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Community Budgets ESSEXFAMILY

TONIC completed a range of work for Essex County Council and their Partnership Board aorund developing their Community Budget for Complex Families. The analysis and tools we developed can be found here: ESSEXFAMILY

DUST 2 Tool and Training

We have reviewed and refreshed our Drug Use Scrrening Tool (DUST) that is used in many areas across the country. New features include:

Works for both young people and adults
A specific focus on alcohol
Additional section on complex families

You can download it for free here: DUST2 TOOL

There is a training programme that supports the use of the tool that we offer in partnership with KSL. You can find out more here: DAAFA TRAINING

Policy advice contributed to latest JRF report

See our contribution to the JRF's latest report: h ttp://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/young-people-alcohol-full.pdf

Alcohol Concern report on Investing in Treatment

Our report for Alcohol Concern on investing in alcohol treatment as the number one public health priority has been launched today at the House of Lords. You can read it here:www.alcoholconcern.org.uk The report was given excellent feedback by MPs and the Minister for Public Health, and good newspaper coverage http://www.metro.co.uk/news/855387-alcohol-abuse-to-cost-nhs-an-extra-1billion-by-2015

You can download our report on alcohol treatment for Alcohol Concern here: http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/publications/policy-reports/making-alcohol-a-health-priority

Consultation Analysis for Home Office

See the two analysis reports here:

part one

part two

The New Mandatory Licensing Conditions - Guidance

This document explains what the five new mandatory licensing conditions cover and the types of promotions and practices that are either prevented (such as irresponsible promotions) or expected to be implemented in all premises (such as age verification policies). These new mandatory conditions apply to all licensed premises and those with a club premises certificate in England and Wales, so this document will be of interest to those responsible for enforcing the law around licensing, as well as those selling or supply alcohol.

New mandatory licensing conditions in effect from 1st Oct

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/alcohol/alcohol-licensing-conditions/

Good Practice Examples from the Alcohol Retail Industry

This document sets out initiatives and schemes that are examples of good practice in alcohol retailing. We have given a brief summary of the aims and actions for each example and then provided a signpost to where to find out more information or to sign up.

Strengthening Complex Families

a link to our report for Essex on taking a strengthening families approach to complex families where the parents have drug, alcohol or mental health problems, and issues with domestic abuse and offending. Click here for:

Full report: http://www.essexdrugaction.org.uk/gallery/EssexHiddenHarmReport.pdf
Executive Summary: http://www.essexdrugaction.org.uk/gallery/EssexHiddenHarmReportExecSummary_1.pdf
Presentations from our conference in October: http://www.essexdrugaction.org.uk/News_Details.asp?Category=News&ID=671

Consultation on the code of practice for alcohol retailers

Consultation on the code of practice for alcohol retailers for the Home Office – over 7,000 responses were received to this consultation exercise. For more info click here