Young People's Substance Misuse Commissioning Group

The Young People's Substance Misuse Commissioning Group develop and commission services to respond to the needs of the young people of Newcastle for drug and alcohol services. This includes drug education, targeted prevention, treatment and training.

Young People's Specialist Substance Misuse Treatment Plan 2009-10 part 1 (31kb, pdf)

Young People's Specialist Substance Misuse Treatment Plan 2009-10 part 2 (68kb, pdf)

Terms Of Reference (26kb, pdf)

D'n'A Website (external site)

Key Priorities for 2008

• Deliver Level 2 Training Sessions on service accessibility, cultural sensitivity and drugs in the BME Community.
• Establish a baseline for numbers accessing D'n'A and other services recording ethnicities.
  Initiate and develop mechanisms.
• Dialogue with young people from BME communities regarding the design of the service.
  Ongoing
• Consultation with young people from Westgate and Newcastle College
• Further Diversity Training to be delivered to staff

Young People's Specialist Substance Misuse Treatment Plan 2008 - 2009 (pdf, 285.04kb)

Frequency Of Meetings

Bi monthly

Contacts

Chair - Rod Stapley
Email: rod.stapley@newcastle.gov.uk