Transcript Recovery Friendly Communities

Recovery Friendly Communities?
Communities Sub-group and GRAND
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Voices of Hope and
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GRAND
Getting 
Real
about Alcohol
‘N’ Drugs  23 March 2009
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Recovery Friendly Communities?
• Recovery friendly communities – Idea(l)s?
• Recovery friendly communities – Actual?
 Communities Sub-group and Partners
 Glasgow’s planning structures
 Glasgow GRAND week
 Impact and Outcomes
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Communities Sub-group
• Re-established March 2004
• Reports to Glasgow City Addictions PIG
• A partnership: services / organisations / drug &
alcohol forums / voluntary & community sector /
user involvement / family support
• Aim: ‘Protecting our communities from drug and
alcohol related crime and antisocial behaviour’
• Alcohol Development Worker (March 06) and
Alcohol Initiatives Fund
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Working Groups
• Training and Development
– Action Plan
– Seminars and events (e.g. Cocaine in
communities; Community involvement;
Licensing Act & community issues)
• Communications
– Website www.glasgowgrand.org
• GRAND steering group
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Glasgow City Drug & Alcohol Planning Structures
Glasgow Community
Safety Partnership
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Alcohol & Drug Action Team
Glasgow City Addictions
Planning & Implementation
Group (APIG)
Working Groups
• Training / Development
• Communications
GRAND Week
• Steering Group
• City Centre Event
Communities
Sub-group
Training/Employment
Sub-group
Prevention &
Education
Network (PEN)
Community
Drug & Alcohol
Community
Safety Forums
Forums
Councils, etc
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Forums in Glasgow
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
GRAND week
• Took place September 2007 and 2008
• Aims:
– Raise awareness
– Get communities involved
– Build partnerships and networks
• 3 elements: city centre showcase; area events;
local activities
• Formal evaluation
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Organisation, Co-ordination
and Funding
• GRAND Week Steering group; city centre
programme; communications
• Local steering groups x 5
• Budget c.£55k
– Local Grants Scheme (£15k)
– Area Event Awards (£10k)
– City Centre Showcase (£12.5k)
– Promotions and publicity (£17.5k)
• Evaluation (£10k)
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Achievements
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Consistent messages (Glasgow and local view)
Information exchange (funding, policy, practice)
Resource sharing
Networking / Building partnerships
Tackle discrimination / reduce stigma
Research (The Ripple Effect)
Develop and promote opportunities
Mutual support
Funding: approx £400k direct to forums/groups (plus
£160k development/support)
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Outcomes?
Enable communities that promote:
• Recovery
• Receptiveness
• Responsiveness
• Rehabilitation
• Regeneration
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Further Information
www.glasgowgrand.org
Stephen Birrell, Chair, Communities Sub-group
Senior Policy Officer, Glasgow Community & Safety Services
Tel: 276 7654 / [email protected]
Lee Craig, Alcohol Development Worker,
Glasgow Community & Safety Services
Tel: 276 7652 / [email protected]
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues
Questions?
GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs
Community responses to alcohol and drug issues