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1 results foundAuthor: Lowe, Kevin Title: Sharing the Learning: The Drug and Alcohol Transitions Project for Young Adults Derby City 2009-12 Summary: The aim of this report is to tell the story of the Addaction Drug and Alcohol Transitions Project for Young Adults in Derby City. This project carried out successful, innovative work, helping young adults aged 17-24 to end, or substantially reduce, their substance misuse. The approach was highly cost effective and makes a powerful case for age-appropriate services for young adults. This report is designed for a diverse audience. It will enable practitioners, commissioners and policy-makers working in the substance misuse field to learn the lessons from the project’s work and will also be valuable for all agencies concerned about how best to meet the needs of vulnerable young adults.1 The report has been written by external consultants who interviewed the project staff and some of the young adult clients. Information has also been drawn from the project’s records. It covers: • an overview of the project • a timeline of the project’s activities • the community outreach work and individual treatment in detail • what the focus on young adults meant in practice • finance and value for money • The main messages from the project’s work. There are also several appendices which cover the project’s clients, information about the changing nature of young adulthood, and national data on the use of drugs and alcohol by young adults. The interview material provides the kind of detail that is necessary to bring the work alive. It shows what the staff actually did and contains their reflections on what worked and what was less successful. The young people also tell about what made a difference to them at a crucial stage in their lives. This report is not a formal evaluation of the outcomes of the project’s work; however, it paints a picture of a very effective project that broke new ground in work with young adults. Details: London: Addaction, 2012. 74p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 15, 2012 at: http://www.addaction.org.uk/news.asp?section=408§ionTitle=Addaction+in+the+media Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.addaction.org.uk/news.asp?section=408§ionTitle=Addaction+in+the+media Shelf Number: 126730 Keywords: Alcohol AbuseDrug Abuse and AddictionDrug Abuse PreventionYouth Adults |