September is Recovery Month. To mark it, we joined Adfam in the City of London to launch our new Friends & Family Support Service, and to make the case for the partners, parents and adult children who hold supporting roles.

We’ve been shortlisted for the One to Watch Award at the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2026, which recognises start-up social enterprises with a clear vision for the future.

Dr Aaron Brown, MD of Clean Slate Clinic UK, joins the Your Choices Matter podcast and Elastic FM to discuss alcohol dependence, and why home detox offers a safe, affordable alternative to traditional rehab.

Alice Hansen spent two decades hiding her alcohol dependence behind a high-functioning life. Writing in Mamamia, she shares what finally helped her break free.

A new white paper from Clean Slate Clinic, Adfam and the University of Sussex finds that the UK's approach to alcohol harm rests on three flawed assumptions: that people self-identify as problem drinkers, that awareness campaigns close the gap, and that information is the primary barrier. The data says otherwise.

Australia's Canberra Times reports that the face of alcohol dependence is changing, with women now in the majority among those seeking support in Australia and many not fitting the stereotype we might expect. Clean Slate Clinic's senior clinician Fiona Faulkner explores why and what needs to change in the way we support people after detox.

Australia's SBS News explores the barriers to alcohol support facing LGBTIQ+ communities, featuring Dr Chris Davis.

Read in The Age how Greg and Chris took very different roads to alcohol dependence, but both found recovery through Clean Slate's home detox programme.

Australia's Women's Agenda explores why women's alcohol harm often goes unseen.

Dr Chris Davis features in The Australian's longevity series, sharing what happened when he tracked the impact of alcohol on his own health and why even moderate drinking may be doing more harm than you think.