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Borders Tactical Response

Borders Tactical Response. PC Gillian Oliver; Drug Awareness Officer Susan Walker; ADP Development Officer. Role of Alcohol & Drug Partnership’s?. Provides strategic direction to reduce impact of problematic drug and alcohol use Multi-agency representation

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Borders Tactical Response

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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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