SUIT - Service User Involvement Team

09/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that Gardening Group has started again today. It will be running every Monday 12:30am-2:30pm down at The Recovery Hub on Connaught Road.
It is open to anyone registered with SUIT or Recovery Near You and no referral is necessary.
Come along and enjoy a couple of hours, making the garden a beautiful place for service users to relax and unwind.

09/03/2026

Our International Women had an inspirational at Wolverhampton Art Gallery on Sunday, attending a fantastic event hosted by Kupid Val-Essoné

Celebrating the achievements of women in the Wolverhampton community and beyond, it was an incredible space to connect and get inspired. The event was so beautifully focused on the women in our city and the diverse and creative power they hold.

Huge thanks to the gallery, organisers, performers, the Wolverhampton Mayor , and to everyone who came along to support our brilliant community.

08/03/2026

A huge thank you to everyone that attended the spring Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) on Thursday, and enormous thanks to the Good Shepherd Services for their hospitality and involvement in the meeting.

LEAG is a forum that meet every quarter and asks for feedback about drug & alcohol support services from the people using them. Representation from our service users, volunteers, their families, and the wider community is essential for strengthening and developing support for the people that need it most.

A special big thanks to Angie & Karl from Recovery Near You , and Stuart from OneWolverhampton NHS ICB, for answering questions, offering advice and support, and strengthening our partnerships further. Their inclusion in the room was invaluable.

We also celebrated SUIT’s incredible volunteers moving through our Recovery Ambassador programme. Without you, our essential and life changing work isn’t possible. You are all role models and show recovery is possible and worth it.

Get in touch with our team on 01902 328983 or visit our website at https://www.suitrecoverywolverhampton.com/
We can help you or someone you know get through the difficult times.

03/03/2026

02/03/2026

Our team of valued volunteers got some downtime last week with a brilliant visit to Birmingham’s , with delicious food in China Town, for a cultural trip kindly funded by supported by .

The day out gave our team the opportunity to explore arts, heritage, & education with generous funding provided by CBC designed to give people from multiple disadvantage experiences they may not have access to.

It was a brilliant day out and a huge thank you to all involved.

01/03/2026

SUIT were honoured to visit London again on Friday alongside Asylum Art Gallery & Studios Ltd this time for a tour and workshop at Two Temple Place .

This amazing gallery is a hidden gem, and a charitable organisation that champions community art and works with artists that may not have had opportunity along traditional creative pathways.

The Asylum [P R O] F I L E group also welcomed Stewart from the RISE Day Hab group, and the gang were treated to a guided tour of “The Weight of Being”, curated by Angela Thomas, a diverse and thought provoking exhibition that explores artistic expression and mental health.

“Through depictions of deeply personal and collective experiences, it examines the powerful ways in which artists capture vulnerability, resilience, and their search for solace.

Including the work of a diverse range of twentieth century and contemporary artists and their varying perspectives, The Weight of Being showcases how artists have captured the psychological and emotional impact of societal pressures, resilience in the face of adversity, and existential uncertainty”.

https://twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/the-weight-of-being/

28/02/2026

On Thursday, we were at the Hub to see the achievements of the amazing RISE Day Hab programme participants celebrated in a wonderful graduation day.

A huge well done to the cohort, who have turned up, faced difficulties bravely, and completed the 8-week programme to develop their skills in recovery and set them on a positive future path.

Thanks to all involved and for the continued support of Recovery Near You . Partnerships between our lived experience team and treatment services providing clinical and health interventions is a strong and stable way to stay well in the battle against addiction.

If you are interested in the RISE programme, then get in touch with our team on 01902 328983.

27/02/2026

Well done to everyone who completed the latest Rise Programme and all those who put in such hard work to make it happen.

Another example of great partnership work from SUIT and Recovery Near You.

25/02/2026

A pioneering service delivering potentially-life saving liver scans in the community has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

The council is working with Recovery Near You and the Service User Involvement Team to host a series of Fibro-scan clinics, bringing non-invasive liver health screening directly into the local community.

And the success of the programme has been recognised after it was shortlisted in the Public and Population Health category at this year's LGC Awards.

Councillor Obaida Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Community, said: "The community Fibro-scan clinics are a fantastic example of how we are working with partners to bring healthcare into familiar, welcoming spaces.

"We have seen the impact it has had locally, with around 200 people referred for support to improve their liver health so far, and I am very proud that the work of everyone involved has been recognised by judges at the LGC Awards."

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20/02/2026

SUIT's next LEAG meeting will be held on Thursday 5th March, at the Good Shepherd Services , Waterloo Road, from 12:30pm. Lunch will be provided. The quarterly LEAG meeting is for clients and volunteers who shape our important work in supporting recovery.
LEAG want to hear from our lived and living experience community, who have used drug & alcohol support services currently, historically, and for any amount of time.

We are committed at SUIT, and with the support of Recovery Near You & Wolverhampton Council’s Public Health Drug and Alcohol Commissioner towards shaping services from the expert experiences of the people using drug & alcohol support.

We often find that people struggling with addiction, mental health, safe housing, and poverty, have perhaps been excluded from having their say in how healthcare, drug and alcohol treatment, safety, and risk are supported through services and organisations.

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13/02/2026

Our Women's Peer Support Group are having a great time every Monday taking part in yoga, which is delivered by yogawithcate.com
The yoga will continue for the next 4 weeks if you would like to come along and take part.
The group runs from 12:30pm - 2:30pm and is available to anyone open to SUIT or Recovery Near You, no referral necessary.
If you would like information about this or any of our other fantastic groups, contact SUIT on 01902 328983

05/02/2026

Wellbeing and Mindfulness announcement!

SUIT are excited to welcome Yoga with Cate to our Peer Led Women's Group, on Monday's from 12:30 at Recovery Near You 's Connaught Road Recovery Hub!

Cate will kindly be delivering yoga sessions suitable for all levels during the Women's Group for the next few weeks. You can view Cate's website here:

https://www.yogawithcate.com/

SUIT would like to say a special thanks to Cate, who is a patron and supporter of our

Yoga with Cate: Yoga classes for all levels in Wolverhampton. 121 coaching available to support your home practice. Available for collaboration projects.