This is the third in a series of posts discussing topics raised at the recent Drug Strategy Implementation Events which Collective Voice delivered on behalf of the Home Office in November 2017.
The issue of the under-representation of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) populations in drug and alcohol services was raised at the Birmingham event. In this vlog, Ricky Bhandal, who runs the National Substance Misuse Conference, shares his thoughts with us on how to engage these groups of people.
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