Weekly news - 18th February 2011 |
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Welfare Reform Bill 2011
A list of Impact assessments. The Bill legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years [Department for Work and Pensions, UK]
Rough Sleeping England - Autumn 2010
This is a new statistical release presenting a new data series of rough sleeping counts and estimates following the introduction of revised guidance on evaluating the extent of rough sleeping in September 2010 PDF [Communities and Local Government, UK]
A welfare system that works
Alongside 'making work pay' in today's bill we also have 'making benefits painful': sanctions for people who refuse a reasonable job offer, or refuse training. But our review of international evidence on sanctions reveals a mixed picture [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Family Support in Times of Economic Hardship
In December 2010, Adfam called together an expert group for a seminar exploring some of the issues facing families affected by drugs and alcohol during economic hard times. This report summarises the discussions and findings from this work and sets out some of the challenges that were identified for local and national policy makers, and for those who support families [Adfam, UK]
Drug treatment cash to councils may hinge on recovery rates
The government proposes to revise the formula for distributing budgets to include an additional element which would reward partnerships for the number of individuals who have successfully overcome addiction in each locality [NTA, UK]
One Pot, one purpose – Recovery funding for 2011-12
2011-12 is a key year of transition for the delivery of drug treatment and interventions. The new Drug Strategy sets out a radical step change in ambition for individuals and their recovery. Letter from Paul HayesChief Executive [NTA,UK]
2011-12 allocations in full
[NTA,UK]
Paul Hayes' speech: Seize the Day! DDN 4th service user conference
Service users and people in recovery have a key role to play in leading the development of local recovery-oriented drug treatment systems, Paul Hayes told Seize the day! DDN's 4th service user conference held in Birmingham last Thursday [NTA, UK]
NTA announce pooled treatment allocation details
While DrugScope welcomes the emphasis in the strategy on improving treatment outcomes, the charity has urged caution before introducing new funding allocation incentives based on the numbers counted as completing treatment [DrugScope, UK]
The latest news from Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM)
Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) was formed to influence policy and practice change for this group, locally and nationally. MEAM is a coalition of [Clinks, DrugScope, Homeless Link and Mind]
Big Society Bank could back social ISAs for everyday savers
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude and Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd have unveiled a new strategy to grow the social investment market giving charities and social enterprises access to new, potentially multi-billion pound, capital [Cabinet Office, UK]
Action needed to reduce health impact of harmful alcohol use
Wider implementation of policies is needed to save lives and reduce the health impact of harmful alcohol drinking, says a new report launched today by [World Health Organization]
Global Status report on alcohol and health 2011
The Global status report on alcohol and health (2011) presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States - Europe [World Health Organization]
Hospital admissions for alcohol due to rise to 1.5m per year by 2015
Rates of alcohol-related hospital admissions are due to rise to 1.5m per year by the end of this parliament if the Government does not invest in alcohol services, according to a report "Making Alcohol a Health Priority" published today [Alcohol Concern, UK]
Increase in Alcohol Attributable Hospital Admissions in the South West
This report provides an enhanced understanding of the populations being admitted to hospital due to alcohol and will be useful to those concerned with the planning and commissioning of alcohol misuse prevention and treatment services [South West Public Health Observatory, UK]
National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System
1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010 [National Statistics, UK]
Hepatitis and drug use
A new thematic page on drug use and hepatitis [EMCDDA]
Changes to the National Drug Control Budget
The National Drug Control Strategy: FY 2012 Budget and Performance Summary reflects the new budget structure and framework, providing an inclusive and true description of the Federal contribution dedicated to the drug-control mission. Executive Summary - Full Text [ONDCP, USA]
Young Alcohol Users Often Get Alcohol from Family or Home
Annually, an estimated 709,000 youths aged 12 to 14 (5.9 percent) drank alcohol in the past month according to combined 2006 to 2009 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health PDF [SAMHSA, USA]