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Latest South West Resources
- Ace Report
07/10/2011
The Alcohol Culture Exchange was a knowledge transfer collaboration between Dr James Nicholls (Bath Spa University) and the South West Alcohol Improvement Programme funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The project brought together over 100 practitioners, policymakers, service providers and academics to explore the links between drinking cultures, alcohol policy and the planning of service responses.
- Young People, Alcohol and Innovation
04/08/2011
The South West Alcohol Improvement Programme supports activity across the region to reduce alcohol related health harms and alcohol attributable hospital admissions.
- Alcohol Attributable Hospital Admissions (NI39) in the South West
09/02/2011
This report provides Primary Care Trusts, Local Authorities and others who will be involved in future arrangements for the commissioning and provision of services, with a detailed analysis of alcohol related hospital admissions across the South West from 2002/03 to 2008/09.
- A Label for Exclusion - support for alcohol-misusing offenders
06/01/2011
This paper produced by the centre for mental health in collaboration with the South West region looks at how to improve the joint commissioning landscape for alcohol harm reduction in offender management.
It examines some of the barriers to effective commissioning including economic impact, the extent of need, the evidence base for interventions, variation in commissioning practice, lack of equivalence between alcohol and drug commissioning.
- Alcohol Toolkit for Young People Presentation - South West
09/11/2010
Presentation outlining the process, purpose and results of the development of the toolkit.
The toolkit itself can be accessed here.
- Alcohol and Young People - a toolkit
27/10/2010
This toolkit provides guidance on supporting young people who are experiencing, or at risk of, alcohol related harm.
It has a particular focus on young people in the looked after system and those with special educational needs.
- Alcohol and Older People A Gloucestershire perspective
26/03/2010
Provides a summary of the alcohol project and strategy in Gloucestershire.
- Vintage - Good Health into older age
26/03/2010
Provides a rationale and context of the Vintage project with additional resources.
- Identification and Brief Advice: A recommended approach for older people
26/03/2010
Presentation covering: Why IBA? •Summary of research into barriers and motivators to delivering IBA •Where to go to order materials and find out about the new national alcohol campaign, Alcohol Effects.
More Alcohol Effects information and campaign material resources.
- Specialist approaches in alcohol treatment for the elderly
26/03/2010
Presentation exploring some of the existing models of specialist alcohol treatment for older people and identifing some of the key issues and challenges.
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