The Manager Overload Syndrome
Posted onHave we changed the job without changing the training? There is a particular route into management that will be familiar to almost every professional organisation.… Read More »
Category: Substance Use, Harm & Complex Needs
This category explores the relationship between trauma, substance use, harm, and multiple unmet needs. Articles examine how adversity, vulnerability, and systemic factors impact substance use and engagement with services. Content supports trauma-informed, non-judgemental practice for professionals working across addiction services, social care, mental health, and community-based support.
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Harm Reduction vs Abstinence: A Trauma-Informed Perspective
Posted onDebates around harm reduction versus abstinence have shaped substance use services for decades. These approaches are often presented as opposites one seen as permissive, the… Read More »
What Are Complex Needs? Understanding Overlapping Trauma, Substance Use and Mental Health
Posted onThe term “complex needs” is widely used across health, housing, social care, safeguarding, and criminal justice services. Yet it is often misunderstood, inconsistently applied, or… Read More »
Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Complex Needs: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Posted onPeople 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… Read More »
Trauma and Substance Use: Understanding the Link and Building Better Support
Posted onWhen 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,… Read More »