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