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DSM Foundation founder and director Fiona Spargo-Mabbs was the subject of an “extraordinary people” series of episodes on Gabby Logan’s podcast The Midpoint.   Interviewed the day after receiving her OBE from the King at Windsor Castle, the episode dropped on 13th September 2023, Fiona does a deep dive into Dan’s story and how she […]

Survey data from over 6,500 15-18 year olds gathered by the DSM Foundation has shown that 95 per cent of respondents say that vaping is one of the main substances used by their peers, and over 70 per cent name it as a substance that they think is causing their peers the most problems.  

The DSM Foundation is delighted to announce that Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, founder and director of the DSM Foundation, received her OBE from King Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, July 11th, 2023. Fiona was named in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List for her work with young people, having set up the

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

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

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

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

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

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,

We’re delighted to announce that we have recently been awarded funding by the National Lottery Community Fund to provide drug awareness workshops to parents and carers.      These workshops can be delivered in person or live-streamed via webinar, with priority given to schools and colleges in England or Wales that are state-maintained. The funding covers