Blogs

As we build this website into a hub of knowledge for anyone who shares our goals we will be inviting a range of experts, policymakers, service users and others to share their insights in our blog pages.

If you would like to take part please get in touch.

Daniel  Mitchell

Daniel Mitchell

3 February 2011

Danny reflects on making photo-films and speaking before the Justice Committee.

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Dominic Williamson

Dominic Williamson

30 March 2012

30 March 2012 - I am at the Ministry of Justice/NOMS conference at Warwick University. This morning I volunteered to be one of the delegates to step onto the Soapbox in the lobby area during the refreshment break to have my say for 10 minutes with a microphone in front of the milling delegates. My theme: Stopping the revolving door – addressing the unmet needs of repeat offenders. My blog sets out my '10 points in 10 minutes' checklist.

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Catherine Hennessy

Catherine Hennessy

7 March 2011

On the occasion of World Book Night, I have been thinking of those writers whose work has illuminated for me the various lived experiences of mental health problems, substance misuse, homelessness and imprisonment. Here are some personal favourites.

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Anna Page

Anna Page

13 September 2011

Today we see the result of over year’s work with Making Every Adult Matter – the publication of our joint Vision Paper for multiple needs and exclusions, Turning the Tide.

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Tina Braithwaite

Tina Braithwaite

11 February 2011

The following blogs are from Service User Forum members who have this week taken part in film training.

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Terry Murtagh

Terry Murtagh

7 April 2011

I recently attended the 2011 London Drug and Alcohol Network (LDAN)/DrugScope conference ‘Capital Concerns – the future for drug and alcohol services’ on 9 March.

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Nicola Drinkwater

Nicola Drinkwater

23 April 2012

The London mayoral election is nearly upon us, with the last of the manifestos from the three main party candidates, Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick, being published. There are recurrent themes in the manifestoes, with all of them highlighting their support for tackling violence against women, addressing knife and gun crime and putting more bobbies on the beat.

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