News alert / Drug and alcohol treatment boost
Local authorities are to benefit from almost £267m in government funding next year to improve drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services. The funding will be used to recruit more specialised staff, support prison leavers and increase the number of people receiving structured drug and alcohol treatment. The funding is in addition to £95m made available in 2022/23 and £154m this year.
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