England’s health care gatekeeper endorses mutual aid. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell E4

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Highlight from Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell E4 England’s health care gatekeeper endorses mutual aid
Taking a leap away from its comfort zone, England’s gatekeeper to the public provision of health and social care embraced non-professional and unregulated interventions in the form of mutual aid groups as an aftercare resource for treatment services and a standalone alternative, calling on commissioners and services to offer encouragement and practical support. Did NICE really have enough evidence? Click buttons below to view highlighted sections of the cell.
Mutual aid as aftercare	Standalone mutual aid
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