Action on drugs and alcohol: priorities for the next government 3rd June 2024 The General Election on 4th July 2024 is an opportunity for all political parties to commit to securing high quality drug and alcohol treatment for everyone who wants to access it.
Combatting challenges for veterans accessing drug and alcohol treatment 8th May 2024 Research shows that veterans are less likely than non-veterans to seek support for substance use. This is compounded by the fact that they’re more likely to face multiple disadvantages and have poorer treatment outcomes. As the largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services, we can – and should – be instrumental in empowering veterans to get the support they need.
New pathways to change: Our Prisons service is improving access for neurodivergent people 30th April 2024 At our Southwest Prisons service, Elaine Wilcock is leading an innovative project to make support more accessible to neurodivergent people. She explains how this will help us empower more people into life-changing support.
Strength in numbers: How Manchester RISE is meeting people’s complex needs 11th March 2024 Our Manchester RISE service is part of an innovative partnership model that is helping people access the support that is right for them. Head of Services Jackie McVann explains how the Street Engagement Hub meets people's complex needs.
Our Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reports 2023 6th March 2024 This year, for the first time in our history, we are publishing our Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2023 alongside our Gender Pay Gap Report 2023.
Change Grow Live backs Public Accounts Committee recommendations 9th February 2024 Change Grow Live today backed the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendations for a long-term, joined up approach from Government to reducing the harms from illegal drugs and achieving the aims of the national Drug Strategy.
Change Grow Live responds to the tragic deaths of people who use drugs 19th December 2023 The Office of National Statistics today released their report on the number of people who lost their life as a result of drug misuse in England and Wales during 2022.
Bringing safer injecting to the people that need it 5th December 2023 The time is right to improve access to needle and syringe programmes. Peter Furlong, our National Harm Reduction Lead, and Tracey Kemp, our National Hepatitis C Strategy Lead, explain how organisations can come together to make it happen.
For Black History Month, our staff told us about the black women who have inspired them. 17th November 2023 We asked black women from across Change Grow Live to share their stories of the women who’ve inspired them – and how their inspiration has shaped their own journeys.