An exhibition of photos by some of the city's drug users are being featured as part of Coventry's Tackling Drugs Week in the city centre.
Last year a whopping 93% of drug users who started getting treatment from CDT, Coventry's main drug service, were still receiving help 12 weeks later.
Two important new drug services will be launched this month to help tackle addiction in Coventry. Coventry's new 'recovery' service will help many more addicts become and remain clean from drink and drugs and offer more help for parents or carers of drug users.
Saturday 16th May
Members of The Coventry Partnership will be on hand at a stall and balloon release in Coventry city centre on Saturday, May 16, to raise awareness of homophobia and trans-phobia. Seventy-five balloons will be released at mid-day from Broadgate to represent the number of countries where it's still a criminal offence to be gay, lesbian or bisexual or where people are punished or imprisoned because of their sexuality, along with a further 7 to represent those countries where homosexuality is punishable by death.
To meet the challenges raised by the rapidly changing economic environment the Coventry Partnership has arranged a series of events for key organisations from across the region. The purpose of these events is to exchange the very latest information and ensure that all partners are fully aware of the increasing range of support and training on offer to people seeking employment. The first event took place at Henley College on Friday 8th May
A leading figure representing the Third Sector across Coventry has been named as the new chair of the Coventry Partnership. Steve Banbury has been the Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Coventry since December 2004. He takes over from Cllr Ken Taylor, leader of Coventry City Council.
Materials from a new £1.6million national crime prevention campaign, run by the Home Office, are being used in Coventry by the Community Safety Partnership to tackle burglary and particularly insecure break-ins as part of a coordinated Burglary day of Action on April 7th