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‘LOCK, STOCK’ STAR
GIVES BOOST TO RAPT
DAY PROGRAMMES
JASON FLEMYNG
, star of
Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels
, lent his support to Alcohol
Awareness Week (16-22 November) with a visit
to two of RAPt’s London community programm-
es – the Tower Hamlets Community Alcohol
Team (THCAT) and the Island Day Programme.
He was among those at the event to speak
about the effects of addiction, having seen his
father struggle with alcohol.
‘I am only too aware of the stigma around
it,’ he said. ‘These projects are brilliant – not
only because of the incredible transformation
it can help bring for those struggling with
drink or drugs, but because of the support and
understanding there is for families too.’
DRINKAWARE PILOT
KEEPS CLUBBERS
STREETWISE
YOUNG CLUBBERS
in the south west will be
targeted through the Drinkaware Club, a six-
month pilot by the alcohol education charity.
Joining forces with local police, community
partnerships and police and crime commiss-
ioners (PCCs), Drinkaware has trained staff in
bars and clubs to increase safety by reducing
HELPING CHILDREN TALK
ABOUT PARENTS’ TREATMENT
A NEW RESOURCE BOOKLET
has been produced by The Children’s
Society to help young people affected by a parent or carer’s alcohol or
drug treatment.
Help me understand
aims to encourage ten to 14-year-olds to talk
to support workers and has been designed to communicate simply
and directly, including messages from others in the same situation.
‘While having a parent or carer in treatment can be a positive
thing, it can also be very confusing and distressing,’ said Joanna
Manning, national lead on substance misuse at The Children’s
Society. ‘[This] will be a valuable tool for workers to use in helping
children and young people to stay safe and to understand the
importance of accepting and sharing their feelings.’
The booklet was launched at Adfam/
DDN
’s safeguarding
conference
Everybody’s business
, held in Birmingham.
Available to download at
WELCOME EVENTS
PROVE POPULAR AT
FORWARD LEEDS
A SERIES OF OPEN MORNINGS
across the city have proved a
successful venture for alcohol and drug charity Forward Leeds.
The Wednesday morning events have introduced service
users, local residents and businesses the facilities and given
them the chance to meet staff, ask questions and learn
about what goes on at the charity, including the needle
exchange and other harm reduction activities.
The service’s executive director, Lisa Parker, said they were
extremely pleased at the turnout at the events and added,
‘The events have also been an opportunity for us to
recognise the hard work our staff do… we made sure each
staff member got a Forward Leeds purple and pink cupcake.’
‘The events have
also been an
opportunity for us to
recognise the hard
work our staff do…’
Lisa PaRkeR
DYFRIG HOUSE OPENS
NEW DOORS TO HELP
CARDIFF’S HOMELESS
A SPECIALIST
ACCOMMODATION
and
support centre has been
set up at Dyfrig House in
Cardiff to help homeless
people with alcohol or
substance misuse
problems.
The 21 self-contained
bedrooms with private
ensuite toilet and shower
facilities, will support
residents towards independent living and
have been described as ‘not a hostel [but]
therapy’ by one resident.
Since opening in 1967, Dyfrig House has
provided one of the few ‘dry’ homeless
services in the city. The completely refurbished
service – result of a partnership between Solas
(which provides accommodation for homeless
people), Cardiff City Council and the Welsh
Government – offers an individually tailored
therapeutic support model.
Lee Sutcliffe, who feels he owes his life to
Dyfrig House, said: ‘I was made to feel safe
straightaway, which I hadn’t felt in a very long
time… it’s a very, very special place indeed.’
drunken anti-social behaviour. Working in
pairs, club hosts will begin by talking to
customers as the queue is forming and
ensure they leave safely as the venue closes.
‘I am delighted at the level of engagement
and support we have had from local partners,’
said PCC for Devon and Cornwall, Tony Hogg.
‘We have been working closely with local
authorities, street pastors and the venues to
put this pilot together.’
AWARDS RECOGNISE
STERLING EFFORT IN
TACKLING STIGMA
THE FIRST MARSH RECOVERY AWARDS
have
been presented at Addaction’s recovery con-
ference in Manchester – a result of the charity’s
partnership with the Marsh Christian Trust.
Chosen for their outstanding contributions
to raising awareness and reducing stigma in
the field of recovery, the winners were: Kerrie
Hudson for ‘exceptional individual’; Club Soda
for ‘exceptional activity’; peer supporters at
RISE in Devon for ‘exceptional group’; Max
Daly, author of the
Narcomania
column in
Vice
and Sarah Hepola, author of
Blackout:
Remembering the things I drank to forget,
for
‘exceptional media’.
TREAT YOURSELF AT
ONLINE AUCTION
BROADWAY LODGE
has launched an online
auction to raise funds for treatment. To be in
with a chance of winning two full-hospitality
tickets for a day at the races, framed shirts
from football stars, Sunday lunch at the
Doubletree Hilton, a laptop and many more
prizes, visit
.
Jason Flemyng
was among
those at the
event to speak
about the
effects of
addiction,
having seen
his father
struggle with
alcohol.
The 21 self-
contained
bedrooms...
will support
residents
towards
independent
living.
