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
CMAR is MCG's signature year-round organisational partnership, designed for organisations ready to move beyond a single session or series towards sustained, recovery-informed culture change. Rather than a one-off intervention, CMAR provides ongoing recovery-informed sessions, trusted one-to-one conversations and anonymised insight for leadership. Individual conversations are confidential and are not routinely shared with the organisation or incorporated into a formal HR process.
At an organisational level, MCG provides anonymised insight into themes emerging across the programme, helping leadership understand where further support, education or cultural change may be needed. CMAR is designed to complement existing organisational support structures while giving people an additional, accessible route into conversation and support.
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)
