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Addiction Awareness Week 2025 in review - The Conversations That Changed Everything

28/11/2025

As Addiction Awareness Week 2025 comes to an end, we reflect on a powerful, inspiring and thrilling week of campaigning...

Recovery’s Got Talent – MOBO Award Winner Guvna B and Football Legend Tony Adams add stardust to our creative showcase event in support of Addiction Awareness Week 

28/11/2025

During Addiction Awareness Week (23–30 November), Taking Action on Addiction – a Forward Trust campaign – hosted a vibrant celebration...

Changing the Conversation: Addiction Awareness Week and Children with a Parent in Prison Day

25/11/2025

By Katherine Jenkins, Head of Family Support and Specialist Programmes at The Forward Trust Hundreds of thousands of children around...

New Poll highlights widespread impact of addiction amongst UK adults.

24/11/2025

More than half [53%] of adults in the UK have either personally experienced addiction or know someone who has, with...

Message of support for Addiction Awareness Week from our Patron, HRH The Princess of Wales

24/11/2025

HRH The Princess of Wales, has sent a message to The Forward Trust’s Taking Action on Addiction Campaign in support...

Chairman Tony Adams MBE shares The Conversation that Changed Everything for Addiction Awareness Week

23/11/2025

The Forward Trust's Chair of Trustees, and former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams MBE, has opened Addiction Awareness Week...

Buy tickets for Taking Action on Addiction’s second daytime sober comedy gig in London - 9 November 

16/10/2025

Taking Action on Addiction and The Forward Trust are partnering with Sober IS Fun to deliver our second sober comedy...

Tony Adams launches National Addiction Awareness Week: 23 – 30 November

09/10/2025

Launched by our Royal Patron, The Princess of Wales in 2021, this year, the UK’s leading addiction campaign Taking Action...

Taking Action on Addiction Sober Party – Liverpool Labour Conference

24/09/2025

Heading to Liverpool for the Labour Conference? Then you won’t want to miss the best party in town!Join Tony Adams...

Taking Action on Addiction Partners with Sober Is Fun for Alcohol-Free Comedy Night at The Brink

12/09/2025

Sunday 28th September 2025 | The Brink, LiverpoolTaking Action on Addiction (TAOA) has announced a new partnership with Sober Is...

Introducing the Road to Recovery: one brick, one step, one day at a time

01/09/2025

The Road to Recovery is a new interactive digital platform that provides our recovery community with a reflective online space to celebrate...

Sober Comedy: A new partnership where laughter takes the spotlight

04/08/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Sober Comedy, an exciting new partnership between The Forward Trust, Taking Action on...