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Taking Action on Addiction campaign Highlights
2023’s Addiction Awareness Week had some fantastic media coverage and a total combined reach of 51,317,525. Here’s a roundup of the highlights.
Sticks and Stones: Why we need to understand the harms caused by language, actions, and policy
Andy Bourne, Volunteer and Service User Involvement Lead – Change Grow Live St Helens talks to us about CGL, St Helens Film Group’s anti-stigma campaign, Sticks and Stones.
Inclusive Recovery Cities: A visible and inclusive way to challenge stigma
A recovery city is a place that visibly promotes recovery, challenges stigma, and champions pathways to recovery. Here David Best describes how they are created.
Interview with Michael Waters: Recovery Park Run in Leeds
We spoke to Michael Waters a group worker from 5 Ways Recovery Academy in Leeds about bringing the anti-stigma message to Woodhouse Moor’s parkrun.
Interview with Chair of the board of the Anti-Stigma Network
“As a charity, every block we experience trying to support people ultimately has its roots in stigma, prejudiced views, discriminatory beliefs and shaming practices and approaches.”
Hope Versus Fear
In 1986 a record was released on behalf of Phoenix House called ‘It’s a Live-in World by the Anti-Heroin Project’. Here’s the story of what happen to it.