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ON THE COVER: Life in lockdown
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Dame Carol
Black: how will
policy makers
respond?
Rehab becomes
even more of a
sanctuary
REGULARS
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NEWS
Fighting coronavirus
10 LETTERS
Calls for compassion
16 INSTA-INSPIRATION
Power of Instagram
17 COMPETITION
Win a £6k playwriting
commission
18
Bill Nelles on
harm reduction
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STAYING STRONG IN PARTNERSHIP
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Confronting life
and death
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‘Listen to the messages
from the frontline’
WHAT’S NORMAL RIGHT NOW? The last few weeks have been a
white-knuckle ride for all of us, and we bring you this month’s DDN
not really knowing what the next days and weeks will hold.
You will no doubt have enough to worry about at home and work
but we hope that this edition will bring a sense of proportion to the
task ahead. With so much beyond our control, we need to focus on
essential priorities – which is where the clear protocols and sound
harm-reduction practices are so useful. We have been so impressed
by the swift initiatives to share action that will save lives.
In the rush to convert everything to a virtual working world, take
time to listen to the messages from the frontline (page 10). You’re in
this profession because you care, so please take heed of what’s not
working well to iron out these bumps over the next few weeks.
We’re here to support you in any way we can, so let us know if
you have good stuff to share, tricky issues to learn from, or better
ways to communicate that we can let people know about and join
in. We may be working from home but we’re throwing our energies
into making sure we bring you the mag –
and also put the DDN Conference back onto
the stage as soon as we can safely do so.
Keep in touch – a hello goes a long way!
Claire Brown, editor
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