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Alcohol and drugs strategic plan: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) undertaken to accompany Scotland’s alcohol and drugs strategic plan.


Evidence and Source Documents

1 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Scotland Study, University of Glasgow; World Health Organisation Collaborative Cross-National Study (HSBC), 2023

2 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Scotland Study, University of Glasgow; World Health Organisation Collaborative Cross-National Study (HSBC), 2023

3 Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024, National Records of Scotland, 2025

4 Drug-related hospital statistics - Scotland 2024 to 2025, Public Health Scotland, 2026

5 Alcohol Consumption and Harms Dashboard, Public Health Scotland, 2025

6 Young people experiencing harms from alcohol and drugs: literature and evidence review, Scottish Government, 2021

7 Non-prescribed ketamine use is rising in the UK - including amongst under-16s, British Medical Journal, 2025

8 Findings - Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADP) 2023/2024 Annual Survey, Scottish Government, 2024

9 Young people experiencing harms from alcohol and drugs: literature and evidence review, Scottish Government, 2021

10 Young people experiencing harms from alcohol and drugs: literature and evidence review, Scottish Government, 2021

11 Young people experiencing harms from alcohol and drugs: literature and evidence review, Scottish Government, 2021

12 Consensus approach on prevention of substance use harm among children and young people, Public Health Scotland, 2025

13 The National Drug-Related Deaths Database (Scotland) Report: Analysis of Deaths Registered in 2019 and 2020 Public Health Scotland, 2024

14 Children’s Social Work Statistics: Child Protection 2023-24, Scottish Government, 2025

15 Developmental Consequences of Prenatal Substance Use in Children and Adolescents, Guille & Aujla, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2019

16 Whole Family Approach: rapid review of literature, Scottish Government, 2023

17 Why are drug-related deaths among women increasing in Scotland? - research findings, Scottish Government, Tweed et al; 2018

Contact

Email: alcoholanddrugsplan@gov.scot

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