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OUR STORY

The Drug Watch Foundation was founded in 2013 by four concerned individuals who had discovered their children had been exposed to recreational drugs. 
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SPONSORSHIP

Through fundraising, public donations and corporate sponsorship we can provide our “Drugs – The Truth” educational resources, direct into schools across the UK.
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TESTIMONIALS

Read some testimonials from our corporate sponsors, teachers and pupils who have benefited from our drug awareness campaigns. 
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REMEMBER HIS NAME

At 2pm on the 4th December my amazing, talented son started his final journey to the crematorium. After a short but beautiful service his coffin was carried to the hearse. I will never forget that day.


Billy was a happy, naughty but never boring 24 year old that was loved by everyone he met. He was a carer for adults with learning difficulties, a part time model and an aspiring photographer- and then he wasn’t.


On the 9th November Billy and his girlfriend wanted to go out and celebrate his 24th birthday but due to lockdown they couldn’t. Instead they opted to have a few drinks mixed with a little MDMA. This proved to be fatal for Billy but thankfully his girlfriend was fine.


Within hours of them both taking the MDMA Billy had a seizure and an ambulance was called. He was rushed to Worthing hospital and taken to ITU. I will never forget that phone call, it will haunt me for the rest of my life.


When I got to the hospital and was finally able to see Billy he was lying in a pool of his own blood. I was only able to hold his hand as 4 nurses were trying to stop the flow of blood from his nose, ears and eyes as his blood had stopped clotting. Billy spent 2 days in ITU and despite the best care and dedication of the staff things were not looking good. We as a family found ourselves having to make the heart breaking decision to get Billy transferred to London even though he was unlikely to survive the journey, it was his only hope of living.


That evening Billy made the journey to Kings and against the odds he survived the journey and began the frozen plasma treatment. We were told even with this if he survived his organs were failing, he would lose fingers and toes, blood was now clotting on the inside and was attacking his stomach and we had no idea what damaged had been done to his brain. On the morning of 12th November 3 days after his 24th birthday my beautiful boy suffered a cardiac arrest and they just couldn’t bring him back.


He had taken the same drug as his girlfriend. He had taken the drug recreationally before. He was not a drug addict. It was tragic.


He leaves behind a devastated family, friends and all of those who lives were made better just because he was part of it. The loss is immeasurable.


My beautiful baby boy played Russian roulette with his life and lost! Is this really a game you want to play, the stakes are just too high! Remember his name...... 

Drug Watch Foundation is a drug awareness charity based in Manchester

Famous support

Zoe Wanamaker, Star of BBC’s My Family and Major film production Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is a proud supporter of Drug Watch Foundation.
Prison Governors Association Endorse the Work Being Undertaken by Drug Watch Foundation
WHAT DO DRUG WATCH DO?

Through fundraising, public donations and corporate sponsorship we can provide our “Drugs – The Truth” educational resources, direct into schools across the UK ensuring that every child has the right information and facts!
 
Teachers can plan educational classes based around our Drugs: The Truth booklets and PowerPoint lessons. The lessons highlight the Laws, Dangers, Health and Social implications of the use and misuse of drugs, alcohol and legal highs. With 50% of violent crime in the UK drug or alcohol related, we hope to reduce the number of children turning to drugs and alcohol, we hope to break the taboo about having open and honest discussions about drugs and their use amongst young adults and educating at grassroots levels using the most up to date information, ensuring each child has access to this invaluable information leading to making informed decisions when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
 
By supporting the ‘Drug Watch Foundation’ you can help us raise drug awareness and spread our message throughout schools across the UK.
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TEACHING RESOURCES
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School and college testimonials
  • "Very Informative"

    "I would like to thank Brian from Drug Watch Foundation for the visit to school. The talk was extremely helpful and the students found it very informative.


    Brian managed to engage students that would often struggle and pose a challenge to visitors. Brian built an excellent relationship with these students and due to this the students taken a wealth of knowledge away with them. This has armed them with the tools to make the correct choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol.


    A selection of students worked in a smaller group with Brian and completed some fantastic written work about the dangers of cannabis.


    The booklets have proved very useful in lessons and as resources for the students. We cannot wait to receive the updated versions in 2019. Thank you again."


    Samantha Jolly (Teaching Assistant L2) 

    The New Broadwalk Pru - Salford

  • "Perfect For Students"

    "I thought the workshops went really well.


    Brian had a captive audience throughout the day. The way he delivered the sessions was perfect for the students we have. Leigh seemed to enjoy the time at the school as well. 


    I would love to have you support us again in the future as the feedback from the students was overwhelmingly positive.


    Thanks to Brian and Leigh for their time and patience, especially when one of the students was sick in the classroom. Too much cake at break time!


    I hope to work with you all again soon."


    Lee Berry 

    Darwen Enterprise Studio, Lancashire

  • "Extremely Grateful"

    "As a school we have been extremely grateful for the opportunity to receive and use the Drug Awareness booklets. We do a lot of work on drugs so that our students are able to make informed decisions. We have used the booklets in a variety of ways, for example some have been made available in a reference section in the library.


    The booklets were well received by staff and students alike, good clear booklets which informs but does not frighten students, they are always keen to know the laws and dangers of drugs which is highlighted in the booklets, Thank you." 


    Marshland High School, Cambridge

  • "Valuable Resources"

    "I write to thank you very much for donating the Drugs Awareness booklets for our students. 


    Please be assured that they will be used during our Social Studies lessons where we teach drugs awareness as part of the scheme of work. 


    A copy of the booklet will be given to each student to take home. Valuable resources such as these are highly appreciated as they contain up-to-date information and can be given to the students to read repeatedly in order to update their knowledge and understanding of this very serious issue."


    Mrs N Macleod 

    Chessington Community College

  • "Interactive"

    "I thought the sessions went very well and the idea of getting the students to participate by way of the murals made the sessions more interactive and meant that they were able to express their own views as well as listening to ours. It also meant we could circulate amongst the group and on a number of occasions relevant questions were asked which could then be broadcast across the wider group when providing an answer."


    Thanks for the opportunity to attend and we will be keen to attend other events that you are organising."


    Simon Price, BA (Hons), FHEA (Lecturer) 

    Institute of Policing, University of Chester

  • "The workshop was excellent"

    The workshop was excellent. It was engaging and the children were interested from the beginning. It was great to watch their knowledge and understanding develop as the session went on and how keen they were to follow and implement the key messages in their own lives. Angie did a great job and we are so pleased we arranged this visit. 


    Ben McKean (St James Primary School in Farnworth, Bolton)



  • "Important Messages"

    "Can you please pass on a massive thank you to Brian for all his hard work with our students yesterday. We really appreciate the time and how important the messages are that you are giving to our young people.


    Look forward to working with your organisation again in the future."


    Karen Halliwell 

    Ladybridge High School - Bolton

  • "Earned Pupils Trust"

    "The workshops were informative yet done in a friendly, respectful way that earned the pupils trust straight away."


    A.Mahon 

    Parrenthorn High School - Prestwich


    "Engaged pupils immediately, mutual respect, friendly delivery but focused on a strict message. Answered all questions openly and honestly, really useful session."


    E.Biggar 

    Parrenthorn High School - Prestwich

  • "Impactful"

    “We have received support from the DW Foundation for the past three years. 


    Over this time Brian, the DWF representative, has engaged and delivered sessions to 825 young people. 


    The sessions are informative and impactful. They enable students to ask questions in a safe environment. 


    Brian uses a range of different delivery methods which engage the students and the feedback from the students is always extremely positive. 


    Needless to say we have booked the DW Foundation again next year for another 275 students.”


    J.Fahey 

    Whalley Range High School - Manchester

  • "Very Positive"

    "Thank you for organising the session yesterday. The sessions were informative, materials and Q/A breaks gave pupils answers to a broad range of issues surrounding drugs, the law and how they change peoples lives.


    Our Speaker was very positive in response to ideas and work from the groups. On the whole the students learned a lot from their experience. Thank you for the good work you do for this charity – It is a great resource for us to use in education."


    N.Tebbatt 

    Lutterworth High School, Lutterworth, Leicestershire

  • "Gratefully Received"

    "We can’t thank you enough for the leaflets. 


    Nowadays there is not much support for PSHE in schools and your leaflets were gratefully received. 


    There are lots of problems young people face and drug awareness is an important issue. 


    The leaflets are really well produced and the students have found them useful. Thank you for producing them."


    Robert Kelly Head of PSHE

    Ashlawn school in Coventry

  • "Very Positive"

    We were fortunate to be able to secure a day's workshops from Drug Watch Foundation which enabled every year group in school to benefit from an hour long workshop with one of their presenters.  


    The presenter we worked with came from medical background and had a confident and approachable manner with our students.  


    She was able to adapt her resources and presentation to meet the needs of each year group and feedback from our students and in particular our sixth formers was very positive. 


    Mrs M Bennett - Assistant Headteacher 

    Maghull High School, Sefton, Merseyside

Join some of our commercial supporters
A WORTHWHILE CAUSE

"DHL Cannock has decided to sponsor Drug Watch because we are always looking for worthwhile causes in the local community to support. 

Especially with this organisation is it something that we can all relate to in terms of knowing someone at home or work that has been affected by what Drug Watch are looking to educate people about. Most of the people at the DHL Site in Cannock have young children, brothers or sisters that need to be educated on this subject and they will all attend schools in the local area. We hope that with the sponsorship we have given to Drug Watch, it can go some way to ensure that the young people in our local community are educated in all the risks that are out there and what they could be potentially be exposed to."

 DHL Cannock
A WORTHWHILE INITIATIVE

"Bedfordia recognises that young people of today are our future employees, customers and business partners. With this in mind we like to work closely with local education establishments to provide support in a variety of ways. 

Drugs are an unfortunate reality of modern life that our teenagers have to face and the best way we can help them is to make them aware of the risks. 

We hope Lincroft students will find the information from Drug Watch practical and helpful. If we can educate one young person about the dangers of drugs, then it will have been a worthwhile initiative."

John Ibbett, Bedfordia Group
INFORMATIVE & USEFUL

"The Drugs Awareness educational programme run by Drugs Watch educating the students of Rushden Community College is a very important contribution to the local community in and around Rushden. 

Wm Morrisons Produce Rushden supports this programme and we hope pupils of Rushden Community College, their families and the College staff find the booklets valuable, informative and useful."  
 
Morrisons, Rushden
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Local Businesses help provide Drug Awareness Workshops at Schools in Ellesmere Port
Businesses based in Ellesmere Port have been helping provide Drug Awareness workshops in local high schools. Locally based business HITEX international group have been one of the major sponsors with this project!

For those of you who may not be familiar, HITEX International Group is constantly focused on promoting road safety through the manufacture and installation of high-performance reflective road marking, anti-skid/ high friction surfacing and permanent road repair products. They work with our clients to meet the evolving challenges of global road networks with fully integrated, innovative solutions for a wide range of road infrastructure projects; ultimately working together as a team to improve road safety.

Drug Watch Foundation are so happy and grateful for the support of HITEX International Group.
Drug Watch Foundation Chosen to Educate Kids Across Multiple Counties on Drug Use
Drug Watch Foundation, one of the UK’s leading drug awareness charities, has been chosen to lead on a widespread drug awareness programme across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Yorkshire. The charity is engaging with School’s and MP’s in these areas to provide education and awareness to children in School’s of the dangers of drug use.

The charity which was founded in 2013 by a number of concerned parents, has gone from strength to strength and has delivered drug awareness courses to over 60 schools across the UK alone since its inception, with the charity aiming to double the amount of coverage over the next 18 months.

The charities leadership team all had first hand, traumatic experiences of drug use within their own families, due to drug addiction which led them to form the charity.

The Project Manager at Drug Watch commented -

“We are really proud of what we have achieved so far with the charity. We have built a number of successful relationships with MP’s, Councils and Schools across the UK and we are looking forward to spreading the word even further over the coming years. Our mission is to bring drug awareness to as many children as we can across the UK. We believe that by educating the children early in their lives, this will hand them knowledge of the pitfalls of drug usage.”

The programme delivered by Drug Watch Foundation sees experienced educators team up alongside former drug addicts to deliver Drug Awareness workshops to children within School’s. The programmes have been honed since the formation of the charity to really make an impact on the children during the sessions to ensure that the workshops are valuable and well received by the children.

Brian Carroll, Senior Education Consultant at Drug Watch Foundation has been working alongside the charity to build the drug awareness workshops experience. Caroll, who held the position of Head of Student Experience at Chesterfield College for thirteen years and is now part of the Drug Watch Foundation leadership team said –

“I can’t stress how important it is that School’s make investment into this programme with Drug Watch Foundation. School’s are responsible for offering students guidance not just in education but also in life skills too and with the UK’s recreational drug usage on the increase, we believe that by working together with School’s we can really begin to stem the flow of drug usage which will help the students but also the School’s too in examination results.”

For more information on Drug Watch Foundation and how they can help your School, please contact us on: info@drugwatchfoundation.co.uk or on 0161 794 0623
 www.drugwatchfoundation.co.uk
Prison Governors Association Endorse the Work Being Undertaken by Drug Watch Foundation
The Prison Governors Association are fully in support of the work being undertaken by Drug Watch Foundation, educating young people so that they are fully aware of the effects and dangers that drugs can have on them.

Our prisons are full of individuals who have turned to crime in order to support a drug habit that often started in their teenage years. Educating young people about drugs is a sensible and effective way in helping them make informed choices which hopefully will mean that they will never become involved with taking drugs.

The Prison Governors’ Association commends the work being done by Drug Watch Foundation and wishes them every success in obtaining funding for this very worth while initiative.
CML helps Drug Watch Foundation run educational workshops for students at Lutterworth High School
As part of its ongoing commitment to support the local community, CML has announced that it has donated £400 to the Drug Watch Foundation (DWF). The contribution from CML has enabled the foundation to donate 200 information packs to a local school, Lutterworth High School, which formed the basis of their workshops about the dangers, health and social implications of drug and alcohol abuse.

For more information about CML or to find out more about its services, visit www.cmlplc.com.
The workshops, which will be led by one of DWF’s Trustees, Brian Carroll, will also promote active lifestyles, positive behaviour and demonstrate how young people can build self-esteem amongst one another. Commenting on the support it has received from CML, [Insert name], [insert job title] at Drug Watch Foundation, said:

“I can’t stress how important it is for young people to understand the dangers involved with drugs and alcohol. We are delighted that with CML’s support, we can speak to students from Lutterworth High School and raise awareness of the dangers of recreational drugs and alcohol abuse. On behalf of everyone at DWF, I would like to thank CML for their donation and we look forward to working with them in the future.”

CML’s Commercial Director, Kerry Delaney, said: “CML is committed to giving back to the local community, so when the opportunity arose to support the DWF and give students from Lutterworth High School the opportunity to learn about the dangers of recreational drugs and alcohol abuse, we were keen to get involved. Charity fundraising is an integral part of CML’s ethos, so we are proud to be supporting DWF and help it spread an important message that will educate young people and reduce anti social behaviour in the community.”
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