Contact our policy team
Please email robin.pollard@wearewithyou.org.uk if you would like to discuss our policy, research and influencing work.
Policy and research
Find out about our policy and research work here at WithYou.
How we influence and inform policy
Influencing drug, alcohol and mental health policy is a core part of what we do to deliver our strategy. We do this through advocacy, providing expert insight and developing an evidence base to support what we stand for.
Collaboration is key. We work with a wide range of partners, including commissioners, civil servants, Government, researchers, other treatment providers and our clients.
Why it's important
By advocating for the importance of drug, alcohol and mental health treatment and recovery, we can help to transform service delivery across England and Scotland, and radically improve people’s chances of getting better.
What we’re doing
We influence policy in a number of ways.
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We respond to policy consultations
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We produce original research and reports
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We work in partnership, such as through Collective Voice and the Suicide Prevention Consortium
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We sponsor the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group
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We collaborate with external researchers, developing the evidence base around effective support for people with drug, alcohol, mental health and other complex needs.
Research at WithYou
We produce our own research, as well as producing research in partnership with others. You can find our research here.
Submitting a research request
WithYou receive a large number of requests for research access to our staff, services and clients. To make a request about accessing our services as part of a research project, or to partner with us on an area of research, please complete the below form:
Your request will be reviewed by WithYou’s research panel, and we will notify you of the decision as soon as possible. We review inquiries according to a number of criteria, including benefit to the organisation and our clients, ethical arrangements, and the amount of time the request would take to fulfil. We aim to respond to requests as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please contact research@wearewithyou.org.uk
