Since August last year I’ve visited many charities around the country hard at work supporting local (and in a few cases not so local) people

Dee Cunniffe, Policy Lead, London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis CI first became fully aware of how devastating hepatitis C could be through

A few weeks ago I attended the National Substance Misuse Conference in Birmingham and ran a workshop looking at our sector’s current response to the

The human lives behind the numbers On the long view, last month’s ONS report on drug-related deaths show that people continue to die in record

On the 4 July I took part in a panel at Homeless Link’s annual conference. Although I don’t start as Director for another month or

Last summer, as I stepped into the new policy role at Collective Voice, the Government seemed to have left itself in an odd position. It

The alcohol treatment system is in crisis. The recent report from Alcohol Concern/Alcohol Research UK reveals that the pressures services are under largely reflect those

On International Women’s Day, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice launched its consultation into the Government’s proposals for transforming the response to domestic abuse.

Drug and alcohol treatment brings a host of benefits to individuals, families and communities: Saving lives – Treatment is a protective factor against overdose and

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