Every year, Adfam releases an Impact Report that measures our reach and the impact and outcomes of our services. In our 2023-2024 Impact Report, we report how we have supported over 700 family members affected by substance use through referrals to our services. This...
This is an article written by James Armstrong, Director of Communications at Phoenix Futures and Trustee at Adfam, for the Anti-Stigma Network, originally published here. Addressing Stigma and Its Impact on Families By James Armstrong Substance dependence and its...
The Global Family Recovery Alliance is running a survey for family members, to support the development of a Global Position Paper on Family Recovery. The Alliance is looking to include as many voices of affected family members, including bereaved family members, as...
Adfam at 40 – Martin Blakebrough: Kaleidoscope, a family endeavour! In 2024 Adfam celebrated its 40th birthday and over the course of the year we spent time reflecting on the past 40 years and the progress that’s been made in supporting families affected by substance...
Adfam, in partnership with Nexus Values, is thrilled to refresh and relaunch our Journeys resources, a free series of online booklets for families affected by substance use. Families affected by substance use often go on a journey in their lives while dealing with the...
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...
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...
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...
The Adfam team will be taking a break over the Christmas and New Year period. Our services will be closed from 20th December until 6th January. If you contact us during this time, we will be in touch soon after. Please find details below for support helplines that are...
The Department of Health and Social Care’s Alcohol Profile shows that 8,274 people died from alcohol-specific causes in England in 2023, a 4.6% increase from 7,912 in 2022, and a a 42% increase compared to 2019 (5,819) . The number of alcohol-specific deaths in...
