The impact of the cost of living crisis further emphasises the need for long term and sustainable funding for drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services.
The Sentencing Bill is shortly due to enter Committee stage in Parliament. It includes two clauses which would bring positive changes to sentencing by, if well implemented, reducing pressure on the prison system and ensuring that people whose contact with the criminal justice system is related to the way they use drugs and alcohol are able to get the treatment and support they need.
Integration is an easy word to say but a harder concept to deliver. The people our system serves have some of the worst physical and
As the country continues its recovery from the effects of the pandemic while dealing with the rising tide of economic crisis, services that support people with co-occurring conditions will be more necessary than ever.
As is often the case, support for people with drug and alcohol problems defies easy categorisation. It does not fit easily into a box marked ‘health’, ‘community development’ or any other label. Addiction and recovery are defined by their all-encompassing nature, and the responses our society has developed are similarly broad.
The second part of the Black Review could be a landmark moment in our field’s history. There are some encouraging signs in the Government’s response.
Collective Voice is the national charity working to improve England’s drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems
