The Collective Voice Women's Treatment Working Group has today launched its Womanifesto. This sets out three sets of recommendations, each with clearly stated next steps: 1. Women-only spaces & services 2. Motherhood & maternity 3. Co-designed women's pathway & partnerships

Collective Voice is building a network of people looking to improve support for people who use #ketamine. Please take a look at our blog & sign up for our event. We'll talk prevention & harm reduction, urology, residential & detox and more www.collectivevoice.org.uk/events/colle... #drugs #addiction

Collective Voice is reviewing how it involves people with lived & living experience in its work & we are excited to launch a call for people to get involved in the steering group for this project Find out more: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/work-wi... #alcohol #drugs #addiction #livedexperience

@adfam.bsky.social and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting #families affected by #substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/introdu...

The Collective Voice Children and Young People Forum responded to the recent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs report on #prevention, including reflecting on what is needed to achieve the recommendations. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/cv-response/...

This year #AlcoholAwarenessWeek is focusing on #alcohol and the workplace. Kayleigh Gamblin, National Employment Lead at WithYou, provides a perspective on the role of work in recovery from alcohol issues. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/work-as...

Collective Voice has responded to the Government's 10-year #health plan. The ideas & principles are welcome, but if they're going to deliver on their ambitions they will need to work closely with #charities & have more of a focus on #alcohol & other #drugs www.collectivevoice.org.uk/comment/coll...

Today saw the publication of the Independent Sentencing Review, as well as the Government's response. Our Director, Will Haydock, sees lots to welcome, but notes that while the review calls for additional investment to deliver on its ambitions, the Government hasn't yet committed to this. 1/2

The Government is currently advertising the role of Independent Advisor to the UK Government on drugs. This is the role that Dame Carol Black has held for several years, originally appointed under the Conservative Government. 1/3

Last week the Government published a report outlining evidence and insights for local areas designed to help strengthen their preparedness for the synthetic opioid threat. We welcome the report, but think the Government also needs to provide national leadership on a couple of key issues. 1/4

It's good to see this work on future #research on #addiction, #alcohol & other #drugs progress to the next stage. After extensive engagement across the field & the wider public, key priorities for future research have been identified. Collective Voice is proud to have been a partner in this work.

As a longstanding partner in MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter), which addresses multiple disadvantage, we welcome the appointment of Wendy Eley as the new Chair, as Liv Corbishley steps down having expertly steered the organisation to becoming an independent charity. meam.org.uk/2025/04/29/m...

We're working with the Addiction Healthcare Goals team in the Office for Life Sciences to maximise the impact of research on #addiction treatment. We've written a brief report based on a roundtable with staff on improving career pathways. Read more here: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/blog/improvi...

Yesterday the Department of Health & Social Care trumpeted "Cutting edge tech introduced in social care". It's good to see genuine work continuing the 'shift from analogue to digital' but it's also a reminder that specialist substance use treatment services still have to write prescriptions on paper

Our weekly bulletin is out now, with news from the #alcohol and #drugs field: updates from treatment providers, policy developments, research, upcoming events and more. See it here: mailchi.mp/collectivevo... Subscribe to future bulletins here: collectivevoice.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

This Saturday is International Women's Day. The Collective Voice Women's Treatment Working Group (WTWG), inspired by the occasion, is holding a webinar on Friday 14 March, midday-1.15pm, under the title "What is good practice when working with women in drug and alcohol treatment services?"

Collective Voice is delighted to announce the appointment of Rosanna O'Connor as our new Chair of Trustees. Rosanna brings a wealth of insight and experience at a crucial time for Collective Voice & our field. Read the full statement on our website: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/collect...

Our Director @williamhaydock.bsky.social has written about ongoing challenges of managing National Insurance changes & wider cost pressures. There's a risk some services are overlooked as commissioners, providers & civil servants develop plans for 2025-26 www.collectivevoice.org.uk/blog/nationa...

We recently submitted to the Treasury's consultation on the forthcoming spending review. You can read the full submission, as well as a summary, on our website: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/cv-response/...

We've joined BlueSky! Collective Voice is the national alliance of charities that provide treatment and recovery services for people who need support with their use of #alcohol or other #drugs.