The online event, which took place on Tuesday October 15th 2025, saw the release of the charity’s Year In The Life booklet, which describes the reach and impact of its wide range of drug education activities. There were also several speakers who described how they came across the DSM Foundation, worked with the charity in a variety of ways, and the effect their ongoing relationship has had for them and, in turn, the lives of the people they reach.
Click here to watch Stewart McLauchlan, Moray Council’s Quality Improvement Manager, provide a local authority’s perspective in just five minutes on how and why engaging with the DSM Foundation to provide drug education to young people, parents and caregivers, and school staff has been beneficial.
Click here to see Sandra Larmour, parent of Jeni Larmour who died after taking drugs as a fresher at Newcastle University, explain how and why she brought the DSM Foundation’s provision to Northern Ireland. This short film, which is five minutes 30 seconds, also features Hannah Reilly, co-founder and co-director of Ever Unique Productions, talking about how she found being part of a Theatre In Education tour of ‘I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die’ in schools in the province, and how young people responded to the play that tells the story of 16 year old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, for whom the Foundation is named, in the words of his family and friends.
Click here to view Penny Brown, group learning and leadership director at Benefact Group, describe how she brought the DSM Foundation’s drug education to young people in the early stages of their careers at the organisation she works for, how this fits into what a company can offer its employees, and how she has helped the charity develop its workplace offering so the benefits can be felt by ever more corporate partners.
The Year In The Life booklet and other presentations will be added to this news post shortly.
