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​We launched a new partnership with West Sussex County Council (DAP) on 5th November 2024.

 

CAPITAL have been commissioned to bring the voice of service users to the Drug and Alcohol Partnership and how people with lived experience could help to offer solutions.

 

The Coproduction Community Fund will be available for people to support the Drug and Alcohol Partnership priorities in the county, through their own community initiatives and leadership.

 

At the event, we heard people’s stories, held workshops to get ideas and inspiration going about potential projects - to improve support for people in West Sussex who use drugs and/or alcohol.  People had a range of ideas for projects that could be funded. The fund will be available soon.

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We are currently recruiting for an oversight board member for the Drug & Alcohol Partnership Co-production project

 

This is a lived experience opportunity for anyone who is/has accessed drug & alcohol support, or their carers in West Sussex.

 

We are paying £12ph and there will be approximately x4 online meetings to attend over the next 6 months.

 

You will work alongside the Lived Experience Lead & community organisations and the council; to effectively coproduce and develop solutions within the priorities within the county wide drug action plan.

 

Download the role description here:

 

Register your interest by 17th Dec to:

Sara Shepherd sara.shepherd@capitalcharity.org or Mark Mills mark.mills@capitalcharity.org

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Sara's Lived Experience

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Watch this video to hear from our Lived Experience Lead, Sara Shepherd, about her own experience of drug harm.

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Combatting Drugs Partnership Report - March & April 2024​​
 

West Sussex County Council and CAPITAL collaborated to run several online and in person events to gather feedback around substance misuse issues in the community to inform Combatting Drugs Partnership priorities, and development of a county wide action plan for 2024/25.
 

View the full report here:

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Temporary Accommodation Tenant Report - October 2024

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Following the Combatting Drugs report, West Sussex County Council further commissioned us to explore needs of those in temporary accommodation.

 

Full report coming soon!
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After the success of this work, we are proud to continue collaborating with WSCC.

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