We are genuine, accepting and empathetic with a real understanding of where the service user is at and how difficult it is. We get it.
We spoke to Bianca Alexander, a non-opiate Recovery Coordinator at Change Grow Live Manchester, who in her spare time works as a harm reduction volunteer with The Loop.
We recently spoke to Deb, Change Grow Live's Recovery Culture Implementation Lead at our North East Prisons service.
Whilst studying a masters in clinical psychology Cherry, like many other students, was tasked with finding a work placement. She described finding a placement at Change Grow Live as a ‘blessing in disguise’. Now, as a full time Alcohol Practitioner at The Alcohol Service, she spoke to us about her passion for her role.
We’ve significantly upgraded our website with a suite of new design elements.
Andy is the clinical lead at Inspire East Lancashire. He has 17 years of experience in the substance misuse field. Last year, Andy and the nursing team began an innovative clinical van project.
We asked Jean Lansimaki, National Programme Manager, to highlight some of the key areas of CGL’s digital strategy.
We recently caught up with Mandie from our Tameside service. Mandie is a Young People's Substance Misuse Practitioner and People Impacted by Parental Substance Misuse (PIPS) Worker. We discussed how young people can become affected by substance misuse and the importance of her role with CGL.
I help CGL develop its own ways of looking at data and understand what those data might mean. I also present the results of the research that I do and explain what it means, the significance for service provision and any potential clinical implications.
Following the appointment of CGL's new Chief Executive, a process that involved service users for the first time, we caught up with Sue Edwards and David Pontin from the National Service User Council to find out more about the role of the group.
