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Welcome ..........

…………to the West Midlands Regional Database on Drug Projects delivered to young people – a tool created for commissioners, planners and providers of young people’s substance misuse services.

The idea to create this database was initiated by Drug Action Teams in the West Midlands, keen to find a way of sharing information about the range of activities currently being delivered to young people across the broad spectrum of prevention, intervention and treatment.

It has been funded by the WM Government Office Drug Strategy Team and developed by Amundsen Consulting in partnership with web designers from Alton8 Ltd.

The aim of the website is to disseminate information on what is available to young people in the hope that it will:

  • Offer new ideas

  • Consolidate old ideas

  • Encourage dialogue and possibly joint working across agencies and across DATs

The database is not limited to well established projects but includes those that are new and under development. It is not designed to offer “best practice” and the inclusion of a project on the database should not be seen as an endorsement by Government Office.

The region currently receives 5.6 million pounds from the Government to support substance misuse related activities and services for young people. Given that there are 14 Drug Action Teams, that funding translates into a large number of projects.

Timescales and budget constraints have prevented us from being able to capture information on every single project. However, it is hoped that projects not currently included will email me with their details so that we can add them to the site during future updates.

I would like to thank all those (too numerous to mention) who have helped in some way to turn the vision into a reality.

I hope all visitors to the site will find something useful to take away and I look forward to hearing from those of you who have something to put in!

If you have any queries, comments or suggestions about this website please contact me on rosie.higgins@gowm.gsi.gov.uk

Rosie Higgins
Young People Lead
GOWM Drugs Strategy Team

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