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Parental substance use: through the eyes of the worker: executive summary
It is known that the number of children affected by parental substance use is significant, and that the effects on them are equally serious. Hidden Harm identified 250-350,000 children affected by...
District Action on Public Health
With the return of public health to local government from April 2013, the sector will once again be at the forefront of the public health agenda. Local government has a rich history of delivering...
What about the children?
This thematic inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission explored how well adult mental health services and drug and alcohol services considered the impact on children when their parents or...
Recovery in the Context of Child Protection
Presentation at the BASW event on the 30th April 2013
BASW Special Interest Group in Alcohol and other Drugs: Child Protection and Substance Use
This event was for social work and other social and health care professionals. The programme introduced concepts and material that are likely to be familiar to experienced substance use specialists.
The Road Ahead, Substance Use and Child protection: Is a lot of knowledge a dangerous thing?
Presentation by Rhoda Emlyn-Jones OBE, Social Services Manager, Cardiff City Council and Integrated Family Support Service advisor to Welsh Assembly Government at the Child Protection and Substance...
Safeguarding the unborn baby where there is parental substance misuse
Presentation by Suzy Kitching at the Child Protection and Substance Use BASW event on the 30th April 2013
Young Carers and Parental Substance Abuse
Presentation by Alison Hicks at the Child Protection and Substance Use BASW event on the 30th April 2013
Protecting children: the current context
Presentation by Liz Davies at the Child Protection and Substance Use BASW event on the 30th April 2013
The impact of alcohol on Policing in the North East
There is a clear relationship between alcohol and crime. The North East’s police officers have to deal with the problems caused by alcohol on a daily basis. Half of all violent crime is alcohol-...
Bottling it up: The next generation
In 2006, Turning Point published Bottling it Up, which analysed the views and perspectives of parents using our services, and of their children. The research found that parental alcohol misuse has a...
Guidance for commissioners of drug and alcohol services
Investment in drug and alcohol services gets results. Treatment, as part of a co-ordinated public health approach is proven to be cost effective for health services and society as a whole...
Healthcare Standards for Children and Young People in Secure Settings
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), the...
The Challenge of Change: Improving services for women involved in prostitution and substance use
Women involved in street-based prostitution who misuse drugs and/or alcohol are one of the most marginalised and stigmatised groups in our society. However, they are rarely discussed in these terms,...
The Challenge of Change: Improving services for women involved in prostitution and substance use, Full Report
Women involved in street-based prostitution who misuse drugs and/or alcohol are one of the most marginalised and stigmatised groups in our society. However, they are rarely discussed in these terms,...
The Family Drug & Alcohol Court (FDAC) Evaluation Project
This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the first pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in Britain. FDAC is a new approach to care proceedings, in cases where parental substance...
Building capacity and bridging the gaps: Strand 2: Alcohol and other drugs in qualifying social work education
In 1989 Larry Harrison at the University of Hull conducted the first UK survey of teaching and learning on AOD use in qualifying social work education (Harrison 1992). This followed concerns about...
Building capacity and bridging the gaps: Strand 3: Alcohol and other drugs in social care employment-based learning and development
Amongst the key findings it was revealed that almost one third (32%) of Local Authority (LA) employed social workers and social care practitioners had not received any in-house (employer-based)...
Building capacity and bridging the gaps: Strand 1: Social Care Practice with Older People, People with Learning Disabilities, and Physically Diisabled People who use Alcohol and Other Drugs
This report conveys the findings of one part of a three strand project which set out to examine, in some detail, the current state of training to work with alcohol and other drug problems in social...
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2012
This survey is the latest in a series designed to monitor smoking, drinking and drug use among secondary school pupils aged 11 to 15. Information was obtained from 7,589 pupils in 254 schools...
Measuring the Units: A review of patients who died with alcohol-related liver disease
There have been a number of documents over the last decade highlighting the care of this group of patients, making recommendations to improve outcome. The National Plan for Liver Services in England...
No Quick Fix: Exposing the depth of Britain’s drug and alcohol problem
Addiction and alcohol and drug abuse are taking a heavy toll on Britain. One in 20 adults in England (1.6 million) is dependent on alcohol1 and one in 100 (380,000) is addicted to heroin or crack...
The numbers in black and white: Ethnic disparities in the policing and prosecution of drug offences in England and Wales
This report is the second in a series of reports Release has published to support our campaign ‘Drugs - It’s Time for Better Laws’. This campaign was launched in June 2011 and saw the organisation...
A quiet revolution: drug decriminalisation policies across the globe
Over 50 years into the ‘War on Drugs,’ national and international debate on drug policy continues to rage unabated, with few tangible results to show for the effort. Rates of drug use remain high...
Support manual for dealing with substance use issues in and out of school setting
The issues stemming from substance use in contemporary Irish society are a continuing source of concern for policy makers, communities, law enforcement agencies and a range of professional...
At risk, yet dismissed
Public perception is that people with mental health problems are offenders, and historically, policy, research and clinical practice has focused on the risk they pose to others. However, in recent...
Talking to your children about legal highs and club drugs: A parent's handbook
This guidebook aims to provide practical, useful tips for parents wishing to talk to their children about legal highs and club drugs. A survey of young people conducted for the guide found that 58%...
Sobering Up
Britain’s relationship with alcohol is mixed. Alcohol is deeply engrained in the British economy and communal life. Evidence shows that overall we are drinking less than we were a decade ago. Yet,...
Laying the Foundations
Following the publication of new guidance, Sheryl Burton and Emma Sawyer consider how the concept of resilience can help social workers support families with complex needs, including those with...
Drugs, alcohol and postcode lotteries
The shift towards locallydetermined alcohol and drug services in England opens up the possibility of either good or bad news for social work, whether for more therapeutic interventions or the...
Behaviour change: individual approaches
This guidance makes recommendations on individual-level behaviour change interventions aimed at changing the behaviours that can damage people's health. It includes a range of approaches for people...
Demon Drink? A study of alcohol and youth offending in London
Alcohol misuse and youth crime are commonly perceived to be closely associated. Both issues trigger public concern. Yet basic gaps exist in our understanding of how the issues relate. Remarkably...
State of the Sector 2013
Key findings and recommendations • 35% of respondents reported decreased funding, compared to 20% reporting an increase. Around a third to a quarter of services reporting increased or decreased...
Evaluation of ESF Peer Mentoring Wales
This report presents a process and outcome evaluation of the Peer Mentoring Wales (PMW) project. The project, overseen by the Welsh Government, has the primary aim of assisting ex-substance misusers...
Alcohol’s harm to others in Ireland
In Ireland, the burden of alcohol related harm is often experienced by those around the drinker, be they family member, friend, co-worker or innocent ‘bystander’. Alcohol’s harm to others (AH2O)...
Local Alcohol Profiles for England
Local Alcohol Profiles for England have been published on an annual basis since 2006. The latest update, Local Alcohol Profiles for England 2014, was released on 29 April 2014 . The profiles contain...
The High-Way Code: the guide to safer, more enjoyable drug use
What is it? The first guide to safer drug use voted for by people who take drugs. How was it was developed? GDS asked loads of people who take drugs, as well as other experts, what strategies they...
Changing Lifestyles, Keeping Children Safe: an evaluation of the first Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in care proceedings
This report presents the findings from an independent evaluation of the pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). FDAC is an innovative approach to care proceedings where parental drug or alcohol...
Introducing the main findings from: Changing Lifestyles, Keeping Children Safe: an evaluation of the first Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in care proceedings
This report presents the findings from an independent evaluation of the pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). FDAC is an innovative approach to care proceedings where parental drug or alcohol...
An Interim Evaluation of the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) Coalition
This interim evaluation was commissioned jointly by MEAM and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The brief was to explore the three phases of MEAM’s work since 2009 (policy, practice and...
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