Joanne Tomlinson (Harris)

Service Lead for Stockport Family Drug and Alcohol Court and Mosaic Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Service. #stockportfamily. Qualified Social Worker.

[Centre for Justice Innovation @CJInnovation]

Great to hear Family Drug & Alcohol Courts (FDAC) being championed at this event today.

The evidence clearly shows that, compared to standard proceedings, FDAC results in better outcomes for families & saves local authorities money.

It's time to roll out FDAC across the UK.

[Centre for Justice Innovation @CJInnovation]

If you missed @ChildFamJustice webinar on the new directions for FDAC, which included presentations from our deputy director, @Vicki_CJI, & head of research, Stephen Whitehead, the slides and recording are now available to catch up on here!: https://t.co/f7HlGT2ezZ

[Centre for Justice Innovation @CJInnovation]

Last week Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee.

Great to hear him speak about FDACs being effective in supporting families with domestic abuse & issues beyond just drug & alcohol misuse.

https://t.co/9TymVqKqWa

[Family Law News @familylaw]

Family Drug and Alcohol Court model suitable for domestic abuse cases even where no substance misuse, says judge https://t.co/Jf45WgVglg via @@LocGovLawyer

[Dame Carol Black @DameCarolBlack]

It was a real pleasure to be among so many enthusiastic primary care professionals committed to addressing substance addiction.

#mapcconf

[david.christian@stoc @davidcstockport]

Stockport adult safeguarding board conference. Promoting white ribbon to end men's violence against women #changethestory

[Louise Watson @LouiseWatson27]

Had such a fab session delivered by our mosaic service today about harm reduction work that can be delivered by CS Sw’ers and also mosaic oversight pathways for our children #complexsafeguarding #teamtraining made a little lunch to go with the learning! @The_SK_Family

[Centre for Justice Innovation @CJInnovation]

It was great to hear more about the important research undertaken by @KingsCollegeLon on Gloucestershire FDAC's post-proceedings support in their online seminar today.

Access the report here: https://t.co/mhQpS2ksRG

[Centre for Justice Innovation @CJInnovation]

This article by @lawsocgazette covers the parliamentary event we held to celebrate 15 years of FDAC. It highlights the widespread support for the FDAC approach and the need for its secure and long-term funding.

Read in full: https://t.co/2SdUA09eFM

[Paul Nursall @pan000pan]

I just hope the funding will be made available for this - well done FDAC! "McFarlane said: ‘I do not understand why [FDAC] is not happening in every court. It is left to local courts, local authorities cobbling together money.’ https://t.co/F5qPAWcKky @FDACBham_Sol

[Centre for Justice Innovation @CJInnovation]

Great to see our recommendations on diversion included in the @CommonsHomeAffs report on drugs published yesterday.

Read the full report, which also calls for a health-led drug strategy and increased harm reduction measures, here:
https://t.co/c5gi5b4HSj

[Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @NuffieldFJO]

"A family justice system that removes the fourth, fifth or sixth child from families without doing anything about the reasons for removal is a failing system"
- Nicholas Crichton, founder of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court

Watch to learn more: https://t.co/BDmZH3URJ9

[Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @NuffieldFJO]

Our research has begun to affect changes in practice when the state intervenes at birth. This short animation explains how.

The best way to keep up to date on our latest research in this area is to sign up to our babies bulletin.

SIGN UP: https://t.co/itgpE1uqMH

[Russell Webster ✍️ @russwebt]

Family Drug & Alcohol Courts proven to be effective - @NatCen multi-site evaluation of Family Drug & Alcohol courts proves them to be effective on many counts #FDAC
https://t.co/8JPAMu0FQ7

[Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @NuffieldFJO]

In this podcast, Beverley Barnett-Jones explains her philosophy and approach to family support and care and her work at NFJO. 

NFJO are proud partners of the Kempe Conference and Beverley was a keynote speaker in 2021 

Listen: https://t.co/1vNzTrwwdz

[Centre for Child and Family Justice Research @ChildFamJustice]

New evaluation from @FoundationsWW and @CJInnovation finds that reunification rates and parental substance misuse cessation are significantly higher in FDAC than in standard care proceedings.
@JudithHarwin @KarenB_LU @BacharAlrouh
➡️https://t.co/DrYedzq76t

[Michael Cullen @SMBC_chiefexec]

Great evaluation – very proud that we have contributed. Thank you to all involved for your dedication and brilliant work with parents and families who enter the FDAC process.

[Helen Davies @hsdavies77]

So proud of the FDACs, their practice and interventions to support families and problem solve 🤩

[Children's Commissioner for England @ChildrensComm]

In order to improve children’s mental health, we also need to think about promoting well-being & preventing poor mental health from ever developing. And to do that means thinking about the family.

https://t.co/3mdF8T1Zzn

[Claire Coutinho @ClaireCoutinho]

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court model is helping families struggling with addiction to beat their demons and stay together.

We want to see this approach used across the country.

https://t.co/ej3pY8kkCD