“ I stood at the border, stood at the edge and claimed it as central. l claimed it as central, and let the rest of the world move over to where I was.”
―Toni Morrison.
Recovery Capital Pathways Series
New Central Media has created 27 lived-experience authors across the Recovery Capital Pathway Series books. 100 percent of the profits from each book go directly to the authors. These books challenge who is seen as the expert and who has authority. They are creating a new centre.
New Central Media Authors on BBC Radio.
Peter and Aliyah speak on BBC Radio about their experiences of becoming published authors with New Central Media.
UK Parliament Justice Committee Review of Drugs in Prison
The lived experience recommendations in the concluding chapter of the Recovery Capital Pathways Through Prison book have been accepted as evidence in the UK Parliament Justice Committee Review of Drugs in Prison.
You can read their recommendations here and then click on the University of Derby submission (published on 13th February 2025), where Dr David Patton works as an Associate Professor.
Read Dame Carol Black’s Foreword to the Prison Book
You can request a free digital copy of Dame Carol Black’s Foreword to the Recovery Capital Pathways Through Prison book using the form on the right.
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It all begins with an idea. But please help me turn the idea into a reality to share people’s stories as a collection of data and evidence of what works in recovery in each book. I am currently funding the project personally and so need your support. Together we can make all the difference. Please consider donating if you feel led to using the QR code below:
“We are at an exciting time to co-create a new centre.”
— Dr David Patton Associate Professor in Criminology