The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has published a new report setting out clear national targets to halve risky drinking, expand access to treatment and reverse record levels of alcohol deaths, while identifying the most effective policy actions to get us there. www.ias.org.uk/report/a-hea...

Join Collective Voice’s Women’s Treatment Working Group on 25th November for a webinar marking UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the launch of 16 Days of Activism. 📅Tuesday 25th November, 2pm - 3.30pm Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1ab6a2...

Adfam is a member of the Women’s Treatment Working Group, which works to improve support for women affected by drug and alcohol use. Today the group launched its Womanifesto, outlining why women in drug and alcohol treatment need a distinct approach: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/the-wom...

Having a family member or loved one that's experiencing gambling-related harm can be both distressing and overwhelming. Adfam provides support in partnership with the NHS Inclusion Midlands Gambling Clinic. For further information including referral details visit our website 👇 adfam.org.uk/mpftgam

@issup.net & Faces & Voices of Recovery, is organising a free webinar 'Words Matter: Language and Stigma Reduction' on Tues 19 Aug, exploring how language can either perpetuate stigma or become a powerful tool for recovery. Find out more and register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/730...

The alcohol, gambling and junk food industries have no place providing educational materials to schools. 58 leading academics and orgs have urged Education Secretary @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to follow Ireland’s lead in removing these materials from classrooms. As Prof Chris van Tulleken states:

Adfam & @collective-voice.bsky.social are delighted to launch the new Collective Voice Affected Others Group, bringing together organisations supporting families affected by substance use and experts by experience, to connect, share, and influence change. Find out more: adfam.org.uk/blog-post/in...

@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...

CPD-accredited training on stigma and substance use available online with Adfam 💡 📅 23 Sept or 19 Nov 2025 🎟️ From £95 Reserve your place now: 23 Sept 👉 zurl.co/yWy5A 19 Nov 👉 zurl.co/Hsh35

🕊 Beloved by Antonia Rolls | 2–13 Aug, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh Fringe. Part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Beloved brings suicide, overdose, and addiction deaths into the light through powerful art and storytelling. Opening night: Sat 2 Aug, 6–9pm. Free entry. #EdFringe #BelovedExhibition

👩‍💻 Adfam now offers online 1-hour bitesize training on a range of key topics relating to families and substance use, including Hidden Harm, the Cycle of Change, Kinship Care, Mentalization, and OST. Find out more and sign up for our new bitesize courses via our website: adfam.org.uk/.../sign-up-...

🏛️ Adfam has responded to the Government's call for evidence to inform the development of a Men's Health Strategy for England, highlighting the critical yet often overlooked role of families in addressing substance use and reducing health inequalities affecting men. adfam.org.uk/blog-post/ad...

📰 Adfam recently published two articles reflecting on support for families affected by substance use. Read our 🧵 and let us know your thoughts!

Sign up for Adfam's latest online forum event: 🗓️ Mon 1st Sept, 2-3pm 💻 Online, via Zoom 🎟️ Tickets free We will be joined by guest speaker Lydia Clark at The Centre for Justice Innovation, presenting findings from a new research report on women in treatment. www.ticketsource.co.uk/adfam/adfam-...

Kinship's 2025 annual survey for kinship carers is now open! These surveys are the largest of their kind and offer unparalleled insight into the lives of kinship families. Open until Tuesday 5 August. Find out more and take part in the survey here: kinship.org.uk/our-work-and...

This week is #AlcoholAwarenessWeek by @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social raising awareness of alcohol harm, focussing on 'alcohol and work' and how people making changes to their drinking can make a big difference in improving their health, productivity and happiness. alcoholchange.org.uk/.../alcohol-...

✨ Adfam’s East Sussex family support service is entering a new chapter! From 1st July the service will be moving to remote delivery, offering support to families affected by substance use living across East Sussex. Referral information for the new service is available at: 🔗 adfam.org.uk/east-sussex

Just over a week until Part two of our LGBTQIA+ webinar series! Have you booked your free spot yet? We've had some amazing feedback from part one so don't miss out Fri 27 June | 12:30–14:00. Book now: zurl.co/sEEAs

📢 New report: UK alcohol industry groups spent 2024 misleading the public on harm, the economy, environment, and policy. We analysed 140+ industry documents and found a strategy of cherry-picking evidence, overstating economic value, and downplaying health harms. ➡️ www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...

A great event yesterday by the Anti-Stigma Network exploring how stigma uniquely impacts LGBTQIA+ communities, chaired brilliantly by Darren Lacey with powerful and insightful contributions from Wezz, Catherine Meads and Dr Mark Adley. Watch it back 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBFj...

Adfam provides remote support to families of serving military personnel affected by substance use, including one-to-one sessions with an experienced family support professional and a peer support group specifically for military families. Referrals are made via our website: adfam.org.uk/find-support/

🥊🥊🥊 All of us at Adfam are wishing the very best of luck to Joyce, who is taking part in an Ultra White Collar Boxing charity event in Inverness on Saturday to raise money for families affected by substance use! Show your support to Joyce via his JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/page/joel-ne...

Great to hear about the launch of @cjinnovation.bsky.social new research, providing women's perspectives on effective substance use treatment and support and what a better system of treatment would look like for women, identifying six key characteristics. justiceinnovation.org/publications...

University of Edinburgh is leading on a new study exploring the effects of attachment and care experience on intergenerational substance use, and are looking for people with experience of their own or a parent’s substance use, and with care experience. edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Have your say! Family support: what does ‘good’ look like? Tell us what you see working well for families and carers and help us identify the guiding principles that families value and ways of working that great services share. Survey open until open until 28th April. www.surveymonkey.com/r/TY7VK6T

🏛️ Adfam has released the findings of a new project, submitting Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to 154 local authorities in England about the support available to families and carers of individuals with substance addiction. (1/4)

🚨 New research published today by Alcohol Change UK provides new data on the negative impact of alcohol on the health and wellbeing of the UK population, including poor sleep, dental health and worse daily functioning. Visit the ACUK website to learn more 👇 alcoholchange.org.uk/blog/a-wake-...

Adfam is thrilled to announce its new service for families affected by substance use living in Coventry, delivered in partnership with @changegrowlive.bsky.social. The service, officially launched today, provides remote 1:1 support. Find out more & complete our referral form 👇 adfam.org.uk/coventry/

Our latest blog features the incredible Antonia Rolls, her story and new exhibition, Beloved. Through art, Beloved brings the difficult topic of suicide and addiction deaths into the light. Beloved will be exhibiting in Brighton (19-25 May) and Edinburgh (2-13 Aug) adfam.org.uk/.../beloved-...

Have you signed up to our webinar on Minimum Unit Pricing? We’ll hear about: ➡️ What MUP is ➡️ Lessons from Scotland and Wales ➡️ Findings from a new @smfthinktank.bsky.social report Thursday 29 Mar, 12:00-13:30. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/minimum-un...

📚 John Taylor’s new book is a collection of heartfelt letters from family members, sharing their experiences of being affected by a loved one’s addiction. These letters send a message to the millions suffering from a love one's addiction, to know they are not alone. nacoa.org.uk/book-of-lett...

🚴‍♂️ We’re excited to share that Omar, our Director of Finance, is taking on the London to Brighton bike ride to raise money for Adfam, braving the 54-mile cycle to help families affected by substance use! Show your support by donating to Omar’s Justgiving page 👇 www.justgiving.com/page/omar-am...

Catch up on this month's alcohol research and policy news, including: ⚕️ What’s happened to the Health Mission? 💸 An impending alcohol trade war? 💉 Weight-loss drugs could curb alcohol consumption 🍺 Temporary takeaway alcohol system ends instalcstud.substack.com/p/alcohol-al...

📰 Read the final article of our ‘Adfam at 40’ series with Naomi Bacon, winner of the 2024 Gary Seaman Award. Naomi shares her story growing up with an alcohol-dependent father, the importance of normalising conversations around addiction and her efforts supporting Adfam. adfam.org.uk/blog-post/ad...

Learn all about the role of families in substance use prevention in Nigeria at ISSUP Nigeria's latest webinar, tomorrow, 2pm UK time! Open to all public health professionals, practitioners, policymakers, community leaders and others. Register below 👇 issup.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?...

💻 There's still time to sign up to our next online forum event on kinship care and substance use. We're delighted to be joined by National Kinship Care Ambassador, Jahnine Davis and Sue Nash, facilitator of Peterborough Kinship Group. 📆 Mon 10 Mar, 1-2pm 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/adfam/forum-...

A brilliant session organised by the Anti-Stigma Network this week highlighting how stigma is a major barrier to both individual and family recovery, and exploring how we can accelerate support for families affected by substance use. www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk/blog/n82ww09...

💻 Join our latest online forum event focussing on kinship care families affected by substance use. Kinship carers raise over 180,000 children across the UK and play a vital role keeping them connected to their families. 📆 Monday 10th March, 1-2pm 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/adfam/forum-...

Our movement for change for COAs got one giant leap closer last week. Young ambassador Amelie delivered her powerful letter to the Prime Minister. @JonAshworth nacoa.org.uk/nacoa-head-t...

What steps can we make to ensure that stigmatisation in a GP setting is reduced for people who use drugs and alcohol? Hear from our guest speakers who share their experience, insight and tips for best practice at our next webinar, Thursday 20 March. www.antistigmanetwork.org.uk/blog/pvgtbp9...

It was a privilege for our team to attend the @nacoauk.bsky.social Stafford Ward Lecture in Westminster yesterday evening for #COAWeek and to hear from the amazing panel about the brilliant progress they've made in campaigning for children affected by a parent's drinking.

📣 ‘How to Influence’ Workshop for families. Sign up to one of our workshops and learn to influence decision makers for better outcomes for families affected by substance use. 🗓️ Session 1: Monday 24th February, 6-8pm 🗓️ Session 2: Wednesday 12th March, 12-2pm www.ticketsource.co.uk/adfam

🏆 The winner of Adfam's Family Voices competition 2024 was Caroline Wills with her powerful entry, 'Addicted to you - a letter to my son'. Read Caroline's letter here: adfam.org.uk/blog-post/fa...

Issue 9 of Performing Recovery is out now! Our Affected Others edition features @adfam.bsky.social creative writers writer Annie King films "No Matter What" and "Let It Play" Deirdre Kashdan of The Missing Project music promoter Craig Hyman Click here to read: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

🎖 Read the second runner-up of Adfam's Family Voices creative writing and poetry competition 2024, 'Adrift', by Jude Lockwood. adfam.org.uk/blog-post/fa...

Our ‘Families & Stigma Accelerator session’ is now sold out. Due to its popularity we will look at holding another session shortly. We know it's vital that we create these spaces to bring people together to explore how to support families who face stigma and discrimination. Further update to follow.

📰 Read our latest Adfam at 40 article, featuring @mblakebrough68.bsky.social, Kaleidoscope CEO. Martin reflects on his and Kaleidoscope's amazing journey, his passion to support people affected by substance use, and differing policy approaches in Wales and England. adfam.org.uk/blog-post/ad...

Less than 1 week to go! Have you booked? Spaces still available: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

🎖 Read the runner-up of Adfam's Family Voices competition 2024, 'Only Hope', by Kathleen Bryson. Family Voices is a poetry and creative writing competition, for families affected by substance use to share their story and creatively express their thoughts and feelings. adfam.org.uk/blog-post/fa...

Adfam, in partnership with Nexus Values, is thrilled to refresh and relaunch our Journeys resources, providing families affected by substance use with information and guidance to navigate through their often difficult journeys. Download the new Journeys on our website: adfam.org.uk/blog-post/ad...