There's a bike ride from North Wales to Cardiff on 20th - 23rd October to support Stafell Fyw Caerdydd/Living Room Cardiff, the new recovery centre at 58 Richmind Road. Why not join us? Call for more info: 02920 493895
If you wish to donate (a Just Giving page should be up and running soon) please make cheques payable to Living Room, Cardiff .
Registration date has now been extended to: 6th October :)
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Saturday, 17 September 2011
A NEW KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO A NEW LIFE
We walk through many doors throughout life; for some leading to positive experiences, but for others leading to a life of self destruction.
Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff opened its doors for the first time today Thursday 8th September. This new charity, set up by the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (WCAOD), aims to offer support for anyone experiencing difficulties in relation to alcohol, drugs (prescribed or illicit) or any other dependency or harmful behaviour.
The Living Room Cardiff Concept (LRC), as it’s referred to, is like no other rehabilitation service currently offered in Wales. The community based day-care Recovery Centre will provide a safe, easy access, non-judgemental space offering a range of interventions including peer-based individual and group psychosocial support.
Says Wynford Ellis Owen, Chief Executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, who has set up and will be running the Centre,“The recovery model differs from the medical (treatment) model, in that it emphasises the empowerment of the person, building on their strengths and assets, rather than focusing on weaknesses and deficits. Also significant is peer based support and the involvement of family members and friends in helping persons to build meaningful and valued lives, realise their aspirations and contribute positively to society.
“Regardless of which model or methods are used to ‘treat’ addiction problems, which is a chronic condition, it is important they are supported through the change process and provided with ongoing ‘after-care’ support, as without this essential element, people are prone to relapse.
“Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff aims to work alongside other service providers in the area and, through the Recovery Centre, will be offering this additional and complementary ongoing support for people wanting to make positive life changes.”
The model which is being applied here in Wales is influenced by Wynford Ellis Owen’s 2010 Winston Churchill Fellowship research trip in the eastern states of America. As part of the tour, Wynford visited a number of new recovery community centres that have achieved long-term recovery from server alcohol and drug-related problems.
Continues Wynford, “Following the research project in America and having visited numerous centres throughout the UK, it became apparent to me that the only effective way of helping these people was to put them in the driving seat and encourage them to take charge of their own recovery journeys. We as practitioners were always in the driving seat of addiction treatment. Now however, we must learn from the US model and take a back seat.
Wynford went on, “If addiction treatment is to enhance its ability to support long term personal and family recovery it is essential that we make the philosophical shift from the acute care model to a recovery model. Without partnering with and standing beside the person who is going through the process then we cannot possibly provide the support that’s necessary to maintain long-term recovery.”
Wynford, who lived at the hand of addiction of alcohol and drugs for 23 years, began his journey of recovery back in 1992, “When I began to recover and live my life without recourse to drugs and alcohol, it stood out to me that the facilities I needed at the time to make a successful recovery were lacking. Sometime after I started on the road to recovery, I resolved to set up a recovery and day-care centre so that people, like me, who needed to abstain from drink and drugs, while confronting the burden of being human, could receive the support they needed on their doorstep here in Cardiff.”
Carl Sergeant, The Minister for Local Government and Communities said. “The Welsh Government has previously outlined its commitment to further expand the services available to help and support substance misusers to maintain their recovery through its 10 year Substance Misuse Strategy, Working Together to Reduce Harm. The Living Room, Cardiff provides recovering service users with opportunities to help rebuild their lives and to protect and support individuals from relapse after they leave structured treatment.”
To mark the opening of the centre, and raise awareness of addiction in Wales; Wales’ first ever Welsh National Recovery Walk will take place on Saturday 10th September. The UK Recovery Walk is supported by the UK Recovery Federation, the Welsh Assembly Government and Cardiff Council. It is sponsored by Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI), Western Power Distribution (WPD), Voluntary Action Cardiff and M&D Care Ltd and it is going to be a day of celebration and inspiration, putting positive ‘faces and voices’ to recovery and becoming worthy advocates for the attractive reality of recovery.
Around 2,000 people are expect to parade around Cardiff City Centre to celebrate the fact people can, and do, recover from substance use disorders and mental health problems. To show support and sign up visit: www.recoverywalk2011.org.uk.
Leading up to the launch of LRC a new advert will appear on TV channels and in local cinemas promoting the new centre. A preview of the advert as well as further information about Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff can be seen on: www.thelivingroom-cardiff.com.
Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff opened its doors for the first time today Thursday 8th September. This new charity, set up by the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (WCAOD), aims to offer support for anyone experiencing difficulties in relation to alcohol, drugs (prescribed or illicit) or any other dependency or harmful behaviour.
The Living Room Cardiff Concept (LRC), as it’s referred to, is like no other rehabilitation service currently offered in Wales. The community based day-care Recovery Centre will provide a safe, easy access, non-judgemental space offering a range of interventions including peer-based individual and group psychosocial support.
Says Wynford Ellis Owen, Chief Executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, who has set up and will be running the Centre,“The recovery model differs from the medical (treatment) model, in that it emphasises the empowerment of the person, building on their strengths and assets, rather than focusing on weaknesses and deficits. Also significant is peer based support and the involvement of family members and friends in helping persons to build meaningful and valued lives, realise their aspirations and contribute positively to society.
“Regardless of which model or methods are used to ‘treat’ addiction problems, which is a chronic condition, it is important they are supported through the change process and provided with ongoing ‘after-care’ support, as without this essential element, people are prone to relapse.
“Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff aims to work alongside other service providers in the area and, through the Recovery Centre, will be offering this additional and complementary ongoing support for people wanting to make positive life changes.”
The model which is being applied here in Wales is influenced by Wynford Ellis Owen’s 2010 Winston Churchill Fellowship research trip in the eastern states of America. As part of the tour, Wynford visited a number of new recovery community centres that have achieved long-term recovery from server alcohol and drug-related problems.
Continues Wynford, “Following the research project in America and having visited numerous centres throughout the UK, it became apparent to me that the only effective way of helping these people was to put them in the driving seat and encourage them to take charge of their own recovery journeys. We as practitioners were always in the driving seat of addiction treatment. Now however, we must learn from the US model and take a back seat.
Wynford went on, “If addiction treatment is to enhance its ability to support long term personal and family recovery it is essential that we make the philosophical shift from the acute care model to a recovery model. Without partnering with and standing beside the person who is going through the process then we cannot possibly provide the support that’s necessary to maintain long-term recovery.”
Wynford, who lived at the hand of addiction of alcohol and drugs for 23 years, began his journey of recovery back in 1992, “When I began to recover and live my life without recourse to drugs and alcohol, it stood out to me that the facilities I needed at the time to make a successful recovery were lacking. Sometime after I started on the road to recovery, I resolved to set up a recovery and day-care centre so that people, like me, who needed to abstain from drink and drugs, while confronting the burden of being human, could receive the support they needed on their doorstep here in Cardiff.”
Carl Sergeant, The Minister for Local Government and Communities said. “The Welsh Government has previously outlined its commitment to further expand the services available to help and support substance misusers to maintain their recovery through its 10 year Substance Misuse Strategy, Working Together to Reduce Harm. The Living Room, Cardiff provides recovering service users with opportunities to help rebuild their lives and to protect and support individuals from relapse after they leave structured treatment.”
To mark the opening of the centre, and raise awareness of addiction in Wales; Wales’ first ever Welsh National Recovery Walk will take place on Saturday 10th September. The UK Recovery Walk is supported by the UK Recovery Federation, the Welsh Assembly Government and Cardiff Council. It is sponsored by Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI), Western Power Distribution (WPD), Voluntary Action Cardiff and M&D Care Ltd and it is going to be a day of celebration and inspiration, putting positive ‘faces and voices’ to recovery and becoming worthy advocates for the attractive reality of recovery.
Around 2,000 people are expect to parade around Cardiff City Centre to celebrate the fact people can, and do, recover from substance use disorders and mental health problems. To show support and sign up visit: www.recoverywalk2011.org.uk.
Leading up to the launch of LRC a new advert will appear on TV channels and in local cinemas promoting the new centre. A preview of the advert as well as further information about Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff can be seen on: www.thelivingroom-cardiff.com.
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
The Invisible Crisis
The convergence of four crises in the past two years, the near banking collapse, the actual collapse in public faith in politicians and the media and police, and now the explosion of violence from our most socially excluded youth show Britain as never before that a profound social and ethical juncture has been reached in our national history.
When the Prime Minister his deputy and the Leader of the Opposition today have all made the connection between the corruption of Britain’s elites and the free for all that we have seen on our streets, one might be forgiven for thinking that this is grounds for optimism; no longer will our politicians be in the thrall of private interests that at best exacerbate this culture and at worst facilitate it.
Such optimism might yet be misplaced as a huge piece of the puzzle over the causes of the unrest has been conveniently ignored, namely Britain’s absurd and contradictory relationship with alcohol and drugs.
Yesterday, apocalyptic CCTV footage from a London convenience store was released for the purposes of catching young looters who smashed their way into the shop. Without exception, the first place that the looters headed for were the spirits stored behind the counter, the cash register was actually an afterthought. Why? How does this litre bottle of addictive fluid command this degree of power over young people in our society? Why do we see scenes not just during riots but every single day on Britain’s high streets and town centres that Hogarth witnessed in the 18th Century?
Is it possible that there was something of a delayed reaction to the first night of rioting because most people thought it seemed all to similar to a normal night in any of a hundred towns and cities across the country?
The charge of moral decay across the country is a compelling one, and in many instances quite justified, however the moral decay at the heart of the drinks industry, and its alarmingly close ties to the government and to policy making are all but ignored.
When the British Medical Association and five other leading health charities in England and Wales walked away from the government’s Responsible Deal for Alcohol because the government was ignoring evidence led research into the importance of minimum pricing strategies, it was indicative of how successful their anti regulation approach was likely to be.
The current administration has been very effective in labelling regulation as some kind of intrusive, anti competitive and faintly Stasi-esque notion, this is the same administration that would seek to shutdown Facebook and Twitter during riot conditions.
By simply looking at the statistics of the amount of destruction alcohol causes in non riot conditions, one cannot avoid the conclusion that the regulations that exist already on this powerful substance are about as light touch as they get.
There is another question to address as well, one that reaches far beyond the mechanics of pricing, one that extends deep in to our culture and is intimately connected with the other social and existential worries thrown up by the rioting.
Why does a person annihilate his or her own personality with drink or drugs? If we assume our society is something of a people making factory, crafting different types of individuals in different circumstances, what settings are there on this factory that causes it to generate people in such chronic emotional pain that they choose not to be themselves at the cost of their health and sanity?
We may well have been presented a historic opportunity to answer this question, a revolutionary moment where our society can move forward and heal, but unless the issue of alcohol is put squarely at the centre of the debate, it may well be an opportunity squandered.
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Prime Minister and Murdoch called on to Recover
Organisers of the UK Recovery Walk are calling on the Prime Minister David Cameron and media mogul Rupert Murdoch to join their march through Cardiff city centre on September 10th.
“It’s all about recovery,” said Wynford Ellis Owen, chair of the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff and chief executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs. “Very many people in the UK, including public figures, are recovering from some situation or another.
“With this latest phone hacking scandal hanging over the country, tarnishing Britain’s reputation overseas as well as at home, I would like to extend an open invitation to Mr Cameron and Mr Murdoch to take part in our event. It would be good to see them with us, joining in with people from across the UK, to mark their first steps on the road to recovery.
“But let’s not stop there! I’d also like to invite the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and the Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King to take part to represent the recovery being made by the UK economy.
“Most of the people walking will of course be recovering from very different conditions to these public figures. Addiction is a major problem in today’s society and the UK Recovery Walk is about spreading the positive message that with support and treatment, people can and do regain control over their lives.”
Over 1,500 people are expected to take part in an organised procession through Cardiff city centre. The walk is about celebrating success and promoting the benefits of effective treatment for substance use disorders and mental health problems to society.
The Cardiff event is supported by the UK Recovery Federation, the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff and Voluntary Action Cardiff. It follows on from two previous successful UK Recovery Walks, held in Liverpool and Glasgow.
“It’s all about recovery,” said Wynford Ellis Owen, chair of the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff and chief executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs. “Very many people in the UK, including public figures, are recovering from some situation or another.
“With this latest phone hacking scandal hanging over the country, tarnishing Britain’s reputation overseas as well as at home, I would like to extend an open invitation to Mr Cameron and Mr Murdoch to take part in our event. It would be good to see them with us, joining in with people from across the UK, to mark their first steps on the road to recovery.
“But let’s not stop there! I’d also like to invite the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and the Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King to take part to represent the recovery being made by the UK economy.
“Most of the people walking will of course be recovering from very different conditions to these public figures. Addiction is a major problem in today’s society and the UK Recovery Walk is about spreading the positive message that with support and treatment, people can and do regain control over their lives.”
Over 1,500 people are expected to take part in an organised procession through Cardiff city centre. The walk is about celebrating success and promoting the benefits of effective treatment for substance use disorders and mental health problems to society.
The Cardiff event is supported by the UK Recovery Federation, the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff and Voluntary Action Cardiff. It follows on from two previous successful UK Recovery Walks, held in Liverpool and Glasgow.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Sponsors line-up to support UK Recovery Walk
With six weeks to go, organisers of this year’s UK Recovery Walk, which takes place in Cardiff on 10th September, have announced their first set of sponsors, namely Crime Reduction Initiative (CRI), Western Power Distribution, M&D Care Ltd and Princes Gate Water.
Over 1,500 people are expected to take part in an organised procession through Cardiff city centre to show that people do overcome their addictions and can regain control over their lives. The walk is about celebrating success and promoting the benefits of effective treatment for substance use disorders and mental health problems to society.
The UK Recovery Walk is also supported by the UK Recovery Foundation, UK Recovery Academy, the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff.
Wynford Ellis Owen, chair of the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff and chief executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, said, “It’s a real pleasure to have the support of CRI, Western Power Distribution and Princes Gate Water for Wales’ first ever Recovery Walk. We want to give people hope - to show that individuals can find light at the end of the tunnel. Recovery is a reality and we want as many people as possible who are suffering because of their addictions to realise that treatment is available and is effective.”
On behalf of CRI, Mike Pattinson, director, commented, “We are delighted to sponsor the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff. As an organisation we work with individuals, families and communities across England and Wales that are affected by drugs, alcohol, crime, homelessness, domestic abuse, and antisocial behaviour. Our projects, delivered in both communities and prisons, encourage and empower people to take control of their lives and motivate them to find solutions to their problems.”
Karen Welch, sponsorship manager, Western Power Distribution, said, “Western Power is an active supporter of community events and is delighted to lend its support to the children’s activities taking place in front of Cardiff City Hall as part of the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff. We want children and young people to have a future which isn’t marred by addiction and over-dependency on alcohol, drugs and gambling. We are proud to be a part of the walk’s message of hope.”
Michele Martin, director of M&D Care Ltd, providers of care for young adults with mental health issues in Skewen, near Swansea, added, “It’s a privilege to be supporting this first ever Welsh Recovery Walk because it will go a long way towards countering the considerable amount of prejudice, discrimination and stigmatization of people with addiction and mental health problems that still exists in society.”
Glyn Jones of Princes Gate Water said, “We’re pleased to provide the walkers in this year’s UK Recovery Walk with the key ingredient to a healthy lifestyle. Water is the source of life and Pembrokeshire water is best of all!”
Over 1,500 people are expected to take part in an organised procession through Cardiff city centre to show that people do overcome their addictions and can regain control over their lives. The walk is about celebrating success and promoting the benefits of effective treatment for substance use disorders and mental health problems to society.
The UK Recovery Walk is also supported by the UK Recovery Foundation, UK Recovery Academy, the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff Council and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff.
Wynford Ellis Owen, chair of the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff and chief executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, said, “It’s a real pleasure to have the support of CRI, Western Power Distribution and Princes Gate Water for Wales’ first ever Recovery Walk. We want to give people hope - to show that individuals can find light at the end of the tunnel. Recovery is a reality and we want as many people as possible who are suffering because of their addictions to realise that treatment is available and is effective.”
On behalf of CRI, Mike Pattinson, director, commented, “We are delighted to sponsor the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff. As an organisation we work with individuals, families and communities across England and Wales that are affected by drugs, alcohol, crime, homelessness, domestic abuse, and antisocial behaviour. Our projects, delivered in both communities and prisons, encourage and empower people to take control of their lives and motivate them to find solutions to their problems.”
Karen Welch, sponsorship manager, Western Power Distribution, said, “Western Power is an active supporter of community events and is delighted to lend its support to the children’s activities taking place in front of Cardiff City Hall as part of the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff. We want children and young people to have a future which isn’t marred by addiction and over-dependency on alcohol, drugs and gambling. We are proud to be a part of the walk’s message of hope.”
Michele Martin, director of M&D Care Ltd, providers of care for young adults with mental health issues in Skewen, near Swansea, added, “It’s a privilege to be supporting this first ever Welsh Recovery Walk because it will go a long way towards countering the considerable amount of prejudice, discrimination and stigmatization of people with addiction and mental health problems that still exists in society.”
Glyn Jones of Princes Gate Water said, “We’re pleased to provide the walkers in this year’s UK Recovery Walk with the key ingredient to a healthy lifestyle. Water is the source of life and Pembrokeshire water is best of all!”
Monday, 11 July 2011
Fancy Dress & Banner and Placard competitions
Fancy Dress Competition.
To help make the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff 2011 on 10th September as spectacular and colourful as possible we encourage participants to walk in fancy dress. There will be a prize awarded for the best costume on the day! (to be judged during the walk)
The categories will be
18+
11-17.
Under 11s.
So get your thinking caps on and start designing your costumes ready for September 10th @ 11.00am Cardiff City Hall.
Cardiff Recovery Walk 2011 Banner and Placard competition.
The recovery walk aims to put a face and voice to recovery! Please express yourselves with a banner or placard with a message or slogan which captures the spirit of the walk!! The bigger, more colourful the better! (to be judged during the walk)
There will be a prize awarded for the best banner on the day!
The categories will be
18+
11-17.
Under 11s.
So get your thinking caps on and start designing your banners and placards ready for September 10th @ 11.00am Cardiff City Hall.
To help make the UK Recovery Walk Cardiff 2011 on 10th September as spectacular and colourful as possible we encourage participants to walk in fancy dress. There will be a prize awarded for the best costume on the day! (to be judged during the walk)
The categories will be
18+
11-17.
Under 11s.
So get your thinking caps on and start designing your costumes ready for September 10th @ 11.00am Cardiff City Hall.
Cardiff Recovery Walk 2011 Banner and Placard competition.
The recovery walk aims to put a face and voice to recovery! Please express yourselves with a banner or placard with a message or slogan which captures the spirit of the walk!! The bigger, more colourful the better! (to be judged during the walk)
There will be a prize awarded for the best banner on the day!
The categories will be
18+
11-17.
Under 11s.
So get your thinking caps on and start designing your banners and placards ready for September 10th @ 11.00am Cardiff City Hall.
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
How Recovery Became a Key Player Again
The third annual Welsh Council on Alcohol and other Drugs lecture will be delivered by Phil Valentine, Executive Director for the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), USA, on Tuesday 21st June at 6.30pm at the Pier Head, Cardiff Bay. The lecture, How Recovery Became a Key Player, will be hosted by Alun Ffred Jones AM and chaired by television personality Angharad Mair.
Phil Valentine has been an integral component in the recovery community organization since January 1999. An accomplished speaker and presenter, he has gained recognition as a strong leader in the recovery community; in 2006 the Johnson Institute recognized his efforts with an America Honors Recovery award. In 2008, Faces and Voices of Recovery honoured CCAR with the first Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award as the outstanding recovery community organization in the country.
In 2009, the Hartford Business Journal named him the Non-profit Executive of the Year. Currently, he is spearheading CCAR’s effort to build a statewide network of recovery community centres that feature innovative peer recovery support services like telephone recovery support, All-Recovery groups and Recovery Works! employment services.
In recent years, experts have recognised the need to change the way that people can be helped to overcome serious substance use problems. Recovery has become a guiding principle and society is beginning to learn from the many people who have recovered from addiction. A transformation of systems of care is underway, shifting away from systems based on pathology to ones that promote wellness and recovery.
The recovery model differs from the medical model, on which much of addiction treatment is currently based, in that it emphasizes empowerment of the person, the importance of peer support, and involvement of family members in helping the person find recovery.
Wynford Ellis Owen, Chief Executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, said, “We are delighted Phil Valentine is able to come to Wales and deliver our third annual lecture. It’s a great opportunity to hear about the great strides being taken as part of the recovery movement in the USA, and which have had a great impact on the development of the 'Stafell Fyw Caerdydd/Living Room Cardiff.
“Whilst professional treatment can help people manage and even overcome serious substance use problems, the success of today’s treatment system is still limited. This is due in part to the fact that society uses an acute care model, whilst serious substance use problems are generally chronic in nature. As a result, whilst many people entering treatment may achieve a temporary psychosocial stabilization, they soon relapse after leaving treatment, in large part because of a lack of continuing support.
“The 'Stafell Fyw Caerdydd/Living Room Cardiff concept will revolutionize the treatment of alcohol and drug dependence and other addictive behaviours in Wales. The emphasis will be on recovery rather than simple addiction management.”
The new promotional film for the ‘Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff initiative, which was produced by Betty Evans and directed by the BAFTA awarding winning director Rhys Powys, will be premiered during the evening.
Tickets for the lecture, which are free of charge, are available by contacting the Council at info@welshcouncil.org.uk.
ENDS
For further information please contact Rhodri Ellis Ow
Phil Valentine has been an integral component in the recovery community organization since January 1999. An accomplished speaker and presenter, he has gained recognition as a strong leader in the recovery community; in 2006 the Johnson Institute recognized his efforts with an America Honors Recovery award. In 2008, Faces and Voices of Recovery honoured CCAR with the first Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award as the outstanding recovery community organization in the country.
In 2009, the Hartford Business Journal named him the Non-profit Executive of the Year. Currently, he is spearheading CCAR’s effort to build a statewide network of recovery community centres that feature innovative peer recovery support services like telephone recovery support, All-Recovery groups and Recovery Works! employment services.
In recent years, experts have recognised the need to change the way that people can be helped to overcome serious substance use problems. Recovery has become a guiding principle and society is beginning to learn from the many people who have recovered from addiction. A transformation of systems of care is underway, shifting away from systems based on pathology to ones that promote wellness and recovery.
The recovery model differs from the medical model, on which much of addiction treatment is currently based, in that it emphasizes empowerment of the person, the importance of peer support, and involvement of family members in helping the person find recovery.
Wynford Ellis Owen, Chief Executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, said, “We are delighted Phil Valentine is able to come to Wales and deliver our third annual lecture. It’s a great opportunity to hear about the great strides being taken as part of the recovery movement in the USA, and which have had a great impact on the development of the 'Stafell Fyw Caerdydd/Living Room Cardiff.
“Whilst professional treatment can help people manage and even overcome serious substance use problems, the success of today’s treatment system is still limited. This is due in part to the fact that society uses an acute care model, whilst serious substance use problems are generally chronic in nature. As a result, whilst many people entering treatment may achieve a temporary psychosocial stabilization, they soon relapse after leaving treatment, in large part because of a lack of continuing support.
“The 'Stafell Fyw Caerdydd/Living Room Cardiff concept will revolutionize the treatment of alcohol and drug dependence and other addictive behaviours in Wales. The emphasis will be on recovery rather than simple addiction management.”
The new promotional film for the ‘Stafell Fyw Caerdydd-Living Room Cardiff initiative, which was produced by Betty Evans and directed by the BAFTA awarding winning director Rhys Powys, will be premiered during the evening.
Tickets for the lecture, which are free of charge, are available by contacting the Council at info@welshcouncil.org.uk.
ENDS
For further information please contact Rhodri Ellis Ow
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