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Cranstoun recognised in best practice awards
Posted on: 21 October, 2021
Cranstoun’s innovative criminal justice services have received national recognition for best practice at the Howard League Awards. Cranstoun –...
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National praise for Cranstoun’s trailblazing West Midlands scheme
Posted on: 5 October, 2021
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation last week published their Substance Misuse Effective Practice Guide, highlighting Cranstoun’s work in West...
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Peter Krykant’s Overdose Prevention Centre moves to England
Posted on: 20 September, 2021
Read about Peter’s drug consumption van and how it is to be is to be use by ‘Transform Drug...
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Powerful yet powerless
Posted on: 6 September, 2021
A service user poem about recovery: Recovery isn’t it just lovely, Different emotions, feeling down then suddenly bubbly Triggers...
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Peter Krykant Joins Social Justice Charity, Cranstoun
Posted on: 3 September, 2021
Cranstoun is delighted to confirm the appointment of Peter Krykant to the Cranstoun team. Cranstoun is at the forefront...
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Cranstoun Worcestershire leads way with heroin addiction treatment
Posted on: 17 August, 2021
Worcestershire’s substance misuse provider Cranstoun is the first in the country to offer a pilot scheme delivering a shared...
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Sandwell showing one of the lowest drug death rates in the country
Posted on: 12 August, 2021
The latest data from the ONS has revealed that Sandwell has the lowest rate of drug related deaths in...
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Cranstoun responds to increase in national drug-related deaths
Posted on: 3 August, 2021
The latest drug death figures are heart breaking. Each number represents someone’s parent, child, sibling, loved one or friend...
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Cranstoun to deliver the Inspire to Change perpetrator programme in South Yorkshire
Posted on: 29 July, 2021
Cranstoun has been awarded the contract to deliver the Cranstoun Inspire to Change Perpetrator Programme in South Yorkshire from...
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Our full response to the Dame Carol Black Review, part II
Posted on: 29 July, 2021
Anyone who works in substance misuse, studies substance misuse or believes in social justice, fairness and equality have been...
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Wokingham Borough Council announces Cranstoun is to deliver the substance misuse service
Posted on: 27 July, 2021
Following a competitive tender process, Wokingham Borough Council is pleased to announce that Cranstoun has been awarded the substance...
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West Mercia PCC support to DIVERT drug users
Posted on: 21 July, 2021
The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner has secured additional funding in partnership with the other regional PCCs to...
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Response to the release of the Dame Carol Black Review
Posted on: 8 July, 2021
We welcome the release of the Dame Carol Black Review (Part II) published today, which has examined the harm...
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Wokingham Borough commits to long term support for local domestic abuse support services
Posted on: 28 June, 2021
Read the Wokingham Borough Council full press release here: Find out more about the service on www.cranstoun.org/dass.
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Cranstoun awarded ‘gold’ by Investors in People for the second time running
Posted on: 21 June, 2021
Investors in People is delighted to award Cranstoun, a charity empowering people to live healthy, safe and happy lives,...
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Divert news coverage from BBC Midlands
Posted on: 17 June, 2021
Watch the BBC Midlands news item (16.06.21) showing how Cranstoun’s DIVERT programme helps to reduce the cost of drug-related...
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Collective Voice responds to recent media coverage of treatment and recovery services
Posted on: 15 June, 2021
Health Services Journal (HSJ), 8.6.21 “Commissioning of addiction services by councils has failed” The Guardian, 10.6.21 “Addiction treatment harder...
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Innovative Ideas for PCCs
Posted on: 7 June, 2021
Congratulations to all the newly or re-elected Police & Crime Commissioners and Police, Fire & Crime Commissioners. Here at...
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Changing patterns of alcohol and drug consumption over lockdown. How much is now too much?
Posted on: 1 June, 2021
For over a year, the lives and routines of people across the world changed and with it so did...
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Ready for ‘Lockdown Lifting’?
Posted on: 14 May, 2021
Safe Sex Berkshire Launches Campaign to Encourage Uptake of Preventative Treatments and HIV Testing: Berkshire’s Public Health team is launching...
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Cranstoun to deliver the drug and alcohol service for the borough of Wokingham
Posted on: 1 April, 2021
Wokingham Borough Council has awarded Cranstoun the contract to deliver its integrated drug and alcohol service for adults, together...
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New high harm domestic abuse perpetrator unit launched in Sussex
Posted on: 1 March, 2021
A new multi-agency unit, jointly led and monitored by Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne and Sussex Police,...
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Cranstoun announced as new provider to help tackle domestic violence
Posted on: 4 February, 2021
South Gloucestershire Council News Release South Gloucestershire Council, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood BS15 9TR We are pleased to...
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Give HIV the finger
Posted on: 1 February, 2021
People in England can get a free HIV postal test and National HIV Testing Week is giving you the...
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