SERDATF Action Plan

  South Tipperary

 

Kilkenny Carlow Waterford Wexford
 

1.       Arrest/Referral (early identification)

 

 

 

No action (continue with current DIPS programme)

 

Review Tipperary and Waterford models of arrest/referral – select best fit for Kilkenny – Q3 2017

 

HSE, An Garda Siochana and SERDATF

 

 

Review Tipperary and Waterford models of arrest/referral – select best fit for Carlow – Q3 2017

 

HSE, An Garda Siochana and SERDATF

 

 

Commence information based Arrest Referral scheme by Q3 2016.

 

HSE and An Garda Siochana

 

Review Tipperary and Waterford models of arrest/referral – select best fit for Wexford – Q3 2017

 

HSE, An Garda Siochana and SERDATF

 

 

2.       Saor (Early Identification)

 

 

Deliver three Saor training sessions, to 20 individuals.

 

HSE and previously identified and trained trainers.

 

 

Deliver three Saor training sessions, to 20 individuals.

 

HSE and previously identified and trained trainers.

 

 

Deliver 5 Saor training sessions to 30 individuals

 

HSE and previously identified and trained trainers.

 

 

Deliver three Saor training sessions, to 20 individuals.

 

HSE and previously identified and trained trainers.

 

 

Deliver three Saor training sessions, to 20 individuals.

 

HSE and previously identified and trained trainers.

 

 

3.       Intimidation Framework

 

 

 

Health Research Board have announced a literature review of evidence of effectiveness of interventions in this area for 2016. This will be used to guide the South East review of this programme.

 

An Garda Siochana, Family Support Network and SERDATF

 

 

4.       Drug Related Litter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSE have been leading this process in South Tipperary. Co-ordinator to meet established group.

 

HSE/Inter-agency

 

 

SERDATF Co-ordinator invited to establish initial group to explore needs.

 

 

SERDATF/Inter-agency

 

No needs identified as yet.

 

Group have agreed a poster campaign to inform public of contact number for L.A.

L.A. considering trial installation of public sharps bins in drug Litter hotspots.

 

SERDATF/Inter-agency

 

No actions agreed

 

5.       Drugs Rehabilitation Community Employment Scheme

   

Application complete

Additional funding required.

Scheme to commence Q1 2017 ?

 

Father McGrath FRC, DSP and partners

 

 

6.       Strategy – Overdose Prevention

 

 

Naloxone to be available to high risk service users – Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

Naloxone to be available to high risk service users – Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

Naloxone to be available to high risk service users – Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

Naloxone to be available to high risk service users – Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

Naloxone to be available to high risk service users – Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

7.       Local Training – Overdose Prevention

 

 

1 overdose prevention workshops delivered by Q4

 

30 participants receive overdose prevention training in 2016

 

HSE

 

 

1 overdose prevention workshops delivered by Q4

 

30 participants receive overdose prevention training in 2016

 

HSE

 

 

 

2 overdose prevention workshops delivered by Q4

 

45 participants receive overdose prevention training in 2016

 

HSE

 

 

2 overdose prevention workshops delivered by Q4

 

60 participants receive overdose prevention training in 2016

 

HSE

 

 

4 overdose prevention workshops delivered by Q4

 

80 participants receive overdose prevention training in 2016

 

HSE

 

 

8.       Children of problematically substance misusing parents

 

 

Inter-agency advisory group formed. TCD commenced research into numbers, needs of children and families, and effective interventions. Difficulty accessing data on numbers – alternative agreed. Application for ethical approval submitted to HSE Q3 2016 in respect of service user focus groups.

 

TCD and inter-agency group

 

Develop a strategy to address the needs identified above – Q2 2017

 

SERDATF, Tusla, and TCD

 

 

 

9.       SMART Training (Recovery Oriented Services)

 

 

2 weekly SMART Recovery Groups by Q3 2016

 

SMART Ireland, SERDATF and services

 

 

2 weekly SMART Recovery Groups by Q3 2016

 

SMART Ireland, SERDATF and services

 

 

2 weekly SMART Recovery Groups by Q3 2016

 

SMART Ireland, SERDATF and services

 

 

2 weekly SMART Recovery Groups by Q3 2016

 

SMART Ireland, SERDATF and services

 

 

Establish and maintain 2 weekly SMART Recovery Groups by Q3 2016

 

SMART Ireland, SERDATF and services

 

 

 

 

10.   Family (Recovery Oriented Services)

 

 

Deliver regular Family member treatment system induction sessions by Q3 2016

 

HSE

 

 

11.   Client rights, complaints and medical appeals

 

 

An information pack will be provided to each client of treatment services, detailing the services complaints policies, client rights, appeals processes by Q2 2016

 

HSE and all services

 

HSE treatment services will develop and implement a “ Quality Improvement Plan” by Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

HSE treatment services will develop and display a “Patient Charter” in each of its services.

 

HSE

 

Client Satisfaction survey to be undertaken and report produced by Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

12.   Stigma

 

 

A report, with recommendations, identifying evidenced based approaches to tackling Stigma to be produced by Q4 2016

 

HSE

 

 

13.   Inter-agency co-operation

 

 

HSE treatment services and An Garda Siochana to hold a joint training event in 2016.

 

HSE and An Garda Siochana

 

 

14.   Supply Control/Client Rights

 

An information leaflet, detailing the law in relation to Garda Drug searches (of the person) and the rights of clients in relation to personal searches to be produced by Q4 2016.

 

Inspector O’Driscoll undertook to progress this issue.

 

SERDATF and An Garda Siochana

 

 

15.   Garda Vetting

 

A “Garda Vetting and Substance Misuse Recovery” guidance document to be produced by Q4 2016

 

SERDATF, HSE and An Garda Siochana

 

An initiative to positively influence the policies of educational and training institutions, and employers in relation to ex substance misusers with records of convictions to commence by Q2 2017.

 

Initial meeting with Dr Richard Hayes, Head of Humanities, WIT. SERDATF invited to be involved in a review of their Garda Vetting policy.

 

SERDATF, HSE and An Garda Siochana

 

 

16.   IT based substance misuse training and awareness

 

 

To develop and launch an ITC Portal for the South east, providing general drug awareness information to the public and substance misuse training modules by Q4 2016.

 

Two full courses (Drugs and Alcohol Awareness/Information and a Brief Intervention Skills for Dealing with Substance Misuse) have been developed and are nearing completion.

 

The Cornmarket Project and SERDATF