UK. DDN March 2026 - Trauma isn’t incidental – it’s the central thread
UK. DDN March 2026 - Trauma isn’t incidental – it’s the central thread
Our spotlight on women’s treatment in this issue makes it uncomfortably clear that women’s needs are being recognised too late. Whether we’re talking about female veterans experiencing the shock of civilian life, women navigating custody, survivors of domestic abuse, or those trying to engage with community treatment, the same pattern emerges.
Trauma isn’t incidental, it’s the central thread – yet too often services remain shaped around a crisis response, with models originally designed for men. But it’s encouraging to hear from services that are listening and redesigning around what women actually need, and we have to make sure this practice is built into the culture of our services. Gender-responsive care shouldn’t be something women are lucky to find — it should be something they can count on.
In the same spirit of responsiveness, Digital Lifelines Scotland shows how embracing technology can add superpowers to harm reduction, particularly when co-production is involved. What better way to strengthen engagement – particularly at key transition points such as prison release and homelessness – and find people when they need us the most?
Read the March issue as an online magazine (you can also download it as a PDF from the online magazine) (DDN – Drink and Drugs News, UK, 02.03.2026)