Adfam’s Family Voices winner 2025 – Not a Piece of Cake, by Kathleen Bryson
Congratulations to Kathleen Bryson, joint winner of Adfam’s Family Voices Competition 2025, with her moving entry “Not a Piece of Cake”. Family Voices is Adfam’s annual poetry and creative writing competition for anyone with lived experience of...Adfam’s Family Voices winner 2025 – Yes, I’m here by, Anna Harforth
Congratulations to Anna Harforth, joint winner of Adfam’s Family Voices Competition 2025, with her amazing entry “Yes, I’m here”. Family Voices is Adfam’s annual poetry and creative writing competition for anyone with lived experience of...Family Voices 2024 winner: Addicted to you – a letter to my son, by Caroline Wills
Congratulations to Family Voices 2024 winner, Caroline Wills with her entry, Addicted to you – a letter to my son Adfam’s Family Voices Competition is a poetry and creative writing competition, for families affected by substance use to share their story and...Family Voices 2024 runner-up: Adrift, by Jude Lockwood
Congratulations to Family Voices 2024 runner-up, Jude Lockwood with her entry, Adrift. Adfam’s Family Voices Competition is a poetry and creative writing competition, for families affected by substance use to share their story and creatively express their thoughts and...Family Voices 2024 runner-up: Only Hope, by Kathleen Bryson
Congratulations to Family Voices 2024 runner-up, Kathleen Bryson with her entry, Only Hope. Adfam’s Family Voices Competition is a poetry and creative writing competition, for families affected by substance use to share their story and creatively express their...Adfam at 40 – a conversation with Rose
“Just because someone is living with their parents at a given time, doesn’t mean they are necessarily prepared for them to stay there, and for them to financially support them. Services need to be asking not just the person with the issue but the family, ‘are you coping?’ and ‘how long can you cope for before it gets too much?’