New Toolkit on supporting young people
experiencing alcohol harm
Calling Time, the South West Alcohol Improvement Programme (AIP), in conjunction with Alcohol Concern, has published a new Toolkit on alcohol and young people.
The toolkit is designed for professionals and carers concerned particularly with looked after children and young people with special educational needs.
The guidance is primarily for workers who are not alcohol specialists. However, sections of the toolkit are also relevant to specialist alcohol and drug staff and commissioners. A supplementary training course and materials have also been developed and are available separately at:
www.alcohollearningcentre.org.uk
The published version of the toolkit has been kept as short as possible. It also focuses on alcohol. It is acknowledged that many young people will have poly-substance problems and young people’s substance misuse services usually work with all substance use. However, in this guide the focus is on alcohol alone.
More information can be obtained from: Laura Juett, Regional Alcohol Manager Department of Health South West Mast House Shepherds Wharf 24 Sutton Road Plymouth PL4 0HJ Tel: 01752 635031 Email: laura.juett@gosw.gsi.gov.uk