Alcohol Treatment Services Sandra Delahunty Project Coordinator Daphne Deen Alcohol Treatment Specia

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Alcohol Treatment ServicesSandra Delahunty
Project CoordinatorDaphne Deen Alcohol
Treatment Specialist
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Aim of the Service

• Develop an evidence base for alcohol
  interventions within criminal justice settings
  which reduces offending and improves health
  well being

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Liverpool chartbusters

• Alcohol specific mortality
• Males 3rd in the NW and 4th England
• Females 2nd in the NW and England
• Months of life lost
• Males 3rd in the NW and 3rd England
• Females 2nd in the NW and 2rd England
• Alcohol-specific hospital admission
• Males 1st in the NW 1st in England
• Females 1st in the NW 2nd in England

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What we know about Brief Interventions

• Treatment vs. advice little difference between
  the 2 after 12 months
• Numerous studies which all favour the
  effectiveness of BI in reducing alcohol to low
  risk levels in hazardous and harmful drinkers.
• The effect of brief intervention is estimated to
  be a 24 reduction in alcohol consumption

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What we do

• Brief Interventions
• Operated within designated Custody suites and the
  community
• Routes Conditional Caution, Conditional Bail,
  Voluntary
• Two Sessions
• Advice given on safe drinking and the links
  between unsafe drinking and offending
• Partnership working with Addaction

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What have we learnt?

• Good working relationship with Custody Suites is
  crucial
• Dedicated Alcohol Team is more beneficial
• Offering true BIs in the custody suite is more
  effective in cost and resource
• There is a desperate need for more services
  within CJS and the community (we dont have
  enough)
• Agency networking is vital
• Family support is more likely
• Clients are more inclined to accept counselling

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What have we learnt?

• Clients are more inclined to accept group work
• It is virtually normal to use cocaine with
  alcohol on a night out
• Clients are less likely to reoffend 6 months post
  treatment
• Agency networking is vital
• Police staff work better if they have a working
  knowledge of the service
• Of the Poly use clients we have Alcohol is
  always the main issue

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What have we learnt?

• We must be able to offer further interventions
  for dependent drinkers of which there is a
  distinct lack
• Offences appear to be more serious more violent
  and of a sexual nature
• Alcohol is a powerful Addiction that is still
  Taboo
• Binge drinkers can score high on Audit (30)
• People are still worried about the stigma
• Growth potential for the service is huge

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Referrals to date

• Voluntary 540
• Conditional Bail 89
• Conditional Caution 22

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And finally...

• Its been a massive learning curve for the whole
  team but
• We believe we are having an impact

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Thank you for listening today

• Any Questions?