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Emma Hardy MP: Ketamine Harm, Mental Health, Flood Risk and Community Recovery in Hull
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In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma, Emma Hardy MP returns to the podcast to discuss some of the most urgent challenges facing Hull and the wider UK – including rising ketamine harm, worsening mental health pressures, and the city’s ongoing triple flood threat.
Recorded during a period of national uncertainty, Emma reflects on the cost of living crisis, social housing pressures, sewage and drainage issues, and the wider political culture that shapes how communities experience harm, trauma and recovery. We explore why transparency is essential for rebuilding public trust and how innovation – from improved infrastructure to “poo-powered planes” – could unlock more sustainable solutions.
This is a grounded, accessible conversation about public health, community resilience, and the need for leadership that brings people together rather than exploiting division. Emma highlights why unity, purpose, and local empowerment remain central to solving long-term challenges.
In this episode:
- Hull’s triple flood threat and the reality of failing infrastructure
- The rise of ketamine-related harm and community impact
- Mental health pressures linked to cost of living
- Why transparency is essential in government
- Innovation, climate resilience and “poo-powered planes”
- Building unity across communities facing trauma and inequality
- The role of purpose, connection and collaboration in long-term recovery
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This podcast is a toolkit for recovery & resilience. Whether you’re in recovery or seeking to understand addiction, there’s something here for everyone.
If you want to change your direction, grow as a person, and live life to its full potential, Change Grow Live is here to help you. We’re here for you if you need help with challenges including drugs or alcohol, trouble with housing, domestic abuse, or your mental and physical wellbeing. Change Grow Live services are free and confidential. Click the link below to refer yourself to your local service.
https://www.changegrowlive.org/local-support/find-a-service
📩 Podcast Contact: [email protected]
🎵 Music: “Jonathan Tortoise” by Christopher Tait (Belle Ghoul / Electric Six)
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Emma Hardy MP (00:00:00)
2. Everything Wet: Water and Flooding (00:01:08)
3. Transparency and Public Trust (00:03:20)
4. Hull's Flood Risk and Community Protection (00:09:55)
5. Rising Ketamine Use Among Young People (00:16:40)
6. Cost of Living and Mental Health (00:22:02)
7. Social Recovery and Community Connections (00:38:59)
8. Staying Grounded in Politics (00:45:35)
9. Final Questions and Wrap-up (00:49:40)
48 episodes
Manage episode 505202739 series 3327478
In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma, Emma Hardy MP returns to the podcast to discuss some of the most urgent challenges facing Hull and the wider UK – including rising ketamine harm, worsening mental health pressures, and the city’s ongoing triple flood threat.
Recorded during a period of national uncertainty, Emma reflects on the cost of living crisis, social housing pressures, sewage and drainage issues, and the wider political culture that shapes how communities experience harm, trauma and recovery. We explore why transparency is essential for rebuilding public trust and how innovation – from improved infrastructure to “poo-powered planes” – could unlock more sustainable solutions.
This is a grounded, accessible conversation about public health, community resilience, and the need for leadership that brings people together rather than exploiting division. Emma highlights why unity, purpose, and local empowerment remain central to solving long-term challenges.
In this episode:
- Hull’s triple flood threat and the reality of failing infrastructure
- The rise of ketamine-related harm and community impact
- Mental health pressures linked to cost of living
- Why transparency is essential in government
- Innovation, climate resilience and “poo-powered planes”
- Building unity across communities facing trauma and inequality
- The role of purpose, connection and collaboration in long-term recovery
Search terms: ketamine harm UK, mental health crisis, addiction recovery podcast UK, lived experience stories, community recovery, Hull public health, trauma and recovery.
Click here to text our host, Matt, directly!
🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Please take a moment to leave a review — it helps others find us.
🔗 Then share this episode with someone you know who could benefit from it.
Browse the full archive at 👉 www.believeinpeoplepodcast.com
This podcast is a toolkit for recovery & resilience. Whether you’re in recovery or seeking to understand addiction, there’s something here for everyone.
If you want to change your direction, grow as a person, and live life to its full potential, Change Grow Live is here to help you. We’re here for you if you need help with challenges including drugs or alcohol, trouble with housing, domestic abuse, or your mental and physical wellbeing. Change Grow Live services are free and confidential. Click the link below to refer yourself to your local service.
https://www.changegrowlive.org/local-support/find-a-service
📩 Podcast Contact: [email protected]
🎵 Music: “Jonathan Tortoise” by Christopher Tait (Belle Ghoul / Electric Six)
🔗 Listen & Subscribe
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Cr4wzZ6bxku1cRcoYKbGK
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/believe-in-people/id1617239923
...
Chapters
1. Introduction to Emma Hardy MP (00:00:00)
2. Everything Wet: Water and Flooding (00:01:08)
3. Transparency and Public Trust (00:03:20)
4. Hull's Flood Risk and Community Protection (00:09:55)
5. Rising Ketamine Use Among Young People (00:16:40)
6. Cost of Living and Mental Health (00:22:02)
7. Social Recovery and Community Connections (00:38:59)
8. Staying Grounded in Politics (00:45:35)
9. Final Questions and Wrap-up (00:49:40)
48 episodes
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