Weekly news - 16th March 2012 |
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IAPT positive practice guide for working with people who use drugs and alcohol
This guide seeks to assist IAPT teams and substance misuse services to work confidently and inclusively with those who have drink or drug problems and common mental health problems | National Treatment Agency and DrugScope
Putting Full Recovery First - the Recovery Roadmap
This document, Putting Full Recovery First, outlines our roadmap for building a new treatment system based on our commitments made in the Drug Strategy: to restrict the supply of drugs; to reduce the demand for drugs; and to support individuals to be free of dependence | Home Office, UK
Joint statement: Working together to build and promote recovery
In the spirit of the 2010 Drug Strategy, the umbrella organisations that represent the majority of residential drug and alcohol treatment providers in England are working together to build and promote recovery. In particular, the Recovery Partnership (Drugscope, Recovery Group UK and the Substance Misuse Skills Consortium) and eATA are helping residential providers adapt to a new outcomes-focused public health system, in conjunction with the National Treatment Agency | NTA, UK
The Forgotten Carers: Support for adult family members affected by a relative’s drug problems
This briefing provides an overview of the key findings and implications of a study investigating the extent and nature of support provided to adult family members affected by a relative’s drug problems | UKDPC
Adult Family Members Affected by a Relative’s Substance Misuse
A UK-wide survey of services for adult family members | UKDPC
Adult Family Members Affected by a Relative’s Substance Misuse
Review of Policy and Guidance Documents across the UK | UKDPC
Adult Family Members Affected by a Relative’s Substance Misuse
Qualitative Interviews with Commissioners and Service Providers in England and Scotland | UKDPC
ACMD open meeting March 2012
Download and complete the form to register for the ACMD open meeting on 28 March 2012 | Home Office, UK
Home Secretary letter to the ACMD on the government's work priorities for 2012-2013
A letter from the Home Secretary setting out the government's priorities for inclusion in the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs' 2012-13 work programme | Home Office, UK
Proposals to introduce new discharge codes to the NDTMS
The NTA is now seeking stakeholder views on proposals to introduce new codes to the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) in order to record additional discharge data specifically for residential treatment providers. Read the proposals here - We would be grateful for any comments on the proposals before the closing date of 9th April | NTA
Increasing the voluntary and community sector's involvement in Integrated Offender Management
The initiative helped foster positive links between the voluntary and statutory sector bodies. VCS bodies were felt to have successfully addressed specific gaps in offender provision - Summary - Full report | Home Office, UK
A definition of drug mules for use in a European context
This latest EMCDDA Thematic paper explores whether a common definition of ‘drug mules’ can be developed in the European context and assesses the implications of this for data gathering and future research - Download | EMCDDA
2009–10 report on drug use among police detainees
Monitoring report no.17 - Download | Australian Institute of Criminology
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