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Keeping It Real Drug Awareness| Keeping It Real Drug Awareness | Keeping It Real Drug Awareness
Geographical Area: North Shropshire
Age Range Min: 13
Age Range Max: 18
Gender Specific: no
| Culturally Specific: no
Method of Access: Self referral and specific targeting of at risk young people.
| | Description | Research carried out by the project worker identified heavy use of alcohol, cannabis, solvents, ecstasy, cocaine, crack and heroin in the area. The research also identified that young people were wanting more sport and dance events and that these events could be used to raise drug awareness.
After school activities are run on a regular basis and freelance dance and drama teachers visit the Youth Club. The project worker combines, these classes and Learning Music / DJ workshops with drug awareness sessions.
A local music group attends music workshops where young people have to think up drug awareness lyrics which are then performed.
‘Fun Day’s are arranged in the area giving workshops on drug awareness. All young people attending the youth club are signposted to modern apprenticeships, colleges and the connexions careers service.
Football coaching is organised as a free activity for young people who might otherwise not afford it. Football matches with young people and the police at Shrewsbury Town’s ground help build relationships between young people and the police.
Outreach sessions with a nurse on the NACRO Mobile Bus which has pc and internet facilities are also organised and the drugs worker gives presentations utilising a drug specimen box and a jar of tar!
It is hoped that a previously successful drop in centre for 16 – 18 yr olds will be re-opened once a new location can be found – hopefully within a local 6th form centre.
‘Keep it real’ Under 18’s Dance events with a drugs awareness theme are held during the year, with the members of the So Solid Crew guesting and helping to spread anti-drugs messages.
Events and activities are always decided on through consultation with young people in the area. | | Mission Statement | | The aim of ' keep it real drug' awareness project is to provide drug information, offer harm reduction advice to13-18 years old in North Shrewsbury through diversionary activities and to try to prevent the onset of drug misuse amongst young people. | | Staff Profile | | I Drugs advisor | | Linked Organisations | | Links with Choices Project and uses their website choicesdap.com to help educate young people. Partnership working with the Drug Action Team, Community Substance Misuse team, Local Police officers. Drugs squad, help 2 quit project, Education sector, Impact alcohol advisory service, The Youth Service, Shifties alcohol free project, sports development, music events promoters, Trading standards, community groups, and residents of North Shrewsbury. Has developed close links with local schools and Connexions service and the Community Safety Partnership in Shrewsbury and with the 4 other CAD workers in Shropshire. |
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