The Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities programme, in partnership with Blackpool Researching Together and Coastal Communities and Creative Health, has completed a participatory research study looking into the growing issue of ketamine use among children and young people, and arguing for a creative, community-based approach to what has now become a national crisis.
Gathering insights from over fifty contributors, this study draws from the perspective of ketamine users, social workers, health professionals and charities to paint a comprehensive picture of the issue of ketamine use and the toll it takes on local communities in Blackpool and the North-West.
The report also showcases the power of local communities, who are finding solutions to the crisis by placing creativity, lived experience and community at the core of the response. These solutions highlight the crucial need for more long-term investment in community-based approaches, and they make a case for the benefits to be gained from co-producing effective creative interventions.
Find more information here: https://ncch.org.uk/news/creating-knowledge-together-mca-lived-experience-advisory-group-contributes-to-essay-collection
https://ncch.org.uk/uploads/Blackpool-Ketamine-Study-Report.pdf
