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  • Rights, Respect and Recovery – 2018. The Scottish Government 2018 Alcohol and Drugs Strategy.
  • Scottish Government Alcohol Framework 2018: Preventing Harm – 2018. A framework which sets out the Scottish Government’s national prevention aims on alcohol.
  • Alcohol and Drug Partnerships: Delivery Framework – 2019. Framework for local partnerships between health boards, local authorities, police and voluntary agencies working to reduce the use of and harms from alcohol and drugs.
  • Count 14 – 2019. In 2019 Count 14 campaign was launched to raise awareness of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines, and what 14 units mean in terms of specific alcoholic drinks.
  • Alcohol Brief Interventions National Guidance 2019-2020 – 2019. The guidance outlines what should be considered to ensure appropriate planning and delivery of ABIs and the related reporting requirements for NHS Boards and their Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) partners.
  • WHO: Global Status Report On Alcohol and Health – 2018. World Health Organisation report which presents a comprehensive picture of alcohol consumption and the disease burden attributable to alcohol worldwide.
  • Getting Our Priorities Right: Good Practice Guidance – 2013. Good practice guidance for all agencies and practitioners working with children, young people and families affected by problem alcohol and/or drug use. This includes sections on information sharing, multi-agency working and strategic leadership.
  • Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy programme – 2011 to present. NHS Scotland set up the Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) programme to evaluate Scotland’s alcohol strategy. Annual monitoring reports present data on alcohol sales, alcohol price, self-reported consumption, alcohol-specific deaths, alcohol-related hospitalisations and social harms.
  • Alcohol (Scotland) Act – 2010. The act made provision to regulate the sale of alcohol and licensing of premises on which alcohol is sold.
  • Supporting the Development of Scotland’s Alcohol and Drug Workforce – 2010. A Scottish Government and COSLA statement which outlines the important roles and contributions of those directly involved in workforce development. It outlines learning priorities for all levels of the alcohol and drug workforce.
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  • Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Heath Concerns in Scotland: A Review of the Literature and Evidence – November 2022.
  • Hard Edges Report – 2019. Report highlighting the complexity of the lives of people facing multiple disadvantage in Scotland.
  • National Standards for Community Engagement – 2019. Scottish Community Development Centre: The National Standards for Community Engagement are good-practice principles designed to improve and guide the process of community engagement
  • Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance User Survey (SALSUS) – 2018. SALSUS is our main source of information on alcohol, drug and tobacco use among Scotland’s young people. It is vital because the survey data acts as the official measures of progress towards targets for reducing smoking and drug use, and to monitor their priority of addressing harmful drinking.
  • A Connected Scotland – 2018. The Scottish Government’s first national strategy to tackle social isolation and loneliness and to build stronger social connections.
  • Turning the Tide through Prevention – 2018. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Public Health Strategy 2018-2028 which emphasises the importance of the prevention of ill health and improvement of wellbeing in order to increase the healthy life expectancy of the whole population and reduce health inequalities.
  • Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) – 2018. A co-ordinated network of community based services and supports that is person centered and builds on strengths and resilience of individuals, families and communities
  • Transforming Psychological Trauma: Knowledge and Skills Framework – 2017. A framework designed to support the development of the Scottish workforce in both recognising existing skills and knowledge and also helping them and their organisations to make informed decisions about the most suitable evidence-based training to meet gaps.
  • Restoring the Public Health response to Homelessness in Scotland – 2015. A report which brings together academic evidence and service experience within Scotland to provide a route map for Public Health to engage fully in the prevention and mitigation of homelessness and its health consequences.
  • Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act – 2015. The act sets out national outcomes and seeks to empower community bodies through the ownership or control of land and buildings, and by strengthening their voices in decisions about public services.
  • Children and Young People (Scotland) Act – 2014. An act to make provision about the rights of children and young people; and services and support for children and young people.
  • Equally Well Review – 2013. A review of the Scottish Government’s national policy on health inequalities, including what works to address health inequalities and where to focus activity.