The NTA has published its guide to commissioning for recovery which may eventually be seen as a key document marking a sea-change in the whole business of drug treatment. (21 January 2010)
The Home Office has published a series of reports from the Drug Treatment Outcome Research Study (14 December 2009)
Drug stats for England 2009 (26 November 2009)
The Home Office has published a new guide to setting up alcohol arrest referral schemes (November 2009)
New publication on probation service's work with alcohol-misusing offenders, co-authored by Russell (September 2009)
New NTA publication on best practice in residential treatment (12 June 2009)
The Beckley Foundation has published a report on the incarceration of drug using offenders world-wide. (11 May 2009)
NTA publishes report on young people's substance misuse and participation in treatment in 2007/8. Published 3 March 2009.
BERR launches youtube channel 27 February 2009.
Safer Nightlife, the updated version of Safer Clubbing, providing multi-agency guidance on how best to tackle drug issues in the night-time economy was written by Russell Webster and published on 20 June 2008.
Website updated 3 February 2010
Website created 15 May 2003
Russell has worked full time as an independent consultant and trainer specialising in the fields of substance misuse, crime and regeneration since 1996.
He is the author or co-author of over twenty five national publications on issues relating to drugs, alcohol and offending. He is also a Health Education Authority certified trainer.
As an independent consultant and trainer, Russell seeks to keep at the forefront of policy and practice development while maintaining hands-on experience of work with the local voluntary sector. He balances a portfolio which includes international research studies, national policy advice and needs assessment and evaluation work with community organisations.
He also designs and delivers training courses and regularly chairs conferences, facilitates multi-agency seminars and runs team away-days.
This website gives examples of the type and range of work Russell undertakes. It also provides links to the latest policy and research developments in the fields of alcohol, drugs, crime and regeneration.
Latest developments in Russell's areas of expertise are to be found in the column to the right and the website is updated at least twice per week on average. To search this website, use the google box below:
Currently Russell is engaged in the following projects:
Conducting a study into dual diagnosis issues for Oxfordshire DAAT
Conducting a study into carers' needs in Kent
Assisting Lewisham DAAT to improve access to residential rehabilitation
Updating the VIP guide to drugs for the London Drug Policy Forum
Evaluating a series of projects for Red Kite Learning
Working in partnership with ICPR to evaluate the effectiveness of Youth Crime Action Plans
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