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Here are our tips on keeping your #NewHappyHour on track.

Dr Ed Day addresses the importance of building a partnership between professionals and people with lived experience in overcoming addiction.

We need to look at why individuals living with an addiction and a co-existing mental health disorder easily slip through the system.

Following the release of the Government's one-year Spending Review, the NHS APA supports the outlined plans for investment in public health.

Anyone can develop a dependency on alcohol and it can be very difficult watching someone you care about struggle to control their drinking.

As part of AAW 2020 Nicola shares her experience of addiction services which in turn led her to volunteer with Achieve, part of GMMH.

The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘Alcohol and mental health'.

Many of us use alcohol as a short term strategy to improve our mood. Here are four ways you can boost your mental health without drinking.

The five remaining NHS inpatient detox units (IPUs) in England could permanently close without urgent changes to the way they are funded.

Patryk, a service user, describes his story of recovery and why he believes it is essential that we #KeepTheFewNHSIPUs

Read messages of support for the #KeepTheFewNHSIPUs and pledge your support for the campaign.

The RADAR model developed by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust showcases the innovative services NHS IPUs provide.

The NHS APA #NewHappyHour campaign has been shared nationally, providing tips and advice for people managing their alcohol intake during the

The survival of NHS IPUs is a matter of life or death for service users and their loved ones yet their very existance is under threat.

To help people who are struggling during lockdown, we have created a harm reduction guide for self-reducing alcohol intake at home.

If you would like to show your support for our Find A New Happy Hour campaign, please download and share these resources.

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have launched an ambitious new programme to prevent children being harmed by alcohol

Despite high numbers potentially being affected, many people have not heard of FASD. As a result, it is often incorrectly diagnosed.

Among many there is limited understanding of alcohol-related illnesses. Here's our guide to alcohol dependence, addiction and abuse.