Sam Thomas, a writer, campaigner and recovering alcoholic from Brighton, has launched a petition calling on the UK government to improve the way those with both mental health and substance use issues are assessed for treatment.Sam’s petition on Change.Org is launched to coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week (November 16-22), which is led by the charity Alcohol Change and has the theme Alcohol and Mental Health.The petition launch also coincides with Sam’s first year soberversary on November 10.
Having detoxed the fourth and hopefully final time off the back of a mental health crisis, he knows all too well the barriers those with dual diagnosis face getting support.“From the start I told mental health professionals that it was significant.