Weekly news - 10th June 2011


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Rising to the challenge: DrugScope conference November 2011

Join us to reflect on the latest sector developments in the company of distinguished speakers, workshop leaders and panellists - book today to ensure you get a place | DrugScope, UK

NTA written statement to Health Select Committee inquiry into Public Health

This paper is the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse’s (NTA) formal written submission to the Health Select Committee inquiry into Public Health | NTA, UK

‘Payment by Results’ Could Spring a Leak

Even more important would be the involvement of the service user in deciding whether the treatment had worked in the long term | Drug Sector Partnership, UK

Free bursary places at Drugs & Alcohol Today conference

In response to the current economic climate, the Drugs & Alcohol Today conference and exhibition has a limited number of free places available to people currently using drug and/or alcohol services, family members of people currently using drug and/or alcohol services, unwaged, volunteers, and students. On a first come, first served basis. Apply here | Pavilion, The Home Office and Society Guardian, UK

Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill (HC Bill 25)

A bill to make provision for roadside testing for illegal drugs; and for connected purposes | Parliament, UK

Statutory Homelessness: March Quarter 2011 England

The latest National Statistics on Statutory Homelessness for January to March 2011, England, were released on 9 June 2011, under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Download | Communities and Local Government, UK

Reducing the impact of alcohol-related harm to Londoners – how well are we doing?

This brief audit of progress against alcohol harm reduction objectives across the capital highlights a mixed picture in terms of what has been achieved since the publication of the first Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England in 2004 | Alcohol Concern, UK

The TEDS Report - Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions for Abuse of Benzodiazepines

Almost all benzodiazepine admissions (95 percent) reported abuse of another substance in addition to abuse of benzodiazepines | SAMHSA, USA

Recovery Defined

A Unified Working Definition and Set of Principles | SAMHSA, USA

People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2009-10

This report presents data on the people turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation in 2009-10. The data indicate that government-funded specialist homelessness agencies are operating to capacity and are unable to completely meet the demand for their accommodation | AIHW, Australia

Government-funded specialist homelessness services

SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009-10. Appendix | AIHW, Australia

Court-based mental health diversion programs

Court-based mental health diversion programs are based on the concept of therapeutic jurisprudence. Download | Australian Institute of Criminology