Ant Lehane
antlehane.bsky.social
Ant Lehane
@antlehane.bsky.social
Policy Lead @Cranstoun_org / Comment @politics_co_uk / interested in policy related to drugs and alcohol, criminal justice, young people and housing
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Projections published in @theguardian.com, from analysis by @sheltercharity.bsky.social, has revealed that 206,000 children will be living in temporary accommodation by 2029 – a 26% increase in just five years.
April 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is a massive mistake that will only increase harm in a city that is already reeling from severe substance use and associated social issues of dependency such as rough sleeping.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/us/san-francisco-drug-supplies.html
t.co
April 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Delighted to be here at the first Cranstoun Domestic Abuse conference.

Here's a short vid explaining the purpose of this day and we'll be posting some content from the Cranstoun acct.

P.S. This is my 1st BlueSky post so give me a follow if you're interested in domestic abuse and social justice.
We're at Worcestershire County ground for the inaugural Domestic Abuse Conference - "A Domestic Abuse Epidemic: How to Thrive in 2025".

Here's a message from @mariacripps.bsky.social on what this day will entail.

Thanks to all for joining us and follow this page for updates throughout the day!
April 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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We're at Worcestershire County ground for the inaugural Domestic Abuse Conference - "A Domestic Abuse Epidemic: How to Thrive in 2025".

Here's a message from @mariacripps.bsky.social on what this day will entail.

Thanks to all for joining us and follow this page for updates throughout the day!
April 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Interesting and detailed coverage on the UK’s first overdose prevention centre in Glasgow.

Pointedly, the overdoses reversed during this visit were reversed by professionals. Without this centre, these people may have died.

Time for more opc’s to be trialled elsewhere in the UK

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge139x2y92o
t.co
March 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Really enjoyed watching the @dsmfoundation.bsky.social touring drug education play + workshop in a Ldn school today.

The story was incredibly moving and I was taken aback by how engaged the year 10s were throughout.

Well done to all involved, a brilliant approach to educating yps on drug harm.
March 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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It is shocking to see rough sleeping rise by a fifth over 12 months in England, with 4,667 people recorded as sleeping on the streets on a single night in Autumn.

This represents a near-record high and figures have risen for the third consecutive year.
March 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Fantastic to be at the @crisis_uk homeless summit at church house in Westminster today.

I’m here all day on behalf of @Cranstoun_org, come say hi if you’d like to chat about housing first, supported housing and anything homelessness related!
February 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
First part of David Gauke’s sentencing review is live.

Good to see the acknowledgement of suspended and community sentences being more effective in cutting reoffending than short term prison sentences, as highlighted in the @cranstoun.org submission.

www.thetimes.com/article/c24b...
Packed prisons on ‘brink of collapse’, government report finds
Despite a decrease in incidents of crime, the number of people locked up in England and Wales has grown by more than 10 per cent in the past 25 years
www.thetimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
1/2. Great discussion in parliament on the recently opened OPC.

It will take time to prove its efficacy but we have the global evidence which should give parliamentarians comfort to not wait four years for other sites.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mps-glasgow-support-glasgow-caledonian-university-health-b2696836.html
t.co
February 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Brilliant to see such a packed room for the brilliant Professor Sir @MichaelMarmot at the APPG on Drugs, Alcohol and Justice.

Fascinating insights into health inequalities, deprivation and austerity on substance related harm.
November 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM