presentation to community council’s discussion forum parish halls, glasgow, 21 st april 2012

GRAND Getting Real about Alcohol ‘N’ Drugs

Community responses to alcohol and drug issues

ADP Communities Sub-group

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

Community-led Responses to Alcohol and Drug Issues



• Communities Sub-group (overview)

• Strategic framework

• Glasgow GRANDweek

• Ripple Effect

• Licensing Issues

• Community Assets and Recovery

Community-led Responses….



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)



Aims

‘Promoting community responses to alcoholand drug issues’

and

‘Protecting our communities from alcoholand drug-related crime, disorder andantisocial behaviour’



Alcohol & Drugs Planning Structures

Communities Sub-group

Glasgow City Alcohol & Drugs Partnership

(Operational)

Alcohol & Drug Forums

Glasgow Community Safety Partnership

Glasgow Licensing Board&

Glasgow Licensing Forum

Community CouncilsCommunity Reference Groups

Public Partnership ForumsResidents / tenant groups

Youth Networks



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)



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



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



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



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.



GRANDweek 2012

• GRAND Getting 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



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



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



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.



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 recovery opportunities• Mutual support• Access to Funding• Networking / Building partnerships……………..



Further Information

www.glasgowgrand.org

Stephen BirrellService Manager (Alcohol, Drugs & Communities)Glasgow Community & Safety ServicesEastgate727 London RoadGlasgow, G40 3AQ

p: 0141 276 7654 m: 07767 821696e: [email protected]

presentation to community council’s discussion forum parish halls, glasgow, 21 st april 2012

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