Richmond Addiction Services Continues To Branch Out When the Richmond Alcohol and Drug Action Team became Richmond Addiction Services last September, one of the objectives of the name change was to reflect the local service agency's wide range of programs. Since then, Richmond Addiction Services has also started to focus on the increasing number of partnerships it is developing with other health care groups in the community. "It's about collaboration and capacity building," says Richmond Addiction Services counsellor Jill Craven. [continues 382 words]
November is Addictions Awareness Month in Richmond. Whether its drug, alcohol, gambling or any other compulsive behaviour, addiction directly affects everyone in the community. Richmond Alcohol and Drug Action Team's goal is to help end the cycle of addiction, but says such a reality is only possible if the community unites in creating awareness and support. "(Addictions Awareness Month) helps to create public awareness where we can get the community to focus on a certain issue, which also helps promote awareness of it," says RADAT worker Esther Oh. [continues 192 words]
