If you could share one piece of advice for managing mental health that could help another young person struggling, what would it be? 💡 💭
We asked some of the young people who use our Here4YOUth and ROUTES services to answer this question for Youth Mental Health Day.
Here's what they had to say 👇
We've put together some videos to explain how to turn the alerts off if required for safety purposes - you can view these on our website here ⛓️💥 👇
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It is recommended that emergency alerts remain switched on, unless it may cause a risk to your personal safety.
As a provider of Domestic Abuse services, Cranstoun is providing guidance to support people who may have hidden second phones for safety purposes, eg victims/survivors of domestic abuse.
Over the weekend there is going to be a test of the UK Government's Emergency Alerts system on mobile phones. If you have a second phone for safety reasons, this could leave you at risk.
All compatible mobile devices will vibrate and make a loud, siren-like sound on Sunday, 7 September 2025 at 3pm.
There's still time to donate! The money will help to fund leisure centre memberships for people who use our service - and the kind team at Wokingham Leisure Centre have offered to provide double the amount of memberships 🌟👇
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Our fundraising team made a splash yesterday at the Wokingham Lions Club Swimathon! 🏊♀️
Colleagues from our Wokingham alcohol & other drugs service completed 60 laps of the pool in 50 minutes (which is 120 lengths!) and managed to raise just over £1000 🤩🥳
Stage one of our Sutton brand update complete ✅🤩
We’re so excited to continue our brand journey with some new Hub branding and signage. We hope to see you soon at our new-look Sutton hub!
Our Policy team have been busy over the last few weeks, advocating for better outcomes for the people we are here to support.
We’ve met with a number of MPs to discuss a range of issues including rising ketamine use, prevalence of synthetic drugs and how we can support more young people.
At a time where potent synthetic opioids are contaminating the drug supply, officers in all forces should be equipped with the tools needed to protect people and preserve life.
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This week our Director of New Business and Services, @megjonescranstoun.bsky.social, has written for the @bigissue.com about news that Suffolk and Greater Manchester Police will continue to not carry lifesaving Naloxone.
Coming soon... 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏾♂️🏃🏻
🗓️ Lace up your running shoes and mark your calendars for 26th October 2025!
We’re inviting you to lace up your running shoes to raise vital funds for Cranstoun’s life-changing services. 👟
A run with purpose is on the horizon 💜
✅ Set goals which matter to you to help stay focused
✅ Think about when & why you drink and how you can cope
✅ Tracking your progress over time can inspire you to continue reducing alcohol use
✅ Seek support! Reach out to friends, family members or your local Cranstoun service 💜
During Alcohol Awareness Week and beyond, our teams at Cranstoun can support you to make healthier alcohol choices 💪
Reducing alcohol use can be a positive step towards improving your health! To kick the week off, we wanted to share some tips that may help you to reduce your drinking 👇
🤖💊We’ve partnered with social enterprise Substancy to launch Drugbot - a new AI tool which can provide harm reduction advice to people who use drugs.
Read more about Drugbot: cranstoun.org/news/ai-meet...
A purple background with colourful shapes, overlaid with white text reading Volunteers' Week 2025. The Cranstoun logo with the tagline Empowering People, Empowering Change is in the bottom right.
It’s #VolunteersWeek and we are joining orgs across the UK in celebrating our incredible volunteers!
Our volunteers give so much to Cranstoun through their time, commitment and dedication 💜
We are always looking for more volunteers! Find out more 👇
cranstoun.org/support-our-work/volunteer-with-us
The transformational recommendations in the London Drugs Commission can be enacted without a change of law
Mayor Khan should seize this huge opportunity, writes Meg Jones, Director of Services at Cranstoun
Today is Harm Reduction Day. It is at the heart of what we do to ensure we work with compassion, respect and without judgment to provide support to people
Our Head of Harm Reduction Chris Rintoul met up with leads from charity partners, to discuss the future of Harm Reduction
youtu.be/QeNs6Sfu4Dc
We must build genuinely affordable homes to address significant issues related to the supply of housing as a key immediate priority.
No child should grow up in an unsuitable, precarious, and unsafe home.
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The shocking number of children growing up in temporary accommodation is already shameful and we urge the government to use the upcoming spending review to commit finance and action to address this crisis.
The investigation also highlights how children will be living in unhealthy, unsuitable housing for long periods of time, whilst the cost to the taxpayer is set to soar by 71% to £3.9bn per year.
Projections published in @theguardian.com, from analysis by @sheltercharity.bsky.social, has revealed that 206,000 children will be living in temporary accommodation by 2029 – a 26% increase in just five years.
You can also hear from our very own Sue McCutcheon! Sue is presenting on Cranstoun’s Dynamic-Evolving Model of Outreach (DEMO) on Wednesday at 14:30 (20:30 UK time). Make sure you don't miss it! 😁
If you're at #HR25Bogotá, don't miss our Head of Harm Reduction @chrisrintoul.bsky.social on Tuesday at 16:30 (22:30 UK time). Chris will discuss the collaboration between UK Harm Reduction Leads over the last 2 years to prevent fatal overdoses 👏
🗓️ Save the date! 🗓️
Join us at next year's Cranstoun Domestic Abuse Conference, on Thursday 23rd April 2026 at Worcestershire County Cricket Club 🙌
Sign up to our mailing list to stay in the loop with our Domestic Abuse work and be the first to hear when tickets go on sale for next year! 🎟️
⚠️ Fake Ketamine ⚠️
We are aware of multiple reports in recent days from people experiencing unusual and potentially dangerous effects after using what they thought was ketamine.
We've put together some harm reduction information and advice to help keep people safe 👇
cranstoun.org/news/drug-al...
2/2 Lots more discussion to come this afternoon but thanks to all for joining and contributing to this important discussion and calls to action.
1/2. Fantastic morning at Cranstoun DA Conference, hearing from sector colleagues and experts by experience.
Topics:
🟣 Rebuilding Trust and the Role of Law Enforcement in Ending DA
🟣 Engaging and Working with South Asian Perpetrators of DA
🟣 Coercion+Control and How to Undo the Brainwashing
Delighted to be here at the first Cranstoun Domestic Abuse conference.
Here's a short vid explaining the purpose of this day and we'll be posting some content from the Cranstoun acct.
P.S. This is my 1st BlueSky post so give me a follow if you're interested in domestic abuse and social justice.
We're at Worcestershire County ground for the inaugural Domestic Abuse Conference - "A Domestic Abuse Epidemic: How to Thrive in 2025".
Here's a message from @mariacripps.bsky.social on what this day will entail.
Thanks to all for joining us and follow this page for updates throughout the day!
