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Mahon, Daryl (2025) ‘It was the first step of so many good things’. Boxing clever Ballymun: facilitating supportive opportunities and environments (2012-2024). Dublin: Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.

Caulfield, Laura and Botham, Mike and Smith, Chad (2023) Developing creative approaches in youth justice: a guide for youth justice professionals. Wolverhampton: Sandwell Children’s Trust and the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton.

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Book

RADE (Recovery through Art, Drama, & Education). (2011) Frontier folk. Art, writings and drama from RADE's programme 2010-2011. Dublin: RADE .

Newsletter

Addiction Recovery Arts Network. (2023) Performing recovery magazine. . London: Addiction Recovery Arts Network.

Video

RADE (Recovery through Art, Drama, & Education). (2022) RADE (Recovery through Art, Drama, & Education) YouTube channel. RADE.

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Society for the Study of Addiction. Gage, Suzi (2020) Addiction audio. Season 1, 2020. London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

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[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac President praises arts project for drug users. (20 Apr 2016)

[HSE Website] Headspace gives a helping hand to young people. (21 Feb 2011)