"The London Drug Policy Forum has experience of working with Russell
Webster for over a decade, During this period he has guided, written and
overseen a variety of projects. These have ranged from conference
reports, handbooks for staff, advice to those at risk of using drugs in
the night-time economy through to publications acknowledged as being of
international importance such as
Safer Nightlife. Time and again he has proved to be a
resource of great knowledge and understanding as well as being
dependable and reliable, even when placed under considerable pressure".
Born and bred in Coventry and with a degree in modern languages at Cambridge University behind him, Russell spent ten years working in the social care field.
He qualified as a probation officer in the UK and worked with offenders in North and East London. He also worked for a range of voluntary sector organisations with homeless people, ex-offenders and young people at risk in both this country and the USA.
Russell developed his consultancy skills through work with two national
voluntary organisations,
Drugscope and the DIVERT
Trust.
Since 1996 Russell has worked full time as an
independent consultant specialising in
the fields of
substance misuse, crime and regeneration.
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. Russell continues to specialise in multi-agency partnership work and has developed his own partnerships with several organisations including the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at King’s College London, Drugscope, and Alcohol Concern.
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