ArgyllandBute ADP - Annual Reporting Survey 2023-24 (1) (1)
Argyll and Bute Council · 25 September 2024
Back to Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board (IJB) — 25 September 2024 and its agenda
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1 Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) Annual Reporting Survey: 2023/24 This survey is designed to collect information from all ADPs across Scotland on a range of aspects relating to the delivery of the National Mission on drugs during the financial year 2023/24. This will not reflect the totality of your work but will cover areas where you do not already report progress nationally through other means. The survey is composed of single option and multiple-choice questions with a limited number of open text questions. We want to emphasise that the multiple-choice options provided are for ease of completion and it is not expected that every ADP will have all of these in place. We do not expect you to go out to services in order to respond to questions relating to activities undertaken by them in your area. Where questions refer to service level activities, we are interested in the extent to which you are aware of these at an ADP level. We are conscious that some of the data we are now asking for may appear to have been supplied through other means (e.g. MAT Standards reporting). After careful review, we found the data supplied via these means is not in a form that allows for consistently tracking change over time at a national level and so have included a limited number of questions on these topics. The data collected will be used to better understand progress at local level will inform: National monitoring of the National Mission on Drugs; The work of advisory groups including the Whole Family Approach Group, the Public Health Surveillance Group and the Residential Rehabilitation Working Group, amongst others; and The work of national organisations which support local delivery. The data will be analysed and findings will be published at an aggregate level as Official Statistics on the Scottish Government website. You can find the report on the 2022/23 ADP survey responses here. All data will be shared with Public Health Scotland to inform drug and alcohol policy monitoring and evaluation, and excerpts and/or summary data may be used in published reports. It should also be noted that the data provided will be available on request under freedom of information regulations and so we would encourage you to publish your return. The deadline for returns is Friday 28 June 2024. Your submission should be signed off by the ADP and the IJB. We are aware that there is variation in the timings of IJB meetings so please flag if this will be an issue. If you require clarification on any areas of the survey or would like any more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch by email at substanceuseanalyticalteam@gov.scot.
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2 Cross-cutting priority: Surveillance and Data Informed Question 1 Which Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) do you represent? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] Aberdeen City ADP Aberdeenshire ADP Angus ADP X Argyll & Bute ADP Borders ADP City of Edinburgh ADP Clackmannanshire & Stirling ADP Dumfries & Galloway ADP Dundee City ADP East Ayrshire ADP East Dunbartonshire ADP East Renfrewshire ADP Falkirk ADP Fife ADP Glasgow City ADP Highland ADP Inverclyde ADP Lothian MELDAP ADP Moray ADP North Ayrshire ADP North Lanarkshire ADP Orkney ADP Perth & Kinross ADP Renfrewshire ADP Shetland ADP South Ayrshire ADP South Lanarkshire ADP West Dunbartonshire ADP West Lothian ADP Western Isles ADP
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3 Question 2 Which groups or structures were in place at an ADP level to inform surveillance and monitoring of alcohol and drug harms or deaths? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’ – if drug and alcohol deaths are reviewed at a combined group, please select both ‘Alcohol death review group’ and ‘Drug death review group’. [multiple choice] Alcohol death review group Alcohol harms group X Drug death review group X Drug trend monitoring group/Early Warning System None Other (please specify): Question 3 3a. Do Chief Officers for Public Protection receive feedback from drug death reviews? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] X Yes No Don’t know 3b. If no, please provide details on why this is not the case. [open text – maximum 500 characters] Question 4 Please describe what local and national structures are in place in your ADP area for the monitoring and surveillance of alcohol and drug harms and deaths, and how these are being used to inform local decision making in response to emerging threats (e.g. novel synthetics)? [open text – maximum 2,000 characters] DRD Review Meetings with multi-disciplinary and mult-agency reprsentation, the actions and lessons learnt are recorded within the minutes. The DRD Review process was reviewed this year and a new flow chart was developed with Clinical Governance and Primary Care collegues, the new process will make better use of exising NHS structures. The Quality and Patient safety group also has an overview of DRD for those individuals known to statutory services. The DRD Reviews Group was paused due to long term absence and are planning to review their terms of reference in 2024. Question 5
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4 5a. In response to emerging threats, e.g. novel synthetics, have you made specific revisions to any protocols? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] Yes X No 5b. Please provide details of any revisions [open text – maximum 500 characters] We established a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary group this year, part of this groups role is to develop a co-ordinated approach to collecting; assessing and acting on local intelligence, review trends and emerging trends, provide a clarity for stakeholders on how to raise concerns, encourage the use of a dedicated point of contact for people and services to send intelligence, promote the use of the Partner Intelligence Portal and build relationships effective communication between partners
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5 Cross-cutting priority: Resilient and Skilled Workforce Question 6 6a. What is the whole-time equivalent1 staffing resource routinely dedicated to your ADP Support Team as of 31 March 2024. [numeric, decimal] Total current staff (whole-time equivalent including fixed-term and temporary staff, and those shared with other business areas) 2.68 Total vacancies (whole-time equivalent) 0.82 6b. Please list the job title for each vacancy in your ADP Support Team as at 31 March 2024 (if applicable). [open text – maximum 500 characters] We have undertaken an ADP support team review this year. This review has identified a need for admin hours to be increased from 0.68WTE to 1WTE and a 0.5WTE Business Manager. The 1WTE ADP Co-ordinator has been delivered by interim posts. Question 7 Please describe any initiatives you have undertaken as an ADP, or are aware of in the services you commission, that are aimed at improving employee wellbeing (volunteers as well as paid staff). [open text – maximum 2,000 characters] The ADP support team have regular check-in's with their line manager where work is reviewed and opportunites are avaialable to discuss wellbeing or any concerns. Staff 1 Note: whole-time equivalent (WTE) is a unit of measurement that indicates the total working hours of employees in relation to a full-time position. It helps to standardise and compare staffing resource across different teams or organisations. A full-time employee is equal to one whole-time equivalent. For part-time employees, divide their hours by the whole-time equivalent. For example, if a part-time employee is required to work 7.5 hours per week and a ‘full-time’ position is considered to be 37.5 hours, the WTE would be 0.2 (7.5 hours / 37.5 hours).
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6 are signposted to occupational health, wellbeing and psychological resources and there is regular awareness of tools and support for staff. As part of the Public Health Team the ADP Support team are invited to attend regular online coffee breaks, online staff wellbeing events and in person staff wellbeing events. This year the team were invited to partake in a wellbeing workshop delivered by Scottish Ballet. The team have a "What's App" group that is designed to allow the team connect and get to know each other better outside of work. In addition to this, team events, celebrations and challenges such as the Step Challenger are held regularly. As part of the Public Health Team the ADP support team took part in a Discovery Insights review to identify how personality impacts on how work is approached and to help action plan for growth personally and interpersonally. In addition to receiving a full detailed report to help better understand how you as an indidual work, a full day team event was held to plan how this can improve working relationships and how individuals and the team can develop. Council and NHS employess have access to health and well being supports via occupational health and support initiatives for wellbeing https://www.nhshwellbeingatwork.scot.nhs.uk/ and https://www.argyll- bute.gov.uk/trauma-informed-practice-training/wellbeing- resources#:~:text=At%20Argyll%20and%20Bute%2C%20it,moral%20injury%20and%20 compassion%20fatigue. Cross cutting priorities: Lived and Living Experience Question 8 Do you have a formal mechanism at an ADP level for gathering feedback from people with lived/living experience who are using services you fund? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Experiential data collected as part of MAT programme
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7 Feedback / complaints process X Lived / living experience panel, forum and / or focus group Questionnaire / survey No formal mechanism in place Other (please specify): Services have their own feedback/compaints process but this is not formally gathered and presented at ADP level.. Question 9 How do you, as an ADP, use feedback received from people with lived/living experience and family members to improve service provision? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Lived/living experience Family members Feedback is integrated into strategy X X Feedback is presented at the ADP board level X X Feedback used in assessment and appraisal processes for staff Feedback used to inform service design X X Feedback used to inform service improvement X X Other (please specify) Question 10 10a. In what ways are people with lived and living experience able to participate in ADP decision-making? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Through ADP board membership Through a group or network that is independent of the ADP X Through an existing ADP group/panel/reference group Through membership in other areas of ADP governance (e.g. steering group) Not currently able to participate Other (please specify): 10b. In what ways are family members able to participate in ADP decision-making? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Through ADP board membership Through a group or network that is independent of the ADP
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8 X Through an existing ADP group/panel/reference group Through membership in other areas of ADP governance (e.g. steering group) Not currently able to participate Other (please specify): Question 11 What mechanisms are in place within your ADP to ensure that services you fund involve people with lived/living experience and/or family members in their decision making (e.g. the delivery of the service)? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Prerequisite for our commissioning X Asked about in their reporting X Mentioned in our contracts None Other (please specify): Question 12 Please describe how you have used your ADP’s allocated funding for lived/living experience participation2 in the last financial year. Within your answer please indicate which activities have been most costly. [open text – maximum 2,000 characters] Argyll and Bute's ADP commissioned to Scottish Drugs Forum to carry undertake part of the MAT Experiential Programme, this included conducting the interviews with those who have lived experience of MAT, their families and staff providing Substance Use services. Additionally SDF carried out the themed analysis as required for the reporting and are producing a further report to be used for further engagement and identifying priorities, any gaps and areas of good practise. A ROSC group has been established to bring together the voices of those with Lived Experience. Grants were provided to third sector organisations across Argyll and Bute to support them to develop Lived Experience Panels and support recovery. 2 The funding letter specified that “£0.5 million is being allocated to ADPs to ensure the voices of people with lived and living experience are heard and acted upon in service design and delivery at a local level. This includes decisions about prioritisation, commissioning and evaluation of services.”
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9 Cross cutting priorities: Stigma Reduction Question 13 Within which written strategies or policies does your ADP consider stigma reduction for people who use substances and/or their families? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X ADP strategy, delivery and/or action plan Alcohol deaths and harms prevention action plan Communication strategy Community action plan Drug deaths and harms prevention action plan MAT standards delivery plan Service development, improvement and/or delivery plan None Other (please specify): Question 14 14a. Please describe what work is underway in your ADP area to reduce stigma for people who use substances and/or their families. [open text – maximum 2,000 characters] There is a wide range of work delivered by our third sector contracted service With You who work with individual affected by substance use and their families. The ADP awarded .Small Grant Funding investment in communities by awarding 12 local organisations with grants to deliver prevention activity and address stigma. Seven of those grants were targeted to support people with lived experience of alcohol and or drugs problems, two were to support families affected by alcohol and or drugs, five were aimed at young people and all involved partnership working. 14b. What data does your ADP have access to that could be used to capture the impact of the work described in 14a? (Please indicate if this is not currently possible). [open text – maximum 500 characters] The ADP requested 6 monthly updates from the organisations receving the grants but these reports are not due until the financial year 2024 to 2025.
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10 Fewer people develop problem substance use Question 15 How is information on local treatment and support services made available to different audiences at an ADP level (not at a service level)? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] In person (e.g. at events, workshops, etc) Leaflets / posters Online (e.g. websites, social media, apps, etc.) Non-native English speakers (English Second Language) People from minority ethnic groups People from religious groups People who are experiencing homelessness People who are LGBTQI+ People who are pregnant or peri-natal People who engage in transactional sex People with hearing impairments and/or visual impairments People with learning disabilities and literacy difficulties Veterans Women
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11 Question 16 Which of the following education or prevention activities were funded or supported3 by the ADP? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] 0-15 years (children) 16-24 years (young people) 25 years+ (adults) Campaigns / information X X X Harm reduction services X X Learning materials X X X Mental wellbeing X X X Peer-led interventions Physical health X X Planet Youth X X X Pregnancy & parenting Youth activities X X Other (please specify) 3 Note: ‘supported’ refers to where the ADP provides resources of some kind (separate from financial, which is covered by “funded”). This could take the form of knowledge exchange, staffing, the supply of materials (e.g. learning templates, lending them a physical location), etc.
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12 Risk is reduced for people who use substances Question 17 In which of the following settings are selected harm reduction initiatives delivered in your ADP area? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Supply of naloxone Hepatitis C testing Injecting equipment provision Wound care Community pharmacies X Drug services (NHS, third sector, council) X X X X Family support services General practices X X X X Homelessness services X X X X Hospitals (incl. A&E, inpatient departments) X X X X Justice services Mental health services X Mobile/outreach services X X Peer-led initiatives Prison Sexual health services Women support services Young people’s service None Other (please specify)
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13 Question 18 19a. Which of the following harm reduction interventions is there currently a demand for in your ADP area? (Either where the intervention is not currently provided or where demand exceeds current supply). Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Drug checking Drug testing strips Heroin Assisted Treatment X Safer drug consumption facility X Safer inhalation pipe provision X Safe supply of substances Other (please specify): 19b. Please provide details, e.g. scale of the demand. [open text – maximum 500 characters]
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14 People most at risk have access to treatment and recovery Question 19 Which partners within your ADP area have documented pathways in place, or in development, to ensure people who experience a near-fatal overdose (NFO) are identified and offered support? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] NFO pathway in place NFO pathway in development Community recovery providers X Homeless services X Hospitals (including emergency departments) X Housing services Mental health services X Police Scotland X Primary care X Prison Scottish Ambulance Service Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Specialist substance use treatment services X Third sector substance use services X Other (please specify) Question 20 Which, if any, of the following barriers to implementing NFO pathways exist in your ADP area? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Further workforce training required X Insufficient funds Issues around information sharing Lack of leadership Lack of ownership X Workforce capacity None Other (please specify):
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15 Question 21 In what ways have you worked with justice partners4? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Strategic level X ADP representation on local Community Justice Partnership X Contributed to strategic planning X Coordinated activities between justice, health or social care partners X Data sharing X Justice organisations represented on the ADP (e.g. COPFS, Police Scotland, local Community Justice Partnership, local Justice Social Work department, prison) X Provided advice and guidance Other (please specify): Operational level Provided funding or staff for a specialist court (Drug, Alcohol, Problem Solving) Raised awareness about community-based treatment options (partners involved in diversion from prosecution or treatment-based community orders) X Supported staff training on drug or alcohol related issues Other (please specify): Service level Funded or supported: Navigators for people in the justice system who use drugs X Services for people transitioning out of custody X Services in police custody suites X Services in prisons or young offenders institutions Services specifically for Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) X Services specifically for people serving Community Payback Orders with a Drug or Alcohol Treatment Requirement Other (please specify): 4 Note: ‘justice partners’ includes Community Justice Partnerships (CJPs), Justice Social Work departments, Prisons and Young Offender Institutes, Police, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), Sacro, and third sector organisations that specifically serve people involved with the criminal justice system.
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16 Question 22 Which activities did your ADP support at each stage of the criminal justice system? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Pre- arrest5 In police custody6 In courts7 In prison8 Upon release9 Advocacy or navigators X X Alcohol interventions Drug and alcohol use and treatment needs screening Harm reduction inc. naloxone Health education & life skills Medically supervised detoxification Opioid Substitution Therapy Psychosocial and mental health based interventions Psychological and mental health screening Recovery (e.g. café, community) Referrals to drug and alcohol treatment services X X Staff training None Other (please specify) 5 Pre-arrest: Services for police to refer people into without making an arrest. 6 In police custody: Services available in police custody suites to people who have been arrested. 7 In courts: Services delivered in collaboration with the courts (e.g. services only available through a specialist drug court, services only available to people on a DTTO). 8 In prison: Services available to people in prisons or young offenders institutions in your area (if applicable). 9 Upon release: Services aimed specifically at supporting people transitioning out of custody.
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17 Question 23 24a. Does your ADP fund or support any residential services that are aimed at those in the justice system (who are who are subject to Community Payback Orders, Drug Treatment and Testing Orders, Supervised Release Orders and other relevant community orders)? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] Yes X No Don’t know 24b. If yes, please list the relevant services. [open text – maximum 500 characters] Question 24 24a. For individuals who have had a court order given to them in relation to their substance use, do you have testing services available in your ADP area10? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] Yes X No Don’t know 24b. If yes, please describe the type of monitoring that takes place (e.g. sampling with handheld devices, spit tests, electronic monitoring) and who provides these services (e.g. private, third sector, statutory). [open text – maximum 500 characters]. . 10 We are including this question on behalf of Scottish Government Justice colleagues to better understand substance testing for orders and licences in Scotland.
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18 People receive high quality treatment and recovery services Question 25 What screening options are in place to address alcohol harms? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Alcohol hospital liaison X Arrangements for the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in all priority settings X Arrangement of the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in non-priority settings X Pathways for early detection of alcohol-related liver disease None Other (please specify): Question 26 What treatment options are in place to address alcohol harms? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Access to alcohol medication (e.g. Antabuse, Acamprase, etc.) X Alcohol hospital liaison Alcohol related cognitive testing (e.g. for alcohol related brain damage) X Community alcohol detox (including at-home) X In-patient alcohol detox X Pathways into mental health treatment x Psychosocial counselling X Residential rehabilitation None Other (please specify):
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19 Question 27 27a. Which, if any, of the following barriers to residential rehabilitation exist in your ADP area? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Availability of aftercare X Availability of detox services X Availability of stabilisation services Current models are not working Difficulty identifying all those who will benefit Further workforce training required x Insufficient funds X Insufficient staff X Lack of awareness among potential clients X Lack of capacity X Lack of specialist providers Scope to further improve/refine your own pathways X Waiting times None Other (please specify): 27b. What actions is your ADP taking to overcome these barriers to residential rehabilitation? [open text – maximum 500 characters] There is only one residential rehab facility in the cowal area and they are currently men only. We use facilities in Glasgow and this can be difficult for travel purposes and being able to review if the rehabs are suitable for what we are looking for. We have updated our pathway and added in a yearly review of rehabs that we engage with in person. Question 28 28a. Have you made any revisions in your pathway to residential rehabilitation in the last year? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] No revisions or updates made in 2023/24 Yes - Revised or updated in 2023/24 and this has been published X Yes - Revised or updated in 2023/24 but not currently published 28b. If yes, please provide brief details of the changes made and the rationale for the changes. [open text – maximum 500 characters]
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20 We have added in a yearly review to the rehabs we engage with, this allows for us to build better relationships with the facilities and see what they have to offer. We also made amendments inrease the communication whilst someone is in rehab and reportings to the working group. Furthermore we revised our process for evaluation post rehab.
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21 Question 29 29a. Which, if any, of the following barriers to implementing MAT exist in your area? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Accommodation challenges (e.g. appropriate physical spaces, premises, etc.) X Availability of stabilisation services Difficulty identifying all those who will benefit X Further workforce training is needed X Geographical challenges (e.g. remote, rural, etc.) X Insufficient funds X Insufficient staff X Lack of awareness among potential clients X Lack of capacity X Scope to further improve/refine your own pathways X Waiting times None Other (please specify): 29b. What actions is your ADP taking to overcome these barriers to implementing MAT in your ADP area? [open text – maximum 500 characters] Governance and oversight for MAT is from the HSCP Strategic Leadership Team with delegated responsibility to services for key action planning and The Alcohol and Drug Partnership for oversight of requirements, timescales and progress reporting. Reviewing structures, recruitment to specialist posts , workforce training, building community capacity, robust data analysis and a One Team Culture to implement MAT are some of the methadologies overseen by the steering group to address barriers.
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22 Question 30 Which of the following treatment and support services are in place specifically for children and young people using alcohol and / or drugs? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Up to 12 years (early years and primary) 13-15 years (secondary S1-4) 16-24 years (young people) Alcohol-related medication (e.g. acamprosate, disulfiram, naltrexone, nalmefene) X Diversionary activities X X X Employability support X X Family support services Information services Justice services Mental health services (including wellbeing) X X X Opioid Substitution Therapy X Outreach/mobile (including school outreach) Recovery communities X School outreach Support/discussion groups (including 1:1) X X X Other (please specify) Question 31 Please list all recovery groups11 in your ADP area that are funded or supported12 by your ADP. [open text – maximum 2,000 characters] Welcome Inn - Helensburgh and Lomond. Dunoon ARC - Dunoon and Cowal 11 ‘Recovery group’ includes any group that supports recovery and/or wellbeing in your local area. This could be local recovery cafés; peer support groups; wellbeing groups that support people affected by substance use; or more established recovery networks, hubs or organisations. If some of these are covered by umbrella groups, please list both. 12 Note: ‘supported’ here refers to where ADP provides resources of some kind (separate from financial, which is covered by “funded”). This could take the form of knowledge exchange, staffing, the supply of materials (e.g. learning templates, lending them a physical location), etc.
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23 Hope Kitchen - Oban , Lorn and Islands Mid Argyll in development Bute in development Kintyre and Campbeltown in development Jura and Islay in development Quality of life is improved by addressing multiple disadvantages Question 32 Do you have specific treatment and support services in place for the following groups? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Yes No Non-native English speakers (English Second Language) People from minority ethnic groups People from religious groups People who are experiencing homelessness People who are LGBTQI+ People who are pregnant or peri-natal People who engage in transactional sex People with hearing impairments and/or visual impairments People with learning disabilities and literacy difficulties Veterans Women Question 33 33a. Are there formal joint working protocols in place to support people with co-occurring substance use and mental health diagnoses to receive mental health care? Mark with an ‘x’. [single choice] Yes X No 33b. Please provide details. [open text – maximum 500 characters] Protocols and guidance are in development
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24 Question 34 What arrangements are in place within your ADP area for people who present at substance use services with mental health concerns for which they do not have a diagnosis? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Dual diagnosis teams Formal joint working protocols between mental health and substance use services specifically for people with mental health concerns for which they do not have a diagnosis Pathways for referral to mental health services or other multi-disciplinary teams X Professional mental health staff within services (e.g. psychiatrists, community mental health nurses, etc) X None Other (please specify): Question 35 How do you as an ADP work with support services not directly linked to substance use (e.g. welfare advice, housing support, etc.) to address multiple disadvantages? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X By representation on strategic groups or topic-specific sub-groups X By representation on the ADP board X Through partnership working X Via provision of funding Not applicable Other (please specify):
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25 Question 36 Which of the following activities are you aware of having been undertaken in ADP funded or supported13 services to implement a trauma-informed approach? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Engaging with people with lived/living experience X Engaging with third sector/community partners X Provision of trauma-informed spaces/accommodation X Recruiting staff X Training existing workforce Working group None Other (please specify): Question 37 37a. Does your ADP area have specific referral pathways for people to access independent advocacy? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] X Yes No Don’t know 37b. If yes, are these commissioned directly by the ADP? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] Yes x No Don’t know 13 Note: ‘supported’ refers to where the ADP provides resources of some kind (separate from financial, which is covered by “funded”). This could take the form of knowledge exchange, staffing, the supply of materials (e.g. learning templates, lending them a physical location), etc.
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26 Children, families and communities affected by substance use are supported Question 38 Which of the following treatment and support services are in place for children and young people affected by a parent’s or carer’s substance use? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Up to 12 years (early years and primary) 13-15 years (secondary S1-4) 16-24 years (young people) Carer support X X Diversionary activities X X X Employability support Family support services Information services Mental health services X X X Outreach/mobile services Recovery communities School outreach Support/discussion groups Other (please specify) Young people in Argyll and Bute can access counselling and carers services. The ADP provided grants for young people diversionary activities There is not a specialised statutory drug treatment service in Argyll and Bute, support would be available through GP services
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27 Question 39 Which of the following support services are in place for adults affected by another person’s substance use? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] X Advocacy X Commissioned services Counselling X One to one support Mental health support X Naloxone training X Support groups X Training None Other (please specify):
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28 Question 40 40a. Do you have an agreed set of activities and priorities with local partners to implement the Holistic Whole Family Approach Framework in your ADP area? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] X Yes No Don’t know 40b. Please provide details of these activities and priorities for 2023/24. [open text – maximum 500 characters] A Whole Families Steering Group was established in Cowal with a longer term plan to roll out to other parts of Argyll and Bute and be supported by Scottish Families Affected By Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD), this would involve setting standards for family support and holding a conference in 2024-2025. The group, supported by the national MIST Team agreed a local resource for families in Cowal and joined up working with the local Response Service. Question 41 Which of the following services supporting Family Inclusive Practice or a Whole Family Approach are in place in your ADP area? Mark all that apply with an ‘x’. [multiple choice] Family member in treatment Family member not in treatment Advice X X Advocacy X X Mentoring Peer support X X Personal development Social activities X X Support for victims of gender based violence and their families Youth services X X Other (please specify) Cowal offer advice, peer support and social activities, other supports of this nature in Argyll and Bute are yet to be developed beyond what is offered nationally. Question 42
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29 42a. Are any activities in your ADP area currently integrated with planned activity for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding in your Children’s Service’s Planning Partnership area? Mark with an ‘x’. [single option] Yes x No Don’t know 42b. If yes, please provide details. [open text – maximum 500 characters] We are reviewing ADP structures to deliver more streamlined work and reduce duplication and gaps. We are reviewing TORS to ensure key stakeholders are engaged, to support the work of the wider ADP partners and community health and wellbeing.
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30 Additional question Question 43 Please list all services / organisations commissioned by your ADP during 2023/24 and the amount of funding provided for 2023/24. If the final year-end position is not yet known, please include the projected spend amount. For part-funding, please only include the amount contributed by your ADP. Service / organisation name [open text] Amount of funding provided £ [number] Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs 60842.00 Scottish Drugs Forum 60000.00 Scottish Recovery Forum 25000.00 WeAreWithYou (in part funding) 141065.00
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31 Confirmation of sign-off Question 44 Has your response been signed off at the following levels? [multiple choice] ADP IJB Not signed off by IJB (please specify date of the next meeting in dd/mm/yyyy format): 25/09/2024 Thank you Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, your response is highly valued. The results will be published in the 2023/24 ADP Annual Survey Official Statistics report, scheduled for publication in autumn 2024. Please do not hesitate to get in touch via email at substanceuseanalyticalteam@gov.scot should you have any questions. [End of survey]