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On 8 February 2019, Professor Dame Carol Black was appointed to lead a major 2-part review that will look into the ways in which drugs are fuelling serious violence and at treatment, recovery and prevention. This call for evidence is part of the information-gathering phase of […]

Earlier this year, NHS England and NHS Improvement launched the NHS Parliamentary Awards,  an award programme designed to encourage health and care organisations to engage with their local MPs, tell them about the work they do, and build or strengthen ongoing relationships. From 2nd July, […]

Frontline staff and volunteers at the forefront of the national coronavirus response across England can now access a new Psychological First Aid (PFA) training course. The course, which has been developed by PHE, is available to frontline workers and volunteers dealing with the public during […]

The Race Equality Foundation have produced an information sheet on COVID-19 and black and minority ethnic communities in easy words and pictures, in partnership with Lewisham Self Advocacy and Learning Disability England. This contains facts and advice for people from BAME communities. To read the […]

The Guardian’s Weekend Magazine have been capturing photographs of celebrations and religious rituals, across faiths, during lockdown for a thoughtful and beautifully put together collection of images to run in print and online. As lockdown slowly eases, they are looking to capture their final few […]

People sleeping rough, particularly those with drug and alcohol misuse problems, often have difficulty accessing healthcare and face a revolving door where they are in and out of services. It is therefore welcome news that the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed […]

Shaping Our Lives has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 programme to: investigate the longer term impacts of COVID-19 emergency measures on Disabled people; Research the experiences of d/Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations and other user-led groups during lock-down and […]

New Psychological First Aid training during COVID-19 open to all frontline and essential workers and volunteers. Public Health England (PHE) have launched an updated Psychological First Aid (PFA) training module, aimed at all frontline and essential workers and volunteers. The course teaches the key principles […]

Carers UK have published new research on,Caring and Covid-19: Hunger and Mental Wellbeing The research reveals that: More than 100,000 people caring unpaid for older or disabled relatives using foodbanks to get by Almost 229,000 unpaid carers have had someone in their household go hungry […]

As places of worship, supplementary schools and out-of-school settings are due to open up soon, there are many guidelines and procedures at play that need to be put in place. Navigating what needs to be done can be challenging to many, so Strengthening Faith Institutions […]