Strategy Development

Policy Context 

The Alcohol Framework 2018: Preventing Harm and Rights, Respect and Recovery (both published in November 2018) provide a vision and national strategy for improving health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. 

The vision and outcomes are summarised as follows:

The WDADP Strategy and Delivery Plans outline the local contribution to achieving this. The WDADP Strategy and Delivery Plans also share priorities and outcomes with a number of local strategies and plans as follows:

West Dunbartonshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership Strategy

ADP outcomes

  • Fewer West Dunbartonshire residents will develop problem alcohol and drug use
  • West Dunbartonshire communities will access and benefit from integrated person centred support to achieve their recovery
  • Children and Families residing within West Dunbartonshire who are affected by alcohol and drug use will be safe, healthy, included, and supported.
  • Vulnerable West Dunbartonshire residents are diverted from the justice system wherever possible, and those within justice settings are fully supported.

West Dunbartonshire Profile

West Dunbartonshire and Scotland as a whole have a long legacy of substance use, damaging lives, impacting on families and contributing to violence and crime.  Many of those affected will have experienced difficult life circumstances, and are among t…

Drug Deaths Task Force

The Drug Deaths Taskforce has recommended six evidence-based strategies that must be central to responding to the drug death crisis as follows: Targeted Distribution of Naloxone Implement Immediate Response Pathway for Non-fatal Overdose Optimis…

Ministerial Priorities 2020/21 - WDADP Approach

The 2020-21 Ministerial Priorities have been considered in the development of the relevant sub-group Delivery Plan and are summarised as follows: A recovery orientated approach which reduces harms and prevents alcohol and drugs deaths Up…

Community Engagement

WDADP has an ongoing programme of involving people with lived experience.  The wider community have had the opportunity to influence the WDADP Strategy and Delivery Plans in a number of ways. Local Engagement Networks – Focus on Addictions Services,…

WDADP Strategic Priorities

As a part of local strategic planning ADPs should set their own actions, improvement goals, measures and tests of change, alongside the national deliverables, to drive quality improvement at a local level. WDADP held a development day in January 201…