Substance use policy: Acknowledgements

This policy has been produced by Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) and Nottinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Team (DAAT).

Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
tel: 0115 982 3823

Nottinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Team
Beech House
Ransom Wood Business Park
Southwell Road West
Rainworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG21 OER
tel: 01623 414114

Leah Sareen is the Strategic Lead for Young People and Substance Use for Nottinghamshire County Council.

Anne Trout is the Nottinghamshire County Schools Consultant for Substance Use who co-ordinates education for Nottinghamshire County Council.

Leonie Williams is the former Project Manager of Hettys and WAM, who supports families, children and young people affected by substance use and is also the former Chair of the National Families Federation for the UK.

This document has been approved by Nottinghamshire County Council Substance Misuse Chief Officers Group and accepted by Nottinghamshire County Council as the principal guidance for working with children, young people and substance use issues.

This document has been ratified by Nottinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team Partnership Chief Officers Group.

This document has been ratified by Newark and Sherwood PCT's Clinical Governance Steering Committee.

This document has been approved by the seven district reference groups and their members.

Special thanks to the young people and Zac Holland from the Ascent PRU Project who worked on the title for the policy document.

Special thanks to the young people on the E2E programme and Jonathan Bevan from County Youth Arts who produced the art work for the U&S Policy, with support from Leah Sareen.

Disclaimer: This document was written and compiled on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) and the Nottinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) Partnership. The document was produced as part of a wide consultation process with professionals from a range of children and young people services across Nottinghamshire. This is a guidance document which provides a legally sound framework for workers. The responsibility for any resulting actions lies with the NCC and DAAT Partnership and not the policy document writers.