Health & Wellbeing Poverty & Inclusion 2024
Corra Foundation

National Drugs Mission Funds Impact Report 2024-25

Corra Foundation is a Scottish grant-making charity distributing £65 million of Scottish Government National Drugs Mission funding to tackle Scotland's drug death crisis — the worst in Europe. In 2024-25 it paid out £12.8m across 225 projects, supporting 51,379 people. Projects span early intervention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery and whole-family support, with lived experience embedded at the heart of 79% of all funded organisations. The report identifies funding uncertainty, workforce challenges and poverty as key barriers, and calls for continued multi-year flexible funding to sustain Scotland's recovery infrastructure.

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£12,782,504 paid out in 2024-25 across 225 active projects; 51,379 people supported through National Drugs Mission funded projects Key Metric 1
156 projects supported 30,028 people at high risk to access treatment and recovery services; 147 projects helped 25,934 people begin and remain in treatment Key Metric 2
177 projects (79% of all funded) have lived experience at the heart of their work; 155 projects tackled stigma around drug use; 128 projects supported 13,313 family members of people affected by substance use Key Metric 3
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Grant distribution of £65m Scottish Government National Drugs Mission funding across Scotland; early intervention (33 projects, 8,913 people); harm reduction (142 projects, 29,091 people); treatment access (156 projects, 30,028 people); quality treatment and recovery (147 projects, 25,934 people); multiple disadvantage support (190 projects, 32,186 people); family support (128 projects, 13,313 family members); residential rehabilitation; advocacy; harm reduction vans; peer recovery workers; trauma-informed care; Naloxone training and distribution Custom geography from upload: Scotland-wide

📊Key Metrics

£12,782,504 paid out in 2024-25 across 225 active projects; 51,379 people supported through National Drugs Mission funded projects Key Metric 1
156 projects supported 30,028 people at high risk to access treatment and recovery services; 147 projects helped 25,934 people begin and remain in treatment Key Metric 2
177 projects (79% of all funded) have lived experience at the heart of their work; 155 projects tackled stigma around drug use; 128 projects supported 13,313 family members of people affected by substance use Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 190 projects reported improved quality of life for 32,186 service users by addressing multiple disadvantages including housing, poverty, financial advice and benefits support alongside substance use treatment
  • 98 projects delivering rights-based equalities work; 141 projects invested in workforce development including pathways for service users to transition into employment; 118 projects (61% of total) providing psychologically informed, trauma-informed care
  • Scotland has the highest drug-related death rate in Europe — over 1,172 lives lost in 2023; 39% of funded projects experienced recruitment and retention challenges; 92 grant holders reported poverty as a significant barrier to recovery

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