This week, Russell Newcombe, a pioneer of harm reduction, passed away. In his memory, we are posting a link to his landmark article from Druglink in 1987 - we believe the very first article to refer to harm reduction. - High Time for Harm reduction (PDF) - drugwise.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Open survey picked up on DrugWise for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Professionals.

It's looking for treatment providers from across the country - share the link with relevant people 👇

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Very proud to be the first one to publicly congratulate Joanne McGrath for having successfully defended her thesis last Friday! Such important work on women exclusion and homelessness, summarised here: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/maze/ NIHR School for Public Health Research NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria Northumbria Uni

Congratulations to Prof. Ruth McGovern!

So well deserved 🎉🎉

Our NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria Director Eileen Kaner 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🐝💙 has been appointed as a NIHR Senior Investigator for a second term.

NIHR Senior Investigators are recognised as the most outstanding leaders of people-based research within the NIHR research community ⬇️

Work cited part of this wonderful collection 'The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women | Shifting the Needle' Edited by Julia Buxton Giavana Margo & Lona Lauridsen Burger

Available here open access ➡️ shorturl.at/exFI5

So pleased to see our friend and colleague Dr Claire Smiles 🇮🇪 smash her viva today 👏👏👏 Amazing, compassionate research about a very important topic. Liam Spencer

📣🚨NEW PAPER🚨📣 'Exploring the feasibility of using Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a mechanism for school culture change to improve mental health' in Pastoral Care in Education NIHR School for Public Health Research NAPCE tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Great few days w/Niamh Eastwood Shayla Schlossenberg fiona gilbertson Dr Claire Smiles 🇮🇪 at Recovering Justice women’s project strategising to build more legal & advocacy services in the North East 4 women navigating “support” systems/services that have led to highest child removal rates across🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Have you experienced stigma or discrimination around hepatitis B or C?

Make your voice heard by taking part in the world’s first survey about it here: worldhepatitisalliance.org/apps/redcap/su…

#hepstigma World Hepatitis Alliance

Next up for our #NorthInnovationWomen Spotlight Women is @eileenkaner of Newcastle University and NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria – whose work is making waves in the North #N8Women thenhsa.co.uk/about/north-in…

Don't miss out - just over 2 weeks left to apply for our HSMA programme!

Closing date: 04.03.2024

All places are fully funded & free on this accredited, flexible, online course. Co-funded with
NHS Digital Academy

👉Learn more & apply at: bit.ly/hsma-apply

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Appeal to locate Houghton man missing since Tuesday.

sunderlandglobalmedia.org/appeal-to-loca…

Last few days to apply for this:
Qualitative post-doc role - NIHR funded study – Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Sexual Health Care For People With Severe Mental Illness in England
kcl.ac.uk/jobs/082705-qu…

📢PLS RT Call for chapters📢
We are seeking abstracts for the Routledge Handbook of Wellness in Criminal Justice.

Chapters can be empirical, theoretical or creative and written by academics, clinicians and/or people with experience of the system.

Submit: forms.gle/pHX46eZhzAB4U9…

⚠️CONTAMINATED DRUG ALERT⚠️

We have been made aware of a suspected contaminated batch of crack cocaine in the Midlands.

People have reported difference in colour, with it being yellowish and only having to use a very small amount before having seizures and being rendered…

Would highly recommend this, we've had a few fantastic applicants via this route last few years Maynooth Geography

Exciting News! 🚀 The Global Drug Survey 2024 is launching tomorrow! 📊 Your voice matters in shaping a safer and more informed world. Join the conversation, share your experiences, and contribute to vital research. #GDS2024 #harmreduction

Happy to share I submitted my PhD thesis last night. A nice start to 2024.

Time to recharge and spend time with my family before embracing the next challenge 😊

#PhDone