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NEWS FOCUS
Just how closely linked are drug misuse and acquisitive crime statistics?
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IS ANYONE IN?
DDN reports from the Recovery Festival 2014, where day one of the conference focused
on what could be done to address the lack of provision of decent, long-term housing,
14 STEP BY STEP
On the second day of the Recovery Festival, delegates heard how the right policies
and culture could help meet the challenge of reintroducing people to stable employment.
16 THE REALMS OF POSSIBILITY
Sunny Dhadley talks to David Gilliver about peer mentoring, raising awareness
and the importance of seizing the moment.
18 REACHING OUT
The Reach Out festival in Bristol aimed to raise awareness of carers affected
by loved ones’ substance misuse. DHI’s Richard Brookes reports.
20 FILLING THE GAP
Jamie Bridge and Nigel Brunsdon report from the National Needle Exchange Forum’s
first free training event for needle exchange workers.
REGULARS
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NEWS ROUND-UP
: ‘New pledges’ announced as part of alcohol deal • Funding fears for
harm reduction • Young drug and alcohol consumption continues to fall • News in brief.
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ENTERPRISE CORNER
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Employability support should be an important part of tackling
reoffending rates, says Amar Lodhia.
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MEDIA SAVVY
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Who’s been saying what..?
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Vital legacy; Radical talk; No quick fix; The way forward.
12 PRACTICE EXCHANGE
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Rosie Mundt-Leach tells DDN how a south London drug service has
teamed up with commissioners and sexual health experts to offer open in-house clinics.
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Who’s been saying what..?
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‘IT’S A CRITICAL TIME
of challenge, but also of opportunity,’ said Marcus Roberts at the recent Recovery
Festival (page 8). We’re well aware of the challenges, and that services for vulnerable people are likely to remain
under extreme threat during the next couple of years. But there are signs of strong partnerships between the
housing and treatment sectors, and with employers who are willing to tackle stigma head-on to get people back
into work (page 14). CNWL have created entry points through a peer support network; Kaleidoscope are working
in partnership with local industry to support the workforce before problems develop; and major law firm Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer have actively engaged in a programme called ‘Ready for Work’ to offer people with
convictions placements among their support staff – an important signal that such initiatives can be undertaken
very successfully.
‘Create opportunities if they’re not available,’ urges Sunny Dhadley (page 16), taking Wolverhampton’s service
user involvement team from strength to strength. Against the backdrop of constant funding constraints and
competition this may seem an uphill task, but evidence of inspiration and progress should give us hope.