DS Daily - 14th March 2012 |
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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
More support is needed for the families of addicts
While drug users are rightly given attention, care and support, their adult family members are often left behind - Roger Howard, chief executive of the UK Drug Policy Commission | Guardian, UK
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
Forest Hill Recovery Café opens
The Recovery LinkUp Cafés are an innovation in addiction recovery. They provide safe spaces for men and women to enjoy an affordable meal and a social evening in a relaxed, friendly and welcoming environment | Recovery Resources Foundation, UK
Parents left in the dark as drugs police strip-search ten boys at a village school
Without seeking parental consent, officers took the pupils to a private room before ordering them to remove their uniform and checking inside their underwear. Two boys – aged 15 and 16 – were arrested over the discovery of suspicious substances | Daily Mail, UK
Labour unveils wide-ranging package of measures to tackle alcohol misuse
Scottish Labour has unveiled a comprehensive package of measures to tackle Scotland’s damaging relationship with alcohol | Scottish Labour, UK
Shisha clampdown: Concerns raised over fire and health risks
Councils are considering bringing in licensing for shisha cafes, in an attempt to tackle the growing number of back-street premises | BBC, UK
Social Justice
This Government’s strategy for Social Justice is about giving individuals and families facing multiple disadvantages the support and tools they need to turn their lives around - Download | Department for Work and Pensions, UK
Integration of health and social care
There is clear evidence that structural integration does not deliver effective service improvement. The emphasis should be on service integration rather than on organisational integration | IRISS, UK
Does it help the homeless to turn them into Wi-Fi hotspots?
The idea of homeless people as hotspots is unpalatable until you consider the opportunity for them to become content providers | Guardian, 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