I first picked up a drink when I was about 9 years old. I remember pestering my mum to give me a drink. Drinking alcohol was very normal in my family and me and my brother was given alcohol when we were young, also I was told that my dummy used to get dipped into alcohol. My grandmother used to say it made a child strong....
We are thrilled to announce that Dame Judi Dench is now a patron of RAPt. Dame Judi read for us at a carol concert fundraiser in 2007 and has been a supporter of our work ever since.
We work with 13,000 people a year who have substance misuse issues. Many of those we help are some of the most challenging people in society, including prisoners and ex-offenders.
We provide treatment and other support to people who are seeking to move on in their recovery from drug and alcohol issues.
We are a charity committed to preventing crime and destructive behaviour, and helping people reach their potential. As well as other services, we are the largest provider of intensive drug treatment programmes in prisons.
RAPt and ArtSpace present exhibition by artist Sophie Molins RAPt and ArtSpace are delighted to present the new exhibition "The Impossibility of Escapism" by award winning artist Sophie Molins.
Politicians rally around radical revitalisation of drug treatment in prisons policy Politicians from both the Labour and Conservative parties joined representatives from the Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPt) across the conference season, in a debate on the challenges ahead for drug policy in criminal justice.
Dame Judi Dench and Tony Adams MBE are now RAPt patrons! We are thrilled to announce that Dame Judi Dench and Tony Adams MBE are now patrons of RAPt.