News and views

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

We welcome the comprehensive and thorough report titled ‘Drugs’ by the Home Affairs Select Committee, following its extensive inquiry into the impact of drugs in England and Wales and of polices designed to tackle these.

At Change Grow Live’s Spectrum service in Hertfordshire, the innovative digital pathway offered by our telecoms team is helping to take the pressure off our frontline staff and make treatment more accessible than ever before.

Ellie Reed, our Head of Social Work and principal social worker, shares her experience of Social Work in a Changing World - a cross organisation event exploring how social workers can respond to the Government's drug strategy.

The drugs available in the UK are changing. As people services, we have come together to make a shared statement/clarification on some of the new drugs the people we support use, and the risks they present.

Chris Barnes is our National Service User Lead. He explains how listening to the voices of people with lived experience has helped us encourage more armed forces veterans into support from our services.

Our Head of Community Criminal Justice and Probation Services explains how our approach to supporting people involved with the criminal justice system is driven by our values of being bold, open and compassionate.

Ellie Reed (Head of Social Work) and Nicola Wendel (National CSE Lead) explain how the Listen, Believe, Affirm project is helping our services to tackle the stigma of childhood sexual abuse.

The people we exist to support are disproportionately affected by stigma, inequality, and prejudice. By taking action to make our society more equal and inclusive, we can make a real difference that is felt throughout our communities.