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Humankind is now offering the new drug and alcohol support and treatment to people in Sheffield, having been funded by Sheffield City Council.
The new contract started on 1 August 2023 and will be run in partnership with Project 6, a local voluntary sector drug and alcohol charity who have been working in the area since 1978.
Greg Fell, Director of Public Health, said: “Sheffield City Council welcomes Humankind as our new provider of substance use support services in the city. It is important people in Sheffield can access the support they need to live happy and healthy lives. Humankind’s services will prove invaluable to individuals and communities in Sheffield.”
Ted Haughey, Executive Director of Operations at Humankind, said: “We are delighted to expand our services in South Yorkshire and partner with Project 6. We have many years’ experience providing integrated drug and alcohol treatment services across the country and are looking forward to bringing this expertise to the people in Sheffield.
“We’ll be working closely with commissioners and other partners across the city as well as listening to the people we will be supporting to continually develop and improve the service for the communities across Sheffield.”
Vicki Beere, CEO of Project 6, said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with Humankind to deliver services in Sheffield. We have many years’ experience of supporting people in Sheffield to make and sustain positive changes to their alcohol and drug use. We look forward to being able to develop and expand this work, to afford more people in Sheffield the support to access recovery services and improve their wellbeing.”
The new service will include a range of support including harm reduction, care coordination, clinical and therapeutic interventions. As part of our aftercare support, we will continue to work with people who become abstinent to develop and reach their goals.
The service will also provide support for family members.
Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.
Repeat serious users of nitrous oxide could face up to 2 years in prison and dealers up to 14 years, as the government delivers on its zero-tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour.
The ban, promised as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, will make nitrous oxide a controlled Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Secondary legislation due to be laid today will mean possession of nitrous oxide, where a person intends to wrongfully inhale it – for example ‘to get high’ – will be an offence. Consequences could include:
- an unlimited fine
- a visible community punishment
- a caution – which would appear on their criminal record
- a prison sentence for repeat serious offenders
Heavy, regular abuse of the drug also poses significant health risks for users including anaemia and in more severe cases, nerve damage or paralysis. It has been identified as having potentially fatal consequences on the UK’s roads from incidents of drug driving.
The maximum sentence for production, supply importation or exportation of the drug for unlawful purposes has now doubled, from 7 to 14 years’ imprisonment.
Please see this link to answer 7 short questions to help inform the writing of the Alcohol Strategy for Sheffield. All responses are anonymous so please be honest. This can either be your own experiences or someone that you know. This will be up until the 10th November.
Please feel free to share!
The Positive Activities Microgrants opportunity is a £25,000 fund aimed at supporting smaller organisations, groups and individuals in Sheffield to get their positive activity for people in recovery started. Grants of up to £5,000 – for organisations & groups who have done some groundwork to set up their positive activity but need a bit of funding to get started properly. The funding may be used for a range of expenses relating to your positive activity and organisations will be expected to engage a minimum of 20-25 people in a positive activity before March 2024.
The Positive Activity Microgrant will open on Monday 16th October and will run until all the funding has been allocated.
Deadline for application
- Monday 6th November
- Monday 4th December
There is a short application form which is now live. Once complete, simply send to the following email: ChangingFutures@syha.co.uk by the date outlined in the table. Alternatively, pop into reception at SYHA, 152 Rockingham St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4EB and pick up an application pack from there. Once complete, drop it back in FAO Tom Hartley, Changing Futures.
Please see the updated Positive Activities webpage here.
Who can complete the survey?
Any individual who identifies as a woman that has accessed a service in Sheffield. This includes (but is not limited to) health settings (hospitals, GP’s, clinics), mental health services, council services such as housing offices, domestic and sexual abuse services, day centres, drug and alcohol services, voluntary organisations, the job centre etc.
A service can be defined as any organisation which you have been in contact with for support, treatment or care.
What are the aims of the survey?
This survey has been collaboratively designed with women with lived experience and organisations from the voluntary and statutory sector.
The aim of this survey is to improve Changing Futures understanding of the concerns women have that impact how safe they feel to access a service in Sheffield. The results of this survey will be used to support organisations to respond effectively to women’s safety concerns and improve women’s experiences of accessing support and using a service.
To complete the survey please click here.
All survey submissions will be entered into a prize draw for the opportunity to receive a £10 One4All gift card. Multiple gift cards are available. Those who are randomly selected will be contacted after the survey has closed on 10th November 2023.
In addition to the individuals doing the survey online, Changing Futures Coproduction Associates (who are women with lived experience) can facilitate small workshops of women (3-5 women per session) who would like the opportunity to go through the survey face to face.
Everyone who participates in the workshop will receive a £10 gift card.
The workshop will be 1hour 15 minutes, and if the venue is arranged by Changing Futures, they will need the individuals' name and contact details to invite them to a workshop session. If you would like Changing Futures to attend one of your sessions then Changing Futures can arrange that too.
Sheffield hosted National FASD who delivered the 3 -day Me and My FASD course #MeAndMyFASD.
A group of multi-agency people from across South Yorkshire learnt about strategies and resources to support children and young people with FASD.
https://fasd.me/funzone/music/walk-along-with-me/
A further course will be delivered in March 2024.
Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Recovery Housing Support Service
The service offers practical assistance and support to people who are experiencing or recovering from substance misuse and are at risk of losing their homes, or who have been homeless and are resettling into a new home. These services provide a whole range of holistic support that helps people to live independently, including support around finances and income; housing conditions and repairs; cuckooing and antisocial behaviour, substance misuse needs; physical and mental health needs; work and training; DIY skills, the needs of children and domestic abuse support.
This service is city wide, and all tenancy types.
If you are interested in hearing more about the service or making a referral, please contact the Shelter Sheffield Hub on 0344 515 1297 or Sheffield_Hub@shelter.org.uk.
Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. The virus is passed via blood-to-blood contact. This means that blood infected with hepatitis C must get into the bloodstream of an uninfected person to be passed on.
The most common way that hepatitis C is passed on in the UK is when people share needles or other drug-related items e.g. spoons, water, filters, and notes and straws. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people in the UK are living with hepatitis C. Many people do not know that they have the virus because people with hepatitis C do not always display any symptoms.
The good news is that hepatitis C is curable. 95% of people who receive treatment for hepatitis C make a full recovery. Treatment for hepatitis C is in tablet form. The virus can be cleared in just 8-12 weeks. There are none or very few side effects. If left untreated, hepatitis C can cause serious damage to the liver.
The Hepatitis C Trust exists to find people at risk of the virus and eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030. The charity aims to reach everybody living with or at risk of hepatitis C in the UK with effective education, testing and support through treatment. The Trust is working within Sheffield and can meet you in your place of choice to have a test. They will support you through your treatment every step of the way and also screen for Hepatitis B and HIV.
Interested or have a Question? Please give The Hepatitis C Trust a call on: 020 7089 6221 or find out more about The Hepatitis C Trust
This fund is to give a break and choice about how they take this break to:
- young carers aged under 18 who live in Sheffield
- young people aged under 18 who are affected by drug or alcohol issues in their family (now or in the past)
Sheffield Young Carers also accept applications for up to £300 for activities for groups of young carers, as well as individual applications. The fund is currently administered by Sheffield Young Carers (SYC) on behalf of Sheffield City Council.
Upcoming closing dates for applications are:
For full application criteria and guidance, please download the application form. For more information, click here.
Positive Activities Programme For Women
Tell Framework Housing Association about your ideas and interests so that they can create activities around you!
They can offer outdoor activities ranging from walking to climbing as well as indoor activities such as arts and crafts.
Call on 0800 066 5358 (free phone) to find out more.
Together Women
Free Cooking & Nutrition Classes have recently resumed at Together Women Centre. The classes take place Thursdays, 11am-1pm, term-time only.
This is a chance to gain life-skills qualification in the following areas;
- Basic food preparation and cooking
- Teamwork and communication
- Health and Safety awareness in catering
- Credits 3/2/1 (6) Level 1
If any of your service users wish to attend and/or for additional information, please contact FrancescaF@togetherwomen.org
Together Women are looking forward to welcoming new participants to their women-only space.
Inspiring Change
CLEROs was started by dedicated and visionary founding members back in 2020, the College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations has grown into an impactful Community & Movement.
Mission: The aim is to develop a Recovery Strategy that is signed up to by key leadership figures and organisations from the (addiction) recovery sector in the UK. The focus will be on Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs), and has the idea of active citizenship at its core. CLEROs want to build coherence, trust, credibility and consensus for recovery groups and communities based on a model that promotes an evidence-based approach predicated on Lived Experience. This model will have at its heart: A Human Rights framework Core values and principles based on Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC)
Underlying principles:
Principle 1: LEROs are Informed by a primary relationship with their community and act in response to the needs and aspirations of their community, recognising and employing the assets and competencies that already exist.
Principle 2: Everything done in and by a LERO is informed through co-production.
Principle 3: LEROs are informed by a Human Rights-based approach, including the right to live healthy lives.
Values: Community Inclusivity & Equality Honesty & Transparency People Centred & Strengths Based Promote & Champion Lived Experience
Click this link to find out more about CLERO's or to register as a LERO
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