@breakingfreegroup.com for free log-in details, and follow them on Twitter.

Right Steps is an employee support service which has developed a free online module focused on information and wellbeing around COVID-19. Access Find Out More: Covid-19: Keeping well.