Substance use - supporting employees with lived and living experience: guiding principles
The guiding principles offer employers best practice advice to provide effective support to staff with lived and living experience of substance use.
Endorsing Change: A Collective Commitment to Dignity
This section celebrates the diverse organisations that have publicly supported the ‘Guiding Principles’, underscoring their dedication to supporting employees with experience of substance use.
A Commitment to Dignity: Supporting employees with lived and living experience of substance use
Organisations are encouraged to show their commitment to supporting staff with lived and living experience of problematic substance use.
By endorsing the ‘Guiding Principles’, organisations are showing their commitment to ensuring people with experience receive appropriate support in the workplace.
A list of organisations who publicly endorse the ‘Guiding Principles’ is available here: ‘Guiding Principles’ for supporting employees with lived and living experience of problematic substance use.
We invite your organisation to join us in collectively creating more supportive working environments.
If your organisation wishes to join others in publicly endorsing the ‘Guiding Principles’, then please confirm this by sending an email to: drugsandalcoholworkforce@gov.scot