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Effective Interventions Unit Supporting families and carers of drug users: A review

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Family Support: Concept, Aims and Benefits
Chapter 3: The impact of drug use on families and carers
Chapter 4: The needs of families and carers
Chapter 5: Methods of supporting families and carer
Chapter 6: Current provision
Chapter 7: Family support groups
Chapter 8: Principles and practice of effective family support
Chapter 9: Resources
Appendix 1: Membership of Reference Group
Appendix 2: Drug Action Team contacts
Appendix 3: Summary of EIU literature review
Appendix 4: Summary of EIU qualitative study
Appendix 5: Summary of EIU conference survey
Appendix 6: References

This review examines the impact of drug use upon families and carers and identifies their needs. It examines and describes the range of provision and methods of addressing the needs of families and carers. It gives particular attention to the development of family support groups. It also offers information about resources available to agencies, service providers and family support groups.

What is the aim?
To provide information and evidence to strengthen the range of support available to families and carers in Scotland

Who should read it?
Anyone involved in providing support to families and carers. This includes DATs and service commissioners, primary health care workers, drug agencies, social work services, voluntary sector agencies and those involved in family support groups and through the wider community.

Who conducted the review
Davy Macdonald, Patricia Russell, Nick Bland, Anita Morrison and Christine De la Cruz conducted and compiled this report. The literature review was conducted by the Centre for Research in Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh. The qualitative study was conducted by Marion Fisher Associates.

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