Ongoing and recent projects

  • USAID/RTI Foundation: International review of drug policy and recommendations for Government of Georgia with road map for national policy review
  • UNODC: Expert adviser to Drug Prevention and Health Branch (DHB), reviewing links between poverty and risk-behaviour, particularly drug use and HIV
  • The international Mentor Foundation: Representation at the United Nations as Vice Chair of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and strategic fundraising support
  • Flipside UK: External evaluation of five-year Big Lottery funded project engaging young socially disadvantaged people in film making and running an annual young people's film festival
  • The Foyer Federation: Research project to understand and make recommendations to support the building of resilience in young people in Foyer accommodation
  • Liverpool John Moore's University: Expert adviser to project developing European quality standards for drug prevention
  • London Borough of Wandsworth: Review of young people's drugs policy
  • Music to Live By (London): External evaluation of youth project
  • Scottish Drugs Forum: Strategic fundraising support
  • DEMOS: Expert adviser to project looking at "legal highs"
  • Alcohol Concern: Facilitation of training on evaluation for charities
  • International Drug Policy Consortium: Writing of two chapters of International Drug Policy Guide
  • Wired In Recovery Community Network (www.wired.co.uk): Core team member
  • The Junction Youth Project, Edinburgh: Member of Management Board
  • Independent Scientific Advisory Committee on Drugs: Member following my resignation from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in April 2010
  • European Cities Against Drugs: I will be delivering a workshop at the Mayor's Conference in Varna, Bulgaria in May 2011