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Presentation to Community Council’s Discussion Forum Parish Halls, Glasgow, 21 st April 2012

Presentation to Community Council’s Discussion Forum Parish Halls, Glasgow, 21 st April 2012. ADP Communities Sub-group. Community-led Responses to Alcohol and Drug Issues. Community-led Responses…. Communities Sub-group (overview) Strategic framework Glasgow GRANDweek

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Presentation to Community Council’s Discussion Forum Parish Halls, Glasgow, 21 st April 2012

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  1. Presentation to Community Council’s Discussion ForumParish Halls, Glasgow, 21st April 2012 ADP Communities Sub-group Community-led Responses to Alcohol and Drug Issues

  2. Community-led Responses…. • Communities Sub-group (overview) • Strategic framework • Glasgow GRANDweek • Ripple Effect • Licensing Issues • Community Assets and Recovery

  3. Communities Sub-group • Re-established 2004, meets bi-monthly • Multi-agency. Key partners: alcohol and drug forums, GCSS, service user & recovery groups; ADP, Community Health Partnership, Glasgow Addiction Services, Police, Glasgow Council on Alcohol, Fire & Rescue, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life, Scottish Drugs Forum, etc • GCSS chair / administrate (Service Manager and Alcohol & Drugs Development Worker)

  4. Aims ‘Promoting community responses to alcohol and drug issues’ and ‘Protecting our communities from alcohol and drug-related crime, disorder and antisocial behaviour’

  5. Glasgow City Alcohol & Drugs Partnership (Operational) Glasgow Licensing Board & Glasgow Licensing Forum Glasgow Community Safety Partnership Community Councils Community Reference Groups Public Partnership Forums Residents / tenant groups Youth Networks Alcohol&Drug Forums Alcohol & Drugs Planning Structures Communities Sub-group

  6. Glasgow’s SOA Priorities Healthy • Alcohol consumption and alcohol related harm (P2) • Drug addiction (P5) Safe • Crime related to alcohol consumption (P16) • Antisocial behaviour (P18) Vibrant • Involvement and participation in cultural, sporting, volunteering activities (P11)

  7. Local Outcomes LO3. Reduce public acceptance and incidence of over-consumption of alcohol and its subsequent negative impacts LO16. Reduce harm caused by drugs addiction LO23. Improve residents’ aspirations, confidence, decision making capacity and involvement in community life

  8. Strategic Links • Ripple Effect Research • Glasgow ADP Alcohol & Drugs Strategy • Prevention and Education Model • Community Safety Strategic Assessment • Director of Public Health’s Report • National alcohol and drugs strategies

  9. Ripple Effect Research • What is the impact of alcohol in Glasgow’s communities? • Answer, via 4,700 people, showed 95% ‘negative impact’ responses, including: • Impact on ‘sense of safety’ • Increase in antisocial behaviour • Parks being ‘no-go’ areas • Increase in litter • Abuse/intimidation by (young) people re. alcohol sale • Increase in violence and increase in vandalism

  10. Communities and Licensing Issues • Expansion in supply/availability and affordability of alcohol. • 2005 Act introduced consideration of the impact of the sale of alcohol on public health. • Overprovision assessment. • Community Councils’ role as consultees on local licensing applications. • Community engagement and intelligence. • Role of Licensing Forum.

  11. GRANDweek 2012 • GRANDGetting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs • Takes place 8th – 15th September • Aims: • Raise awareness • Get communities involved • Build partnerships and networks • Opportunity for community council involvement

  12. Asset Based Approaches • Involve communities in service design & delivery • Focus on prevention and education as opposed to expensive late intervention • Harness community energy for change and health improvement • Mobilise community assets • Need to ensure that…”Public services are built around people and communities, their needs, aspirations, capacities and skills, and work to build up their autonomy and resilience.” Christie Commission 2011

  13. Recovery Communities • Aim to create ‘recovery friendly’ communities • Based on work by William White and others • Building/strengthening relationships between treatment organisations and local recovery • Shift addiction treatment from an acute care model to a model of sustained recovery management. • Role of communities as core element

  14. Capacity-building and Support for Community Councils Alcohol and Drugs • GCSS Alcohol and Drugs Development Worker. • Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) Prevention and Education teams (North East, North West and South) offer training, awareness sessions, information service, access to resources, etc.

  15. Communities Sub-group Achievements • Consistent messages (Glasgow and local views) • Information exchange (funding, policy, practice) • Responding to consultation and/or lobbying • Resource sharing • Tackle discrimination / reduce stigma • Research (The Ripple Effect) • Develop and promote recoveryopportunities • Mutual support • Access to Funding • Networking / Building partnerships……………..

  16. Further Information www.glasgowgrand.org Stephen Birrell Service Manager (Alcohol, Drugs & Communities) Glasgow Community & Safety Services Eastgate 727 London Road Glasgow, G40 3AQ p: 0141 276 7654 m: 07767 821696 e: stephen.birrell@glasgow.gov.uk

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