Year 2
Making the case: A practical guide to promoting drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services locally
Making the Case (pdf) aims to help people working in drug and alcohol services to tell a positive story about their work and to ensure that treatment and recovery do not slip down the political agenda in their local area. This practical guide presents ideas and case studies about communicating the benefits of drug and alcohol treatment to different audiences.
Business as usual: A status report on new psychoactive substances (NPS) and 'club drugs' in the UK
This brief status report published in May 2014 encompasses both NPS and ‘club drugs’ and gives an overview of current sector knowledge and experience on these substances. Read Business as usual (pdf).
The Recovery Festival
The Recovery Partnership hosted a Recovery Festival in both Years 1 and 2. These events brought together the business and recovery communities, with a focus on training, resources, and recruitment processes.
Making the Case (pdf) aims to help people working in drug and alcohol services to tell a positive story about their work and to ensure that treatment and recovery do not slip down the political agenda in their local area. This practical guide presents ideas and case studies about communicating the benefits of drug and alcohol treatment to different audiences.
Business as usual: A status report on new psychoactive substances (NPS) and 'club drugs' in the UK
This brief status report published in May 2014 encompasses both NPS and ‘club drugs’ and gives an overview of current sector knowledge and experience on these substances. Read Business as usual (pdf).
The Recovery Festival
The Recovery Partnership hosted a Recovery Festival in both Years 1 and 2. These events brought together the business and recovery communities, with a focus on training, resources, and recruitment processes.
Regional Roundtables
The Recovery Partnership has highlighted innovative practice relating to a broad range of issues in treatment and recovery by running a series of roundtable events around the country. These have been attended by commissioners, practitioners, service managers, service users, policy-makers and researchers. The following briefings are from roundtable events held during year two:
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (pdf) (London)
This briefing is based on a roundtable held in London, which considered how services can better address the needs of people affected by drug and alcohol addiction and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Studies indicate that experiencing IPV as a victim or a perpetrator is more common among people accessing drug and alcohol services than in the general population, and that women who have experienced gender-based violence are more likely to develop a substance misuse problem over the course of their lifetime.
Building Assets for Recovery (pdf) (South East)
This briefing was informed by a roundtable discussion held in January 2015 to examine the assets that are important to people in recovery, and the challenges and opportunities for systems and services which support people to develop these assets. The development of personal, social, and community recovery capital is a crucial part of the recovery journey for many people, as are the ‘soft’ outcomes of treatment and recovery, including personal development and enhanced self-esteem.
A Changing Landscape for Commissioning (pdf) (North West)
This briefing looks at the changing environment in which the commissioning of drug and alcohol services is taking place. It considers the ways in which systems and services are responding to these changes by commissioning at a range of scales, and for a broader set of outcomes than reducing substance misuse alone. It considers also what this changing landscape might mean for people in recovery, particularly for those with multiple and complex needs. The briefing is based on a roundtable held in Manchester in February 2015.
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (pdf) (London)
This briefing is based on a roundtable held in London, which considered how services can better address the needs of people affected by drug and alcohol addiction and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Studies indicate that experiencing IPV as a victim or a perpetrator is more common among people accessing drug and alcohol services than in the general population, and that women who have experienced gender-based violence are more likely to develop a substance misuse problem over the course of their lifetime.
Building Assets for Recovery (pdf) (South East)
This briefing was informed by a roundtable discussion held in January 2015 to examine the assets that are important to people in recovery, and the challenges and opportunities for systems and services which support people to develop these assets. The development of personal, social, and community recovery capital is a crucial part of the recovery journey for many people, as are the ‘soft’ outcomes of treatment and recovery, including personal development and enhanced self-esteem.
A Changing Landscape for Commissioning (pdf) (North West)
This briefing looks at the changing environment in which the commissioning of drug and alcohol services is taking place. It considers the ways in which systems and services are responding to these changes by commissioning at a range of scales, and for a broader set of outcomes than reducing substance misuse alone. It considers also what this changing landscape might mean for people in recovery, particularly for those with multiple and complex needs. The briefing is based on a roundtable held in Manchester in February 2015.
Building Recovery Capital
The links between mental health and substance misuse, and the treatment thereof, formed a focus of year two's work. Mental Health and Substance Misuse (pdf) provides an overview of the intersection between substance misuse and mental ill health (you can read a summary report here). Despite the publication in 2002 of the first guidelines specifically aimed at addressing multiple needs and dual diagnosis, the progress made in integration at every level has been patchy. This report explores why.