Drug Interventions Programme
Race, equality and diversity guidance
Guidance related to race, equality and diversity within the Drugs Intervention Programme.
This presentation given at the DIP Race Equality and Diversity Scrutiny Panel meeting on 8 May by Cecily Henry, of Leicestershire DIP. It describes her work on race equality and diversity strategies across Leicestershire and the use of the Diversity Assessment Package.
Communicating with communities using Outreach: a good practice guide (new window) has been prepared for communicators considering how they might use Outreach and is based on the experiences of outreach practitioners across and beyond government. Its primary focus is on outreach applied to the objectives of increasing race equality and community cohesion.
First Drug Interventions Programme race and diversity report details the outcome from the conference held on 16 November 2005.
The Drug Interventions Programme, as part of its wider work on community engagement with DIP, commissioned Peterborough Drug Action Team (DAT) to undertake a study of Peterborough's 'new' and emerging BME communities into their needs, their experiences of using drugs, and their knowledge and experiences of accessing drug services in Peterborough. The research was also intended to inform Peterborough's Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) work with individuals from these communities. It will help enable them to put the principles of community engagement effectively into practice, in order to benefit Black and minority ethnic offenders, providers and local communities. Two versions of the report are available:
Good practice guidance to increasing the engagement of adults involved in prostitution within the Drug Interventions Programme has been developed for CJITs and to help develop working practices with specialist projects.
