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Change Grow Live today backed the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendations for a long-term, joined up approach from Government to reducing the harms from illegal drugs and achieving the aims of the national Drug Strategy.

The Office of National Statistics today released their report on the number of people who lost their life as a result of drug misuse in England and Wales during 2022.

The time is right to improve access to needle and syringe programmes. Peter Furlong, our National Harm Reduction Lead, and Tracey Kemp, our National Hepatitis C Strategy Lead, explain how organisations can come together to make it happen.

We asked black women from across Change Grow Live to share their stories of the women who’ve inspired them – and how their inspiration has shaped their own journeys.

We welcome the announcement of £267 million for drug and alcohol treatment services. However, proposals that up to 10% of funding could be clawed back based on a narrow range of performance indicators could lead to perverse outcomes.

Change Grow Live today backed the calls of housing charities (Crisis and other organisations, ‘Open letter to the Home Secretary’, 6 Nov) for the Home Secretary to urgently reconsider her proposal to criminalise the use of tents by people who sleep rough.

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our long-serving trustee, Rachel Atkinson.

In response to the National Audit Office report on the drug strategy, Nic Adamson, Change Grow Live’s Deputy Chief Executive releases this statement.

Simone James is our Director of Inclusion. Here, she explains why equality, diversity and inclusion should form a golden thread throughout our work.