Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, founder and director of the DSM Foundation, was awarded an OBE by King Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, July 11th, 2023. Fiona was presented the honour in recognition of her work with young people and her establishment of the drugs education charity the DSM Foundation.
In 2014, Fiona’s son Daniel passed away after taking an accidental overdose of ecstasy, leading to the creation of the charity. Fiona commented: “It was such a special day, and an enormous honour to be given this level of recognition for the work of the DSM Foundation, and to receive it from the King himself – but it was also deeply bittersweet, weighted as it was with the loss of Dan, without which none of this would have happened.”
The DSM Foundation was created with the aim to provide young people with evidence-based information about drugs, enabling them to make informed decisions that will keep themselves and their friends safe. In addition, caregiver workshops are offered to adults involved in the lives of those young people to give them the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate support and advice.
Media enquiries about the DSM Foundation should be sent to media@dsmfoundation.org.uk.
On Wednesday, July 11th, 2023, Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, founder and director of the DSM Foundation, was presented an OBE by King Charles at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. The honour was bestowed in recognition of the drugs education charity she formed following the death of her son Daniel in 2014, from an accidental overdose of ecstasy.
Speaking of the honour Fiona said: “It was such a special day, and an enormous honour to be given this level of recognition for the work of the DSM Foundation, and to receive it from the King himself – but it was also deeply bittersweet, weighted as it was with the loss of Dan, without which none of this would have happened.”
The DSM Foundation strives to provide young people with relevant, age-appropriate, up-to-date, and evidence-based information about drugs, as well as offering caregiver workshops for adults involved in their lives. The aim of the charity is to give everyone the knowledge and skills to make decisions that will keep them and their friends as safe as possible.
Media enquiries about the DSM Foundation should be sent to media@dsmfoundation.org.uk.
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