Drug strategy
Children's and young people's workforce
This section covers the children's and young people's workforce, with sources of detailed information and advice for specific sectors of the workforce.
Guidance and good practice
Briefing papers and other resources have been produced by the Home Office for the substance misuse workforce, covering a range of issues. These are available to download from this site:
- Competence (new window)
- Resources and funding (new window)
- Recruitment guidance for employers (new window)
- Recruitment guidance for employees (new window)
- Vetting (new window)
- Volatile Substance Abuse (new window)
- Resources and contacts (new window)
In addition, Brighton and Hove DAAT have developed a training strategy (new window), which focuses on the children's and young people's workforce. It has been produced within the context of Every Child Matters (new window) and the Children's Workforce Strategy (new window). It provides a good example of the issues to be considered in developing such a strategy. The implementation plan (new window), which accompanies the strategy, provides further detail on the issues to be considered in planning the development of the workforce.
Contacts
- The Children's Workforce Development Council exists to improve the lives of children, young people, their families and carers by ensuring that all people working with them have the best possible training, qualifications, support and advice. It also helps children and young people's organisations and services to work together better so that the child is at the centre of all services. Contact details are available on the CWDC website (new window).
Youth Justice
Competence
- The Youth Justice Board has published Key Elements of Effective Practice - Substance Misuse (new window), which is a manual for those working in youth justice.
Contacts
- Contact details for the Youth Justice Board (new window) are available on the website.
Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA)
Key documents and resources
- The Home Office, in association with SOLVE IT, Re-Solv, the National Children's Bureau and the British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association, has published a toolkit (new window) for all those who may come into contact with, or have a role in preventing, VSA. The toolkit provides advice and information on dealing with VSA and details of available training resources.
