We’re delighted to have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the Scottish government for our drug education pilot in the Grampian region. Anyone who follows our news will know we’ve been very busy in Scotland, thanks to huge and high level support from Police Scotland, and ever-growing interest in – and enthusiasm for […]
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On June 21 we cohosted the National Drugs and Alcohol Education Conference 2023 alongside the Alcohol Education Trust at Newcastle University. The university’s vice chancellor Professor Chris Day CBE (the honour awarded this year in recognition of his work in health research and treatment) opened proceedings, before an address from keynote speaker Joy Allen, joint
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‘He kissed me and said, “I promise I won’t die”. Later in hospital I said “you promised”. The parents of Dan Spargo-Mabbs on the bright boy they lost.’ https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/he-kissed-me-and-said-i-promise-i-won-t-die-later-in-hospital-i-said-you-promised-the-parents-of-dan-spargomabbs-on-the-bright-boy-they-lost-9864687.html
Donate now to be an ILYM Theatre Angel! We’re incredibly excited about this next chapter of the ‘I Love You Mum’ adventure. Octopus Dream Theatre Company are touring a new professional production of the full published play (not the shorter, Theatre in Education production seen in schools), and this very first tour of England’s
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Dan’s story is at the heart of all we do and each year we like to celebrate his birthday by holding an annual Odd Socks Day! Why Odd Socks? Well, he frequently wore odd socks ‘just because’ so it seems appropriate! This year’s Odd Socks Day is on Friday 26th May – we’d love your school or workplace to
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This week has seen Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, founder and director of the DSM Foundation, approached by a number of media outlets for comment on an interview in which the Duke of Sussex talked about his drug use, notably that the use of psychedelics and cannabis had helped him “deal with the traumas and pain of the
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Spiking is one of the things we get asked about quite a lot during our workshops in schools. It is understandable, given the relative frequency with which stories appear in the media. It is also something of which the DSM Foundation team has first-hand experience: drugs educator Asha has been spiked three times. While
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Over the weekend, the DSM Foundation has been approached by a number of media outlets, asking for comment on an interview the Duke of Sussex has done during which he talked about his drug use, notably the use of psychedelics and cannabis to “deal with the traumas and pain of the past”. The DSM Foundation,
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