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Our new 4th edition SMART Recovery handbook arrived today.
The first thing I noticed is that the Family and Friends programme is promoted in the very first subtitle! Harm reduction is also included, family groups have known it's value for years.
meetings.smartrecoveryglobal.org/meetings/?pr...
The first thing I noticed is that the Family and Friends programme is promoted in the very first subtitle! Harm reduction is also included, family groups have known it's value for years.
meetings.smartrecoveryglobal.org/meetings/?pr...
June 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our new 4th edition SMART Recovery handbook arrived today.
The first thing I noticed is that the Family and Friends programme is promoted in the very first subtitle! Harm reduction is also included, family groups have known it's value for years.
meetings.smartrecoveryglobal.org/meetings/?pr...
The first thing I noticed is that the Family and Friends programme is promoted in the very first subtitle! Harm reduction is also included, family groups have known it's value for years.
meetings.smartrecoveryglobal.org/meetings/?pr...
Tonight (Tuesday 6pm UK, 1pm EST) we're back at the beginning if the ITC wheel. Behaviours make sense.
Simply click on this link, no funding or registration required.
us02web.zoom.us/j/81498967810
See website for details.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Simply click on this link, no funding or registration required.
us02web.zoom.us/j/81498967810
See website for details.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tonight (Tuesday 6pm UK, 1pm EST) we're back at the beginning if the ITC wheel. Behaviours make sense.
Simply click on this link, no funding or registration required.
us02web.zoom.us/j/81498967810
See website for details.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Simply click on this link, no funding or registration required.
us02web.zoom.us/j/81498967810
See website for details.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Dave and Tina spent a great afternoon at Birmingham University Medical School talking about the ITC approach for families. They made us very welcome and have invited us back to talk to their wellbeing team staff. 💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
www.alternat-i-ves.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Dave and Tina spent a great afternoon at Birmingham University Medical School talking about the ITC approach for families. They made us very welcome and have invited us back to talk to their wellbeing team staff. 💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Today we will be finishing off the "Understanding" section of the ITC wheel by discussing our version of the stages of change model.
What differences can you notice when compared with the versions delivered by recovery services?
6pm UK Time everyone welcome.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
What differences can you notice when compared with the versions delivered by recovery services?
6pm UK Time everyone welcome.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
February 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today we will be finishing off the "Understanding" section of the ITC wheel by discussing our version of the stages of change model.
What differences can you notice when compared with the versions delivered by recovery services?
6pm UK Time everyone welcome.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
What differences can you notice when compared with the versions delivered by recovery services?
6pm UK Time everyone welcome.
www.alternat-i-ves.org
9 out of 10 people don't return to their second 12 Step meeting. That's why people need multiple pathways to recovery.
www.alternat-i-ves.org/pages/lo-res...
www.alternat-i-ves.org/pages/lo-res...
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
9 out of 10 people don't return to their second 12 Step meeting. That's why people need multiple pathways to recovery.
www.alternat-i-ves.org/pages/lo-res...
www.alternat-i-ves.org/pages/lo-res...
Running unfunded open support groups, means we don't need to collect anyone's personal information.
Every man and his dog are aware that our loved one's are struggling with AODs, years before the treatment services eventually show up.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/b...
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Every man and his dog are aware that our loved one's are struggling with AODs, years before the treatment services eventually show up.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/b...
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Drug addiction treatment company fesses up to data theft
Details of afflictions and care plastered online
www.theregister.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Running unfunded open support groups, means we don't need to collect anyone's personal information.
Every man and his dog are aware that our loved one's are struggling with AODs, years before the treatment services eventually show up.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/b...
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Every man and his dog are aware that our loved one's are struggling with AODs, years before the treatment services eventually show up.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/b...
www.alternat-i-ves.org
This is the latest Invitation To Change approach (ITC) developed in the 2020s by the CMCFFC in New York.
We are currently the only support group in the UK delivering this to families. Every one welcome, including addiction professionals.
💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
We are currently the only support group in the UK delivering this to families. Every one welcome, including addiction professionals.
💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
January 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is the latest Invitation To Change approach (ITC) developed in the 2020s by the CMCFFC in New York.
We are currently the only support group in the UK delivering this to families. Every one welcome, including addiction professionals.
💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
We are currently the only support group in the UK delivering this to families. Every one welcome, including addiction professionals.
💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Here's a video we did with our local Healthwatch team, unfortunately it wasn't shared by Healthwatch UK.
This year we plan to create some video content ourselves. 💜💜
www.healthwatchdudley.co.uk/in-conversat...
Healthwatch Dudley In Conversation with Alternatives
We sat down with Alternat+ves and the NHS Black Country ICB to discuss their personal and professional experiences of people accessing mental health services whilst struggling with addictions. We also...
www.healthwatchdudley.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Here's a video we did with our local Healthwatch team, unfortunately it wasn't shared by Healthwatch UK.
This year we plan to create some video content ourselves. 💜💜
www.healthwatchdudley.co.uk/in-conversat...
Hi, we're new to Bluesky and looking forward to 2025.
We're on a mission to move the support available for families who have a loved one struggling with Alcohol and other drugs (AODs) out of the 1930s. Everything we do is free. 💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Who do we need to be networking with?
We're on a mission to move the support available for families who have a loved one struggling with Alcohol and other drugs (AODs) out of the 1930s. Everything we do is free. 💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Who do we need to be networking with?
December 30, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Hi, we're new to Bluesky and looking forward to 2025.
We're on a mission to move the support available for families who have a loved one struggling with Alcohol and other drugs (AODs) out of the 1930s. Everything we do is free. 💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Who do we need to be networking with?
We're on a mission to move the support available for families who have a loved one struggling with Alcohol and other drugs (AODs) out of the 1930s. Everything we do is free. 💜💜
www.alternat-i-ves.org
Who do we need to be networking with?