Halton Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Halton Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) is a multi-agency partnership working on behalf of the Safer Halton Partnership, responsible for delivering the Government’s National Drug Strategy 2008 - 2018 ‘Protecting Families and Communities’.
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Halton DAAT commission substance misuse services to address drug misuse and associated crime within Halton, by supporting adult drug users who live in Halton, their families and the wider community they live in.
Since 2006 the substance misuse services have been housed together in a 'One-Stop Shop' for drug and alcohol treatment services, located in Ashley House, Widnes.
HALTON DAAT SMS STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2008 - 2011
- To improve the integration of service users, their children & carers into the community
- To reduce the crime committed by problematic drug users
- To develop a workforce with the appropriate skills, knowledge & expertise to improve the outcomes of drug treatment
- To reduce the physical, dental, sexual and mental health risks associated with problematic drug use
- To work with the Children & Young Peoples Directorate and the Safeguarding Children Board to improve the outcomes for the children of drug using parents
- To improve the involvement of service users in the decisions about their treatment.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Runcorn Town Hall
Heath Road
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 5TD
Divisional Manager Drugs and Alcohol: Steve Eastwood
Tel: 0151 907 8300
Fax: 0151 907 8355
Email: steve.eastwood@halton.gov.uk
