Publish date: 15 September 2023
On Friday 15 September, a Government adviser on combating drug abuse visited Walton Life Rooms to talk to system leaders about how to create a joined up approach to tackling addiction.
Professor Dame Carol Black, author of the influential Black Review on drugs, was accompanied by Rosanna O’Connor, Director of Addictions and Inclusion at the Government’s Office of Health and Improvement and Disparities; and Lea Milligan, Chief Executive of mental health charity MQ.
They heard about pioneering research now underway through the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre, M-RIC; and collaborations led by Mersey Care to improve access to services, as well as initiatives at the University of Liverpool, other NHS trusts, public health, charities, integrated care partners and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.
Picture, Joe Rafferty and system leaders along with Professor Dame Carol Black (seated centrally).