Sacro - AYE Service Alcohol Drug Partnership

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Here at the STOP service we raise awareness in October.

October is Domestic Violence awareness month. In Sacro we have an inclusive domestic abuse support service - Aura North Lanarkshire . Aura will provide support to anyone affected by Domestic Abuse in North Lanarkshire 💜

Black History Month is also here! 🌟 Our STOP service continue to tackle offending prejudices and stamp out hate crime behaviour on a daily basis 🧡

Sacro’s service is developed in Council with South Lanarkshire Justice Services, Alcohol and Drug Partnership. Sacro have an AYE (Adapt Yourself and Evolve) team who can help you with the below services 😀😀

Arrest Referral service: If you have been arrested and have alcohol and/or drugs will be involved in your charges and making it difficult for you to stay out of trouble. The Sacro AYE team can help you in lots of ways.

Diversion from prosecution: If you been arrested and the Procurator Fiscal and Social Work have ‘Diverted’ you instead of going to court; we work alongside your social worker and other services to help you with anything you are finding difficult or want support to change. We will help you to complete and do any of the
tasks that will help you to evolve and recover. A Sacro worker will meet you regularly to help you with this and will help you see the progress.

Bail Supervision If you have you appeared at court and been placed
on Supervised Bail while awaiting your trial and drugs or alcohol making it difficult for you to stay safe and not offend ; Your social worker can refer you to us for support in sticking to what the court has asked you to do while awaiting trial. We can help you with any difficulties you may face like accessing services, benefits, housing etc. We will help you to access specialist support if you need it and make sure you are comfortable about doing so. Ask your social worker to contact us and we will arrange to meet you to see how we can help.

Chief Constable Iain Livingstone has decided that all operational officers in Police Scotland will be trained and equipped with a life-saving nasal spray which can be given safely to people who have suffered a drug overdose.

A national roll-out of Naloxone follows a successful test of change in Dundee, Falkirk, Glasgow, Stirling and Caithness during which officers used the spray, which counters the effects of overdose from opioids such as he**in, to provide first aid on 62 occasions.

During the test of change, 808 officers were trained to use Naloxone, and 656 (81 per cent) volunteered to carry the nasal spray kits.

Chief Constable Livingstone said: “I know the terrible toll of drugs deaths in Scotland and policing is committed to playing our part in reducing the harm caused to individuals, families and communities.

“We have a vital role in preventing drugs from reaching our streets and bringing those engaged in serious and organised crime to justice and that will always be a key duty and priority for Police Scotland.

The Chief Constable added: “I’m grateful to all the officers who stepped forward during the trial to carry Naloxone and help their fellow citizens when they needed it.”

An independent academic review conducted between March and October 2021, during which Naloxone was used 51 times, recommended a national roll-out.

The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has risen constantly in recent years, to a total of 1,339 in 2020.

Full article here - https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2022/february/police-scotland-commits-to-national-roll-out-of-life-saving-nasal-spray/

Here's why prison sentences should be reserved for those who would do us most harm – Karyn McCluskey I feel there is so much happening just now it’s easy to become inward looking and lose focus on what and who is important.

❗📣 RECRUITMENT (Bail Mentoring Support Worker) 📣❗
An exciting opportunity has came up in Sacro recruiting for a Bail Mentoring Support Worker (35 hours) for our Service in Motherwell.

Come join our team! 😀

For more details see below:

https://app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Careers/CareersPage.aspx?e=LMo8nnTwYNai1-VCvRYm0_EijGKg3SBERTtvy1zSkXqQMcW_DFCmmP-t2Gr_7KkzDsgvCrYCqcs

Here at the AYE & ADP we take today and all days to raise awareness of international overdose day. Our service deals with people who's offending is linked to their Alcohol & Drug use and we use a public health approach, harm reduction approach and our staff are naloxone trained. 💜