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DrugScope needs your help to bring good practice to light
29 September 2008
The achievements of drug services and projects are rarely reported in the mainstream media and unfortunately bad press can have a negative impact both on those who may need to access services and those who work in the sector. But there is good practice going on across the country that makes a positive difference to users, families and local communities. Unfortunately, we don’t often get the opportunity to share what we are doing or learn from one another's successes.
DrugScope is working with the Home Office to try and bring some of your experiences to light. We are building up a collection of case studies that will provide an information-sharing resource for the sector. We're interested to know about the things that worked or are working - but we'd also like to hear about the learning experiences.
We are especially interested in projects working in the following areas:
- providing assistance to drug misusing parents and their children;
- family-based interventions (i.e. 'whole family' approaches, support for those affected by a family member's drug misuse; drug prevention work involving families);
- providing measures to support social reintegration (i.e. access to jobs, training, housing);
- supporting drug misusing offenders (for those currently in the criminal justice system or in the community);
- community engagement (i.e. communicating and engaging the local community around your work).
If you would like to submit any case studies, please email Harry Shapiro at harrys@drugscope.org.uk with brief details of the project you are putting forward and we will be in touch.
