Young people accessing support or treatment for alcohol and drugs: standards 2025

Footnotes

1 National mission on drugs - Alcohol and drugs - gov.scot

2 Drugs policy - update: statement by the First Minister - 20 January 2021 - gov.scot

3 National Drugs Mission Plan: 2022-2026 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)

5 Changing-Lives-updated-1.pdf

6 Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards: access, choice, support - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7 3. Which interventions should be delivered, and by whom? - Substance misuse services: delivery of psychological interventions - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8 Understanding accessibility - Service Manual

9 Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use in Scotland : A Framework for Holistic Whole Family Approaches and Family Inclusive Practice (www.gov.scot)

10 CORE (and CST: CORE System Trust) - Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (and CST); The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS); Wellbeing (SHANARRI) - Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 Child Friendly Complaints | SPSO

12 Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use in Scotland : A Framework for Holistic Whole Family Approaches and Family Inclusive Practice (www.gov.scot)

13 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Children and Families Collective Leadership Group - holistic family support: vision and blueprint for change - gov.scot

14 Data included:

• The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS)
• Prevalence of Problem Drug Use in Scotland: 2015/16
• Burden of Alcohol on Ambulance Callouts
• School exclusion statistics
• Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2019-20 – Youth Convictions for drugs
• Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration data on non-attendance at school without reasonable excuse
• Public Health Scotland (PHS) data: A&E admissions of Young People as a result of drugs/alcohol
• Review of drug related deaths among Young People in NHS Highland

15 Young people experiencing harms from alcohol and drugs: literature and evidence review - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

16 HADP Publications - Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership

17 Core mental health standards - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

18 The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and Support in Drug and Alcohol Services - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19 Principles - Health and Social Care Standards: my support, my life - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

20 Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards: access, choice, support - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

21 practice-standards-for-young-people-with-substance-misuse-problems.pdf (rcpsych.ac.uk)

22 Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management - GOV.UK

23 Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADP) 2023/2024 Annual Survey - gov.scot

24 Drug and alcohol information system (DAISy), Public Health Scotland, 2024

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

26 The Scottish Health Survey 2023, Scottish Government

27 Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is an alcohol harm screening tool developed by the World Health Organisation. Scores 0-7: low risk drinking behaviour, or abstinence, scores 8-15 mean medium level of alcohol problems (also described as hazardous drinking behaviour), scores 16-19 mean high level of alcohol problems (harmful drinking behaviour) and scores 20 or above suggest possible alcohol dependence.

28 Alcohol-specific deaths 2023. National Records or Scotland, 2024.

29 Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot

30 The Promise Scotland | Transforming how Scotland cares for children, families, and care-experienced adults

31 Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use 2024 - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

32 Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use 2024 - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

33 The FAIR approach - SHRC - Equality & Human Rights Impact Assessment

34 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act (legislation.gov.uk)

35 The Promise

36 Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot

37 UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC) - UNICEF UK

38 Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use 2024 - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

39 Scotland’s Population Health Framework - gov.scot

40 Scotland’s Population Health Framework - gov.scot

41 Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework - gov.scot