The CMAR Programme
Corporate Mutual Aid Recovery
£7.3 billion per year
Estimated cost of alcohol and drug misuse to UK employers, with lost productivity accounting for £6.4 billion of this figure.
(Employee Experience Magazine)
83%
The percentage of workers believe employers have some responsibility to address alcohol in the workplace.
(alcoholchange.org)
£5 for every £1 invested
For every £1 invested in mental health interventions, employers can expect a return of up to £5
(Mental Health Foundation)
A Year-Round, Recovery-Informed Workplace Programme
Starting from £120,000 + VAT per year (up to 100 participants)
6-month pilot: £60,000 + VAT
What's Included:
12 monthly recovery-informed sessions, each 60 minutes, facilitated by MCG and grounded in lived experience and psychological safety. (value £60,000)
12 trained speakers (6 male, 6 female) from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. (value £30,000)
Confidential 1:1 conversations and signposting, offering employees a trusted first step towards accessing help. (coaching value £250 per session, maximum 40 conversations)
Quarterly anonymised insight reports for leadership, providing meaningful engagement data and thematic feedback. (value £16,000)
Optional in-person launch and closing events (UK only, value of £3,500 per event)
Internal communications and strategic advisory, including messaging templates and stakeholder briefing materials. (value £12,000)
A confidential, external point of contact outside HR, reducing stigma and lowering the barriers to disclosure. (value £750 per consultation, maximum x40 sessions)
End-to-end programme management by MCG, covering all scheduling, logistics, delivery, and follow-up. (value £10,000)
Opportunities for internal staff to participate, where appropriate, in later sessions. When a colleague shares their story as part of the programme, the cultural impact can be transformative. (individual coaching value of £1,000 - max. 4 colleagues)
