For over 10 years the festival has been inviting entries from amateur filmmakers who have lived experience of being affected by alcohol and other drug use, to show audiences the reality of their experiences, to challenge stigma and to build understanding.

This NHS APA has made an ongoing pledge to tackle stigma via their #StigmaKills awareness campaign. It calls on individuals and organisations to show their support by signing their register.

People can be more than their past but stigma and negative stereotypes can prevent people from achieving the change they so badly want. More Than My Past is a national campaign doing something about this by sharing stories of people from all walks of life.

There’s plenty of evidence that prison is not safe for pregnant women – no amount of reform can keep anyone safe when they’re isolated behind locked doors. This campaign has shifted the discourse away from reform and toward a total end to imprisonment of pregnant women.

Health information from NHS Scotland on challenging drug and alcohol stigma, and steps toward creating a stigma free Scotland.

In these letters and films, family members and friends talk to loved ones about their love, loss, and the future.

A campaign to improve understanding of addiction and end the stigma that surrounds it. Calling for addiction to be treated as a serious mental health condition and for increased access to support, so that recovery can be possible for everyone.

A research and policy project on the role of bereaved people in coroners’ investigations and inquests.

A storytelling project from Scottish families, that is a response to the publication of the Scottish 2021 drug-related death statistics. Each story reflects the level of complexity that comes with supporting a loved one with a drug problem. The complexity spreads across the whole family. 

Drug Policy Voices is an ongoing research project that aims to include PWUD (People Who Use Drugs) and other affected communities in debates about drug policy and reform.