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“What could the system do better? Listen to us. Believe us.” Our latest webinar held on 13 December 2021 hosted a panel of experts to discuss the question: How can

The English Substance Use Commissioners’ Group was set up in 2020 as a strategic and supportiveforum to bring together those with commissioning responsibility for substance use services, forimproved population and

The statistics on alcohol-specific deaths in the UK in 2020 show a shocking 19% increase in mortality from 2019, the biggest year-on-year rise since 2001. Almost 9,000 people died from

In Making Rehab Work, Phoenix Futures has produced a comprehensive analysis of the causes behind the decline in access to residential treatment in England. With endorsement from across the field,

At a time of significant opportunity to renew the treatment and recovery field and the people it supports, this webinar will ask the critical question: How can we all support

People experiencing drug or alcohol addiction have been badly let down by years of government disinterest and cuts to treatment and recovery budgets. The consequences are stark. Deaths from drug

The government will announce the result of the 2021 Spending Review alongside the Autumn Budget Statement on 27 October. We expect this to be a multi-year Review with significant implications

This briefing note summarises the policy developments so far around Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs and the government’s initial response to the review. We will continue to update

As noted previously Collective Voice strongly welcomes Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs and its call for increased funding. In conversation with some colleagues we have noted confusion as

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,