Download The communications zone - Learning and Work Institute England

Individual placement and support: can personalised
employment support to people in recovery from drug and
alcohol addiction be both effective and affordable?
Paul Anders & Kyriacos Colocassis
Supporting customers with
histories of drug & alcohol use into
work – the context
Paul Anders
Senior Policy Officer
DrugScope
2010 Drug Strategy, 2012 Alcohol
Strategy, 2012 Social Justice Strategy
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Emphasis on prevention and recovery –
hope vs. fear
Recovery capital - housing,
employment, social support etc.
Recovery as a journey – where does it
end?
Good quality advice - prevention
Supported by recovery champions
Alcohol strategy emphasises crime /
ASB elements & binge drinking – plus
MUP
Key component of Social Justice
Strategy & Outcomes (Key Indicator 5)
Better outcomes
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Between 2008-11, 41% successfully
completed and did not return,
compared to 27% in 2005-08.
Number of heroin / crack users lowest
on record – but still around300,000
(c.80% unemployed)
c.200,000 in treatment – average wait
5 days, down from 9 weeks in 2001
“It’s not stopping that’s hard. It’s
staying stopped.” – this is where
recovery capital generates returns
Trouble ahead?
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Drugs and alcohol contribute 3/66 public health
indicators
Impact of youth unemployment – but no “typical” drug
user and increasingly, no typical drug
Proliferation and availability of novel psychoactive
substances (“legal highs”)
Deprived authorities facing heaviest cuts
Prevention & young people’s services most
vulnerable (UKDPC, DrugScope, JRF, all 2012)
Impact of sanctions – offset by tailored conditionality
(including for Work Programme participants)
A word about the Work Programme
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Around 400,000 claimants (8%) dependent on drugs /
alcohol - £1.6bn per year
Two pilots:
• Recovery Works – additional £2,500 at job outcome
(East of England & West Yorkshire)
• Recovery and Employment – collaborative working
with supply chains (West Midlands)
Proof of concept for other groups with evaluation
Can Recovery & Employment model work elsewhere?
Sub-contractors with strong track records in place in (at
least) 16 out of 18 CPAs – c.30 contracts at Tier 1 & 2.
Contact Details
Paul Anders
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 020 7234 9799
www.drugscope.org.uk