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Domestic Abuse, News & Media
Cranstoun Guidance for Navigating April 23rd National Alert for Iphone, Android and Non-Compatible Devices
Posted on: 24 March, 2023
A Government alert is set to automatically sound on mobile devices on April 23rd. This is to test a...
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The Social Justice Conference
Posted on: 24 March, 2023
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Cranstoun responds to landmark Belfast City Council vote on OPCs
Posted on: 2 March, 2023
Last night Belfast City Councillors passed a ground-breakingmotion which would see an overdose prevention centre opened in the city. This vote...
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The Social Justice Conference 2023
Posted on: 28 February, 2023
Bringing together stakeholders to discuss and collaborate and a range of international and national speakers and organisations, this amazing...
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Cranstoun response to ONS alcohol-specific death statistics
Posted on: 14 December, 2022
New figures have been released by the Office for National Statistics on alcohol-specific deaths for 2021, showing that 9,641...
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Cranstoun Bans The Box
Posted on: 21 November, 2022
Cranstoun Bans the Box on job applications to access new talent Candidates with a criminal record can now apply...
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Raising awareness of male domestic abuse services on International Men’s Day
Posted on: 18 November, 2022
On International Men’s Day, Cranstoun, who operate the support service for male victims of domestic abuse in Birmingham, is...
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New Van Bringing Drug & Alcohol Treatment Support to the Streets of Sandwell
Posted on: 14 November, 2022
Residents of Sandwell have begun seeing a new addition to the roads of the borough in the form of...
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BuddyUp Pilot Begins
Posted on: 11 November, 2022
A new app which will provide support to people using drugs alone will begin its pilot imminently. ‘BuddyUp’ will...
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IMPORTANT UPDATE : Injectable Naloxone
Posted on: 10 November, 2022
We have been informed by a National Patient Safety Alert that some injectable Naloxone kits which have been distributed...
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Colin’s story of male domestic abuse
Posted on: 10 November, 2022
Colin reached out to us in January 2020 when things got too much for him at home. A banker...
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New addiction service launched in HMP Birmingham
Posted on: 3 November, 2022
A new addictions service has been launched this week in HMP Birmingham, led by the harm reduction and social...
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Summary of the Cranstoun Response to ‘Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession’
Posted on: 14 October, 2022
The deadline to submit evidence to the Home Office’s Consultation for the ‘Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession’ white...
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Cranstoun Response to the Planned Closure of UK’s First Diamorphine Assisted Treatment Centre, in Spite of Major Successes
Posted on: 29 September, 2022
Cranstoun is extremely disappointed that funding has stopped for the first Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) Centre in the UK,...
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Cranstoun Comment on Ending Rough Sleeping for Good Strategy
Posted on: 21 September, 2022
Cranstoun welcomes the Ending Rough Sleeping for Good update, which aims to deliver a key government manifesto pledge of...
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Learning on the job
Posted on: 8 September, 2022
These past 12 months working for Cranstoun as a engagement and recovery worker trainee have been a fantastic and...
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1,750 kits to prevent drug overdoses rolled out by Cranstoun
Posted on: 31 August, 2022
Social justice charity Cranstoun have begun rolling out new Opioid Overdose Response Pouches which will equip the carrier with...
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New Comprehensive Poll Reveals Public Support for Harm Reduction Measures
Posted on: 11 August, 2022
Polling commissioned by the APPG for Drug Policy Reform and carried out by Redfield and Wilton Strategies has today...
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Cranstoun’s new harm reduction partnership with Exchange Supplies
Posted on: 5 August, 2022
Social Justice charity Cranstoun have announced a new partnership with Exchange Supplies to expand their harm reduction offer and...
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Cranstoun Response to Drug Deaths in England & Wales in 2021
Posted on: 3 August, 2022
Today the Office for National Statistics released their figures for drug related deaths in England and Wales covering the...
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A Volunteer’s Experience at Here4YOUth
Posted on: 28 July, 2022
“I have really loved volunteering at Here4YOUth in Dudley. I have been extremely lucky to learn from the friendly...
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Cranstoun Response to the Swift, Certain, Tough. New Consequences to Drug Possession Report
Posted on: 19 July, 2022
Yesterday, the Government released their long awaited white paper which aims to curb recreational drug use through “tough consequences”,...
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Cranstoun calls for a pilot Overdose Prevention Centre in Dundee
Posted on: 29 June, 2022
At Cranstoun, we are passionate about the efficacy of overdose prevention centres in saving lives, and we are firm...
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Harm reduction champion joins Cranstoun as Clinical Director
Posted on: 15 June, 2022
Drug and harm reduction pioneer, Danny Ahmed, has joined the social justice charity Cranstoun as their new Clinical Director....
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