by Annemarie Ward | Mar 30, 2021 | News
Making the link Accesible. Below is a summary of ADP spending reported back to scot gov on February 17th 2021, click on the link below Summary+of+planned+ADP+spending+-+Additional+5m+allocation The ADPs had to report back to Scot Gov APPENDIX 2:...
by Annemarie Ward | Mar 15, 2021 | News
#UNHEARDVOICES PANEL: CHOOSE TO CHALLENGE SUMMARY The #UnheardVoices: Choose To Challenge panel is the second event within the previously established #UnheardVoices campaign. As it was International Women’s Day (a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural...
by Annemarie Ward | Feb 22, 2021 | News
The #UnHeardVoices Campaign This social media campaign, established between Marriott Communications, SISCO, and FAVOR UK, directly challenges and draws attention to the ever-expanding gaps and negative deficits within government, social, and health-related policies...
by Annemarie Ward | Jan 25, 2021 | News, Resources
We thought it would be useful to put this guidance in our news section as well as our resource section for ease of find. Mutual aid groups are a source of structure and continuing support for people seeking recovery from alcohol or drug dependence, and for those...
by Annemarie Ward | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Glasgow, Scotland – SISCO and FAVOR Scotland are pleased to announce the development of a new joint campaign, titled: “Unheard Voices.” Annemarie Ward and Natalie Logan MacLean both bring extensive knowledge to this campaign, and will be using this...
by Annemarie Ward | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Wednesday 21st January 2021 #youkeeptalkingwekeepdying In light of today’s Parliament announcement by the First Minister, in promising a health and person-centred based approach to drug policy. We would like to say: To everyone who has campaigned...
by Annemarie Ward | Dec 14, 2020 | Resources
It is our hope that Scotland will adopt & learn form this work especially in the context of having 3 times the amount of deaths than England. We suggest that this ground work has helped considerably down south at all levels from on the ground to commissioning...
by Annemarie Ward | Dec 10, 2020 | News, Resources
Yet again we find ourselves advocating for residential treatment & also the claims that there is no evidence base for it or 12 steps. We do hope if you find yourself having to do this over & over again like us that you will find this page useful as a pointer...
by Annemarie Ward | Nov 3, 2020 | News
The COVID19 pandemic affected drug and alcohol providers across Wales, forcing them to completely re-design service provision in a relatively short timescale. The implications of this were vast. Clinical interventions such as BBV testing, urine testing and sexual...
by Annemarie Ward | Sep 30, 2020 | Recovery Month
Normally at the end of Recovery month we are invigorated and reenergised in our commitment to celebrating recovery but this year it has been more difficult to celebrate and here’s why. The impact of lockdown on recovery according to a yougov poll says that 39% of...
