N-DAP News

Welcome to the N-DAP News page. Here you can find all the latest Partnership news and download our quarterly N-DAP Newsletter, which features news, feature articles, reviews and much more.

DAAT Conference

100 people attended the Substance Misuse, Mental Health & Domestic Violence Conference on 15th February organised by the DAAT on behalf of the Partnership. We would like to thank all our speakers who gave their time so freely and for their very interesting presentations. Links to their presentations are given below:-

Dual Diagnosis - Denise Grimes

Attachment & Adversity - Dr Catherine Thomas

Community Safety - Domestic & Sexual Abuse - Sue Lambert

The Matrix Project Team presentations:-
Debbie's Opening Talk
Charlotte's Story
Rosie's Story
Sasha's Story

and Flossie's story as told by her.

More information will be published as soon as available.

Herring House Opens it's Doors

A £3 million project to design and build a custom made homeless hostel in Great Yarmouth is nearly complete, when Herring House Trust opens the doors to their new hostel on 3rd February, giving hope and a new start to thirty one homeless men and women over the age of 18.

Full details can be seen by clicking on the link.
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UK Recovery Federation

Following on from the UK Recovery Federation (UKRF) Recovery Seminar which took place in Norwich on the 16th of December; plans are underway to roll out five UKRF Recovery Seminars in different locations within Norfolk over the next six months. In order to maximise the participation of recovery community members (those in recovery, recovering and recovery 'allies') UKRF would like to talk to people who are interested in supporting recovery within communities and are particularly keen to map 'recovery assets' within Norfolk. If you'd like to support the Recovery Seminars (and/or would like more information) can you please get in touch so UKRF can arrange to meet with you to discuss the aims and objectives of the Seminars and begin the mapping process.The UKRF Recovery Seminar Briefing is attached and Alistair Sinclair of UKRF is more than happy to talk it through with you prior to meeting up.

Contact details are:

Alistair Sinclair
Strategic Director
UK Recovery Federation (UKRF)
07871 306115

The N-DAP Winter Newsletter is here!

The Winter edition of N-DAP News is now available to download. This edition features our new dedicated service user section, SU News; news on the latest N-DAP resources and articles on alcohol and information on young people.

Saving Money and Reducing Harm through Drug and Alcohol Treatment

The National Treatment Agency have developed a presentation that highlights the importance of drug treatment in reducing harm and saving public money. In Norfolk it is estimated that for every £1 spent on the local substance misuse system £4.54 is gained in total benefits. Further information on the benefits of drug and alcohol treatment in Norfolk is contained within the N-DAP 2012 Adult Substance Needs Assessment. Copy of the NTA presentation is available here (powerpoint format)

EP Youth Autumn 2011 Newsletter

The latest news from EP Youth is now available to download here (pdf format).

Sexual Health Newsletter

The Summer 2011 edition of the Sexual Health Newsletter is now available to download here.

New Qualification Requirements for CQC registered establishments

The Care Quality Commission has recently published new supporting guidance for the expected qualifications for CQC registered establishments. For more information about these requirements, the Care Quality Commission Supporting Note, and how this might affect your establishment, click here.

Do your children know more about drugs than you do? now available in Portuguese and Russian

You can now download the updated Do your children know more about drugs than you do? leaflet in Portuguese and Russian from our Other Languages page.