Archive for Scottish Politics

Road to recovery: monitoring progress

How is Scotland doing in achieving the aims set out in ‘The Road to Recovery’, the Scottish Government’s strategy to tackle drugs misuse in Scotland? This critical question is being looked at by the Drug Strategy Delivery Commission (DSDC), who published its first report last month. The DSDC exists to scrutinise the effectiveness of the [...]

Remembering families on the road to recovery

We are looking forward to working with Roseanna Cunningham MSP as we continue to deliver the Scottish Government’s Road to Recovery agenda. Ms Cunningham is the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs and will be the keynote speaker at our annual conference. She replaces Fergus Ewing MSP, who is now Minister for Energy, Enterprise [...]

Roseanna Cunningham MSP to speak at our conference

Make a note in your diary to come to our annual conference and AGM on Saturday 1st October in Dundee. We are delighted that Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, will be our keynote speaker and we look forward to hearing what she has to say. Vivienne Evans, Director of AdFam, [...]

A voice at the Scottish parliament

The Grampian Family Support Forum, one of the groups which we support, has successfully secured a place on the Scottish Parliament’s prestigious Community Partnerships Project (CPP). The CPP gives a voice to people who have been typically under-represented in political life, and should enable the Forum to get involved with and influence the activities of [...]

Drugs training courses at STRADA
Places are avaialble on two academic courses starting in September If you work with drug or alcohol users and would like to gain valuable...

March 19, 2012
by: joyandrew • Latest News

Improvements needed to family support services
Improvements to service provision could be made despite an increase in attention paid to families affected by drugs. This is the findings of new...

March 19, 2012
by: joyandrew • Family Support Groups, Latest News, Research

Survey shows importance of family support groups
Our survey results show that family support groups are a great source of help to families affected by drugs misuse. We are thrilled by...

March 16, 2012
by: joyandrew • Latest News, Organisation, Uncategorized