167 - Drug and Alcohol Service for Adults and Young People

The new integrated adult and young people substance misuse service will build on an existing recovery-oriented approach and work to achieve the local vision and outcomes outlined in the following Council strategies: • Deal for the Future • Deal for Health and Wellness • Deal for Adult Social Care and Health • Deal for Children and Young People • Deal for Communities At the heart of the model is an asset-based approach that ensures the service provides a bespoke response to each individual that appropriately reflects the level of support needed. The service will employ a preventative and early help approach with an emphasis on harm reduction with timely and efficient clinical intervention. The service will provide support for all drugs. The drug and alcohol service will have designated workers across a range of practice disciplines attached to each of the seven service delivery footprints (SDF) with an expectation that they understand their community and connect to it as part of the commitment to The Deal and operate from locations in that area such as in primary care and community hubs.