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Enhancing Community Awareness and Drug Prevention Strategies in the Scottish Borders

The Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) in the Borders, represented by PC Gillian Oliver and Officer Susan Walker, focuses on reducing the impacts of problematic substance use. They develop and implement evidence-based strategies with multi-agency collaboration and strategic direction from the Scottish Government. The Safer Communities Team enhances inter-agency links to promote early intervention, coordinates campaigns for drug awareness, and monitors emerging drug trends. Training initiatives empower frontline services to respond effectively to substance misuse, ensuring the community stays informed and supported.

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Enhancing Community Awareness and Drug Prevention Strategies in the Scottish Borders

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  1. Borders Tactical Response PC Gillian Oliver; Drug Awareness Officer Susan Walker; ADP Development Officer

  2. Role of Alcohol & Drug Partnership’s? • Provides strategic direction to reduce impact of problematic drug and alcohol use • Multi-agency representation • Accountable to Scottish Government and Borders Strategic Board via CHCP • Develop and implement evidence based drug & alcohol strategies • Ring-fenced funding to ADP • Ensure any investment is focussed on achieving agreed outcomes

  3. Role of Safer Communities Team • Co-located Team • Strategic Assessment 2012 • Alcohol & Drug Misuse • Gender Based Violence • Antisocial Behaviour • Injury Prevention (Home/Road)

  4. Governance Structures

  5. ADTAC • Police • Safer Communities Team • SBC Licensing Department • Drug & Alcohol Services • Trading Standards • ADP Support Team Image courtesy of jscreationzs, FreeDigitalPhotos.net

  6. Role & Remit • Strengthen links between wide range of agencies to coordinate and deliver early intervention and prevention activities • Monitoring new drugs and emerging trends • Ensure frontline services have information on drugs and alcohol to encourage signposting

  7. Festive Campaign 2011 • First awareness campaign of new drugs (Posters) • On-licensed premises targeted • Public Health Objective • CBOs visits to Licensed Premises

  8. Poster • Don’t mix with alcohol • Just because legal – doesn’t mean safe • Support Services available • QR Codes: Tips on how to party safer • 56 hits to website within 14 days

  9. Screen shot of Crew site

  10. Training for Specialist Services • 2 x one day New Drugs & Emerging Trends Training • Effectively respond to, treat and engage with people using these emerging substances • Prior to training 94% of participants rated their knowledge poor/fair • After training 97% of participants rated their knowledge good/excellent

  11. Training for Trainers • 4 trainers from statutory and voluntary sector • Identify organisations and teams to cascade new drugs training • 30 Inputs including: • SAS • Fire Service • Registered Social Landlords • Residential Children's Unit • Emergency Department • Red Cross • Mental Health • Teachers Image courtesy of renjith krishnan, FreeDigitalPhotos.net

  12. Police Prevention Funding Success in sourcing additional funding • Seminar • Road shows/Community awareness events • Media campaign to advertise events • Resources

  13. Drug Trend Forum • Monitor trends, scales and patterns of new drugs • Confidentiality • Two way communication • Members responsibility to disseminate information appropriately • Quick access to information at the hit of a button

  14. Monitoring new drugs and trends Image courtesy of sheelamohan, FreeDigitalPhotos.net

  15. Where next…….? “Coming together is a beginning, Staying together is progress, but working together is success” Henry Ford Image courtesy of ddpavumba, FreeDigitalPhotos.net

  16. Questions PC Gillian Oliver: 01835 825058 Gillian.m.oliver@lbp.pnn.police.uk Susan Walker: 01896 825566 Susan.walker@borders.scot.nhs.uk

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