Preventing Harm, Promoting Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol & Drugs Strategic Plan 2026 – 2035

Annex C: Related National Policies & Strategies

Various national policies and strategies play a vital role in preventing substance use issues from arising and supporting those affected by alcohol and drugs. A non-exhaustive list of related policies are included below, highlighting the breath of activity across Scotland.

Children, young people and families

• Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan
• Corporate Parenting
• Early Child Development Programme
• Getting it Right for Every Child
• Getting it Right For Everyone
• Health and Wellbeing in Schools
• Holistic Whole Family Support: Routemap and National Principles
• Keeping The Promise
• National Youth Work Strategy

Economy and employment

• National Strategy for Economic Transformation
• No One Left Behind: Employability Strategic Plan

Health and social care reform

• Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework
• Population Health Framework

Housing and homelessness

• Ending Homelessness Together
• Housing to 2040
• Tackling Scotland’s Housing Emergency

Equality and human rights

• Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use
• Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy
• Human Rights Bill for Scotland Discussion Paper
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024

Justice

• Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy
• National Strategy for Community Justice
• Prison to Rehab Protocol
• Serious Organised Crime Strategy
• The Vision for Justice in Scotland

Mental health

• Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy
• Mental Health and Wellbeing: Strategy
• National Trauma Transformation Programme

Social care

• Adult Social Care Support and Community Health: Draft Scottish Learning and Improvement Framework
• Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025

Sexual health and blood borne viruses

• Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan
• Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Action Plan

Tobacco and vaping

• Tobacco and Vaping Framework: Roadmap to 2034

Transport

• Transport to health: delivery plan

Violence against women and girls

• Equally Safe Strategy
• Strategic Approach - Prostitution - Challenging and Deterring Men’s Demand

Women’s health

• Women’s Health Plan
• The Best Start: Five-Year Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care