Partnership action plan

Vision

Our vision is to make Gloucestershire a place where everyone can live well, be healthy, and thrive, safe from the harms caused by drugs and alcohol:

• A place where children, young people and families have the best start in life and future generations grow up protected from the impact of drug and alcohol misuse.
• A place where people who drink alcohol choose to do so responsibly and safely.
• A place where people are empowered to avoid using drugs and alcohol to cope with adversity and the stresses and strains of life.
• A place where our services and communities work together to build resilience and address the harms caused by drugs and alcohol.
• A place where individuals who develop drug and alcohol problems can recover and live fulfilling lives in strong resilient communities.

Priorities

Drugs and alcohol are everybody’s business, and we will work together with our communities and partners around the following key priority areas which echo those of the national strategy:

• Breaking Drug Supply Chains
• Deliver a World Class Treatment and Recovery System
• Achieve a Generational Shift in the Demand for Drugs and Alcohol

How will we know we’ve made a difference?

A performance dashboard is being developed and will be reported quarterly to the Board. We would hope to see that:

• There is a reduction in levels of drug and alcohol related harm
• There is a reduction in drug and alcohol related offending
• There is an increase in the number of people in recovery.

We are also required to produce an annual report each year, summarising our progress.