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Homeless Winter Safety Campaign – Hull
February 3, 2012 – 1:32 pm
Homeless Winter Safety Campaign – Hull

The Hull Harm Reduction Service Winter Safety Campaign is supported by HIS Church Charity, Hull City Council’s local Trading Standards Service, Hull CityLife Project and Choices Service User Involvement Project.
Through effective partnership working the Hull Harm Reduction …

Families and recovery
December 22, 2011 – 10:20 am
Families and recovery

Compass clients and their families are featured in a new short film produced as part of the BBC’s Connect&Create scheme.
The programme features the recovery journey of three clients, each of whom found support and strength …

Everyone Has A Talent
December 16, 2011 – 12:35 pm
Everyone Has A Talent

 
 
 
 
 
A key worker in Whitby has incorporated positive ways of improving self-worth by supporting and encouraging service users to re-connect to previous hobbies or take up new. Whitby service users have traditionally not engaged in …

KISS (Keep it Safe and Sustainable)
November 22, 2011 – 7:29 am
KISS (Keep it Safe and Sustainable)

Compass Working in Partnership with Nestle York – Nov 2011

Nestle’s Human Resources department has helped employees to receive support for drug and alcohol related from Compass York for many years.  In 2010, Nestle approached Compass …

York Training Academy
October 27, 2011 – 7:48 am
York Training Academy

– setting the way ahead for continuity of care in the criminal justice system
COMPASS services in York welcomed European colleagues to the first Training Academy of the ACCESS project during the week of the 17 …

Riding for Recovery: Update
June 30, 2011 – 11:58 am
Riding for Recovery: Update

They rode for recovery… and survived!
118 miles and numerous interviews with newspapers and radio stations later, current and former clients from Compass Selby Drugs Project have completed their cross-country cycle ride in aid of the …

Compass Leads European Project Into Prison Drug Policy
March 12, 2011 – 7:11 am
Compass Leads European Project Into Prison Drug Policy

European governments are increasingly exploring the application of harm reduction philosophies in prisons to provide pragmatic supportfor clients while promoting abstinence. Nevertheless, there remains a lack of practical knowledge among criminal justice stakeholders about …

Hidden Harm Services Thriving In London
February 28, 2011 – 1:16 pm
Hidden Harm Services Thriving In London

The Compass Lambeth Hidden Harm project is starting to demonstrate tangible improvements for children affected by another’s substance misuse, with positive feedback from CAMHS, Social Services, Children and Young People’s service and …