The government has published its initial response to the second part of Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs. The second part of the Black Review made 32 recommendations that,
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The Black Review: A shared mission for transformational change
As organisations which see the impacts of drugs and alcohol on people, families and communities on a daily basis we have come together to advocate collectively for change. We welcome
Collective Voice responds to recent media coverage of treatment and recovery services
Two recent articles (“Commissioning of addiction services by councils has failed”, Health Services Journal (HSJ), 8.6.21 and “Addiction treatment harder to get since councils took over, says Tory MP”, The
Collective Voice holds webinar on Tier 4 services
Within a treatment system that has faced significant cuts to funding in recent years, detox and rehab services have fared particularly badly. Vital pathways have suffered from the critical combination
Hope on the horizon for our overlooked Tier 4 services
The effects of the era of austerity on local government commissioned drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services have been well documented by Collective Voice and others. But ours is
The Black Review – a once in a generation opportunity to level up our treatment and recovery system
The Review We welcome the enthusiasm and rigour Dame Black has brought as the Independent Reviewer, and her whole-person approach to treatment and recovery, acknowledging mental health support, housing and
Collective Voice holds first webinar on substance misuse and mortality
In October the Office for National Statistics published the latest statistics for drug-related deaths in 2019, showing – yet again – a record year in almost a decade of increasing
Headline treatment numbers remain stable, but mask the full story
Today’s 2019/20 figures for adults in substance misuse treatment do not make happy reading, especially in light of yesterday’s Spending Review. Some of the trends we have seen in recent
A missed opportunity to truly level up our treatment and recovery services
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
Nobody said “I’m not doing it, it’s not my job”
As part of our ongoing series focused on the role of the voluntary sector in supporting people with drug or alcohol problems, we spoke to Tim Sampey, Chief Executive of
