Innovative Practice Showcase 2024: Dundee

Innovative Practice Showcase 2024: Dundee Agenda ● WithYou in Scotland ● WithYou in Dundee ● Community Hub overview ● Good practice & insights ○ Approach ○ Improvement ○ Impact ● Learning & reflection WithYou in Scotland Overview ● WithYou Scotland is a drug, alcohol and mental health charity ● Every year we help more than 14,000 people ● Delivering evidence based interventions to reduce drug and. [...] Within our service we offer a range of interventions: ● Structured interventions: psychosocial intervention through 1:1 or group work sessions ● Brief interventions: 20-30 min sessions in the hub and access to group work programmes ● Pathways 2 Recovery programme: Pre and post residential and community rehabilitation support ● Concerned Other support: 1:1 and group work sessions for family members. [...] ● We now have the NHS treatment service better engaged with our work- MAT standards Previously the community hub was not a welcoming space and confusing for people ● Successfully applied for funding to redecorate the space which made this more welcoming and trauma informed What difference is it making? Client impact 50% 252 harm Increase in reduction Increased referrals kits engagement 82 70 Brief. [...] The people, they are always there for me always! — WithYou client Staff impact ● Increased staff development and improved working practices ● Increased joint working- near fatal overdose pathway and awareness sessions (Police Scotland) ● Awareness about hub increased recognition of the work ● Recognition of work increased- spoke to Parliament about joint working ● Sharing our expertise- meeting lo. [...] Thank you Graeme Callander Policy and Public Affairs lead graeme.callander@wearewithyou.org.uk mailto:graeme.callander@wearewithyou.org.uk Slide 1: Harm reduction in the community Slide 2 Slide 3: WithYou in Scotland Slide 4: Overview Slide 5 Slide 6: WithYou in Dundee Slide 7: Service overview Want to cut back on drugs? we are WithYou Worried about your drinking? we are WithYou Concerned about a.