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Recovery is not just the absence of substances. Addiction doesn't disappear when the drugs do. Recovery is about creating a new life that takes you far enough away from your old one so it doesn't catch up with you again! #wecanrecover

“Public health teams can provide much-needed links between the formal services & the community & between the immediate pressures & how these must be overcome in the future.” Public health can help save the NHS, says @jesstud.bsky.social in new Local Government Association (LGA) report 🚑 local.gov.uk/public-health-…

Yessss @jnetherland = we need dedicated resources to research innovative social solutions to addiction recovery (inc. meaningful activities, spirituality, the arts etc). Funders, where are you? Please let's shift from solely medical models 😩😩 AMERSA

Ben Hughes ✨ Donna Hall ✨ Thanks Donna and Ben. I suppose I’d argue that the status quo is unsustainable. Our data suggests so. Those we help know so. I’ll pick this up on Weds. 3355 near useless interactions @£2M vs 166 contextual activities that work for a few grand. We can do this now

Can't wait for this conversation with Mark Adam Smith from Gateshead Council and Changing Futures Northumbria and the amazing ✨ Donna Hall ✨. It's time for new thinking on public services... Join in the conversation on Wed to find out more about Radical Place Leadership and the "Liberated Method".

Congratulations to Essex Recovery Foundation who are our Workplace Team of the Year! A massive well done also to highly commended Brentwood & Basildon Alliance. It's great to see #Essex workplaces putting staff wellbeing first! #EssexActivityAwards23 Sponsored by @Essexcricket pic.x.com/gvcQxjMZRR

If we the UK could return to prebrexit days would you ? Please retweet so we can get a fair poll vote . Thanks in advance.

If we build more prisons, we will fill them. If we invest in mental health care & families, we won’t need them. theguardian.com/society/2024/j…

Rishi Sunak has pledged support for crucial over 50's voters. If he's flogging a dead horse, Like If you're over 50, or under 50 and will never vote for him, RT

British electricity mix at 10pm on 8th Feb 2024 🏭Gas 14.1% Biomass 7.6% Coal 0.9% 🍃Wind 51.4% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9% ⚛️Nuclear 12.5% ➡️Imports 10.1% Other 1.4% 🪫Storage 0.1% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 115 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

This looks like a great post to help improve services for people who need support with alcohol or other drugs

Recently treated myself to a new hi-fi with some fab speakers. Just listened to Fuse (EBTG) in HR. Another level beautiful. Thanks so much Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt

From a "bizarre idea" to service users being in charge of their own £15 million drug & alcohol service budgets. Ben Hughes on handing over power at Essex County Council - "one of the most exciting things I've done in my career." #StrongerThings

Bringing in outside expertise to Whitehall feels right- there isn’t enough lived experience of the real world in the civil service. But why only private sector expertise? Local practitioners & VCS folk have valuable insight into barriers to getting stuff done in current system.

This is - genuinely - all I need to see. The Green Party is the only major party telling the truth that THE MONEY IS THERE to fix what ails the UK. I am enraged by anyone pretending otherwise. greenparty.org.uk

ICYMI: Collective Voice is delighted to announce that Will Haydock will be joining us as Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs in July collectivevoice.org.uk/news/cv-appoin…

Essex Healthier Habits Hubs! Join us for free wellbeing advice on mental health, weight management, substance misuse, and sexual health. Enjoy free giveaways and tea and coffee too! Learn more 👇 ow.ly/vyJO50TZgCb