Our Manifesto

 

People are not the problem. Systems can be.


Beautiful Monsters is a peer-led system change movement helping people build beautiful futures.


Our manifesto sets out what we believe, what we challenge and how we turn lived and living experience into meaningful power and practical action.


At its heart is a shift in thinking: start with people’s lives and build support around them. People who use drugs, their families and communities must have real influence over the decisions that affect them.


Discover our core principles and our approach to building safer, kinder, more connected systems, from listening and peer-led research to community ownership and lasting change.


Read it. Share it. Help us put it into practice.

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The Beautiful Monsters League Table!

 

How do services measure up when it comes to listening to people, sharing power and delivering meaningful change?


We’re developing a league table of providers, examining their responses to a range of questions about what they deliver and how they meet commitments to the people and families they support.


We’re still gathering the evidence. Before publishing any rankings, we’ll explain our questions, assessment criteria and approach, including how we handle missing information.


Our aim is to recognise good practice, highlight gaps and help drive better services.


Watch this space...

Connected for Change

 

System change grows through connection.


 Our partners and the networks we belong to bring fresh perspectives, shared learning and opportunities to turn ambition into action.


Below are the organisations we work alongside, together with memberships held by Beautiful Monsters CIC and individual members of our team.

Our Partners

Community Volunteers Wales

 Community Volunteers Wales (CVW) is an award-winning charity based in South Wales, dedicated to strengthening communities through volunteering, wellbeing support, community cafés, food provision, transport, family support, and inclusive opportunities for people of all ages. 

Organisational Membership

Co-production Network for Wales

 

Better things happen when people work together.
Membership, training, facilitation, co-evaluation, consultancy and coaching for organisations across Wales.

The Anti-Stigma Network

 The Anti-Stigma Network works to improve understanding of the stigma and discrimination experienced by all people affected by drug and alcohol use. 

Monster Membership

Addiction Professionals

 

Better things happen when people work together.
Membership, training, facilitation, co-evaluation, consultancy and coaching for organisations across Wales.

The Anti-Stigma Network

 The Anti-Stigma Network works to improve understanding of the stigma and discrimination experienced by all people affected by drug and alcohol use. 

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