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Alcohol & Other Drugs, News & Media
Cranstoun Response to 2023/2024 Data for People in Treatment for Substance Use
Posted on: 19 December, 2024
This month, the government released figures related to the number of people in contact with providers for the treatment...
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Cranstoun Response to ONS England and Wales Domestic Abuse Statistics
Posted on: 27 November, 2024
The national statistics on domestic abuse in England & Wales have been released today, confirming an ongoing national crisis...
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Cranstoun joins charities in signing letter to the Chancellor
Posted on: 1 November, 2024
Cranstoun’s CEO, Charlie Mack has joined charities, through the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and Association of Chief...
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Cranstoun signs up to landmark OATH campaign
Posted on: 29 October, 2024
We are delighted to announce that Cranstoun has taken the OATH and committed to a Safer Ageing Society by...
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Response to England and Wales Drug Related Deaths in 2023
Posted on: 23 October, 2024
Today it has been revealed that 5,448 people tragically lost their lives to a drug related death (or drug...
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Cranstoun launches new youth advice hub ROUTES in Dudley
Posted on: 21 October, 2024
Cranstoun held a launch event for its new hub for young people, called ROUTES, on Friday 18th October 2024,...
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Cranstoun micro-eliminates Hepatitis C across Sandwell
Posted on: 16 October, 2024
Sandwell ‘s drug and alcohol provider has announced that it has achieved the remarkable milestone of micro-elimination in its...
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Cranstoun Response to Scottish Drug Deaths: Evidence Must Prevail to Prevent Tragedy
Posted on: 3 September, 2024
National Record for Scotland’s latest data revealed that drug deaths in Scotland are tragically on the rise once again,...
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Services to support people away from drug and alcohol dependencies will help break the cycle of offending
Posted on: 15 August, 2024
A new county-wide service to reduce problem substance use and re-offending has been commissioned by Warwickshire Police and Crime...
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Cranstoun Response to Racist Riots in the United Kingdom
Posted on: 8 August, 2024
It is devastating that so many people don’t feel safe to leave their house alone right now due to...
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1 in 20 people estimated to be perpetrators of VAWG per year: an urgent whole-society response is needed
Posted on: 29 July, 2024
The National Police Chief’s Council and College of Policing have released the Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) National...
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Cranstoun gives support to Honour Based Abuse manifesto
Posted on: 12 July, 2024
At Cranstoun we are proud to have joined Karma Nirvana and the wider charity community in putting forward a...
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A Cranstoun Manifesto for the UK General Election 2024: Social Justice Policy Recommendations for the Next Government
Posted on: 6 June, 2024
Cranstoun is today launching our policy recommendations for the next government, ahead of polling day on July 4th. We...
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Children & Young People: Solutions to Problems Facing the Next Generation
Posted on: 6 June, 2024
Since the significant cuts to crucial Children and Young People services in 2010, we have seen the development of...
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Criminal Justice – Addressing the Root Cause of Offending
Posted on: 6 June, 2024
The criminal justice system is at breaking point. From overcrowded prisons being described by the Inspectorate as ‘inhumane’ to...
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Housing & Homelessness: Everyone Deserves a Home
Posted on: 6 June, 2024
For too long both national and local governments have been too hesitant in building enough homes. We must address...
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Domestic Abuse – A Unified Approach
Posted on: 6 June, 2024
In the past year, 2.1 million people aged 16+ experienced domestic abuse, highlighting a staggering scale of harm. Despite...
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Substance Use – A Whole System Approach to Managing Substance Use
Posted on: 6 June, 2024
Our substance use recommendations aim to support people who use drugs, irrespective of their current circumstance. We aim to...
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Cranstoun’s Response to Domestic Abuse Commissioner Report on Domestic Abuse Data Recording
Posted on: 29 April, 2024
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has warned in a damning report that 17,600 domestic abuse crimes are missing from national...
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Cranstoun’s Response to “Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2022” ONS Release
Posted on: 26 April, 2024
This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the data for alcohol specific deaths for the year 2022....
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The Drive Project officially launches across the Thames Valley
Posted on: 21 March, 2024
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has secured funding for the implementation of the Drive Project –...
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Brave supporters encouraged to take on Cranstoun’s first ever charity abseil
Posted on: 26 February, 2024
Daring fundraisers are gearing up to abseil down Millennium Point in Birmingham, on a mission to raise £10,000 for...
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Drug Alert – Contaminated Vapes
Posted on: 16 February, 2024
We are aware of vape liquids & pens containing very strong synthetic cannabinoids ‘spice’ which are likely being sold...
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Drug Alert – Crack Cocaine
Posted on: 26 January, 2024
We have been made aware of a suspected contaminated batch of crack cocaine in the Midlands. People have reported...
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