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Ketamine Isn't Just a Party Drug: What Professionals Need to Know About Young People and Ketamine

Ketamine use among young people is becoming an increasing concern in the UK. This article explores the physical and psychological harms, the links between ketamine, trauma, mental health and exploitation, and what professionals need to recognise when supporting children and young people. It takes a trauma-informed, safeguarding-focused approach to understanding what may sit behind substance use.

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The Manager Overload Syndrome

Managers are being asked to do more than ever: support employee wellbeing, recognise risk, manage complex situations and maintain performance under pressure. The Manager Overload Syndrome examines the growing demands placed on managers and why better training must be matched by organisational support, clear boundaries and sustainable working practices.

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Harm Reduction vs Abstinence: A Trauma-Informed Perspective

Debates around harm reduction versus abstinence have shaped substance use services for decades. These approaches are often presented as opposites one seen as permissive, the other as rigorous or m...

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What Are Complex Needs? Understanding Overlapping Trauma, Substance Use and Mental Health

The term “complex needs” is widely used across health, housing, social care, safeguarding, and criminal justice services. Yet it is often misunderstood, inconsistently applied, or used as shorthan...

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Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Complex Needs: A Trauma-Informed Approach

People experiencing substance use, homelessness, mental ill-health, offending, or repeated crisis involvement are often described as having complex needs. In reality, these needs are not inherentl...

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Vicarious Trauma and Staff Wellbeing: A Guide for Trauma-Exposed Professionals

In the UK, many people who work within health, social care, mental health, domestic abuse, substance use, criminal justice, housing and community services are carrying out some of the most emotion...

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Trauma and Substance Use: Understanding the Link and Building Better Support

When working with individuals affected by substance use, one pattern shows up again and again: a history of trauma. Whether we’re talking about childhood abuse, neglect, domestic violence, homeles...

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