Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control

A date for your diaries! We hope you’ll join us for our annual parliamentary lobby on the 23rd June 2026. It’s a chance for like-minded people to gather in person and advocate for the changes we want to see in UK drug policy. More details to follow…

If you’re coming to our lobby on June 23rd please let us know by signing up here: anyoneschild.org/2026-lobby-of-…

The next instalment of our Take Drugs Seriously events is in Bromsgrove. Please join us on April 16th to learn about the impact of drugs in Bromsgrove and how we can better protect our community. eventbrite.com/e/bromsgrove-t…

@carla_denyer Thank you Carla, we are tired of drug policy being used as a political weapon. @Keir_Starmer we'll be in Westminster on June 23rd!

Labour have been smearing the Greens on our evidenced-based approach to drugs. If the PM won’t listen to us, and he won’t listen to the experts, will he listen to the families at @anyoneschild, who have lost loved ones under the UK’s current negligent drug policies?

When Karl lost his brother James to an overdose, the police failed to inform him and his family. @TransformDrugs Trustee, Karl Burnett writes for The Observer about how this failure is a symptom of society’s broader indifference to addiction. observer.co.uk/news/national/…

These recent headlines show the devastating reality of the war on drugs. Prohibition has failed to keep our children safe and it’s time to act in order to protect our families and save lives. Please head to the link in our bio to visit our website and get involved today.

11 years after his sons died from an unregulated supply of MDMA, Ray Lakeman says the government is failing to address the root causes of drug harms. Gov says an Action Plan is due this month. Listen to Ray’s full interview ⬇️ manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

"Regulation would reduce harm, save money, and improve health." - The simple solution presented in Leicester. It's time to act on the evidence. Read more about our recent event: Leicester : Take Drugs Seriously anyoneschild.org/2025/12/leices…

"Regulation would reduce harm, save money, and improve health." - The simple solution presented in Leicester. It's time to act on the evidence. Read more about our recent event: Leicester : Take Drugs seriously anyoneschild.org/2025/12/leices…

Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm reduction Couldn't Wait - Talking Drugs talkingdrugs.org/remembering-pe…

Read Ray's story here:anyoneschild.org/ray/

Ray bravely speaking at the Safer Lives conference in Birmingham about his sons, Jacques and Torin's love of football, their university and work experiences, and their needless loss of life due to MDMA overdoses on the same night.

📣Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously Hansom Hall, 50-54 Belvoir Street, LE1 6QL 19th Nov - 6.00 - 8.30pm Free tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/leicester-ta…

Jude Duncan: Leicester harm reduction lead with nearly 3 decades of experience in frontline drug services.

JS Rafaeli: A co-author of two best selling books on the drugs trade, Good Cop, Bad War and Drug Wars, and has spent years as a journalist covering the War on the Drugs and organised crime.

Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously 19th Nov - 6.00 - 8.30pm Hansom Hall, 50-54 Belvoir Street, LE1 6QL Free tickets - eventbrite.com/e/leicester-ta…