<p><strong>Welcome to Weaving the Web - the podcast series from the National Expert Citizens Group (NECG).</strong></p><br><p>In this series, we'll be exploring examples of good practice around our <strong>four strategic priorities. </strong>These are the issues lying at the heart of what's known as '<strong>multiple disadvantage</strong>' – where someone experiences a combination of several unmet health and social needs – in England and Wales today.</p><br><p><strong>In our fourth episode, we'll be exploring the second of our strategic priorities: dual diagnosis (also known as co-occurring needs) as NECG member and host Charlotte speaks to Alison Bearn, Programme Manager at the London Co-occurring Conditions Programme, about how integrated solutions to mental health and substance use can expand access to support and recovery.</strong></p><br><p><em>Coordinated by Revolving Doors, the NECG is the lived experience group for people in the Changing Futures programme, a joint-funded initiative of the National Lottery Community Fund and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. By co-producing solutions with people who have lived experience of multiple disadvantage, we’re here to shape system change and advocate for services that are trauma-informed, accessible and person-centred.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>