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)
The Department for Business announced that the design and rollout of Solutions for Business, its streamlined portfolio of business support products, has completed with over 3,000 schemes reduced to 30. For the first time all government help for business now shares an easily identifiable banner and can be accessed through Business Link. (31 March 2009)
New Addaction report on the impact of drug and alcohol use on family life (18 March 2009).
With the Government considering minimum prices for alcohol, read results of a meta-analysis of 112 studies which concludes that increasing prices will reduce consumption. Courtesy of Drug and Alcohol Findings (16 March 2009).
Read Drugscope's report Drug Treatment at the the Crossroads which looks back at the last ten years and highlights priorities for the future (16 March 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 17 June 2009
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:
Undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of a LEGI regeneration programme for Croydon Enterprise
Advising Westminster DAAT on how to remodel their community care assessment process
Completing research into the probation service's work with alcohol using offenders for the National Offender Management Service in partnership with ICPR
Investigating the feasibility of wet provision for street drinkers in Croydon
Reviewing an employment and training project for drug and alcohol users for Red Kite Learning
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