Issue 10 DAAT Newsletter Summer 2015 A Word from the Deputy Director of Public Health Dates for your diary Inclusion Recovery Hampshire Reduce Your Risk ARC Angels Rock Challenge 2015 The Wizards of Aus Hampshire ARC Pharmacy Based Drug Treatment Services Catch 22 Artwork Service Provider Involvement in the Gurkha Cup Changing Lives...Building Futures Contact List In this issue
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Issue 10 DAAT Newsletter Summer 2015
A Word from the Deputy Director of Public Health
Dates for your diary
Inclusion Recovery Hampshire
Reduce Your Risk
ARC Angels
Rock Challenge 2015
The Wizards of Aus
Hampshire ARC
Pharmacy Based Drug Treatment Services
Catch 22 Artwork
Service Provider Involvement in the Gurkha Cup
Changing Lives...Building Futures
Contact List
In this issue
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A Word From the Deputy Director of Public Health
Welcome to the latest DAAT Newsletter. We hope that you find these of interest. We are continually on the look out for contributions of articles, artwork, poems and photographs etc so please send your items to Catherine Draper. If there is something specific you would like to see in the newsletter please let us know. Please email articles/suggestions to [email protected] Since the last newsletter, the DAAT team and partners have been working together to im-plement the Hampshire Substance Misuse Strategy and the articles in this newsletter are illustrative of some of the work and initiatives being delivered. We have also been running a series of themed workshops on the local priorities identified in the strategy to develop local plans to tackle the issues identified in a coordinated way. To date we have covered ‘New Psychoactive Substances’ (NPSs), ‘Prevention & Educa-tion’ and ‘Criminal Justice Pathways’ with the next on ‘Developing Social Capital’ on 17th November. In this edition we are pleased to include an introductory article form the new Hampshire Integrated Adult Substance Misuse Recovery Service provider ‘Inclusion Recovery Hamp-shire’, plus artwork from some of our younger service users from the Catch 22 service. Congratulations to Yateley school, winners of the 2015 national finals of the Global Rock Challenge award! The articles in this edition from ARC and substance misuse services provide a valuable insight into what we all do together and as always I learn a lot from them. Thank you.
Dr Christine Jackson
Deputy Director of Public Health
Front image courtesy of “Prozac1” at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Totton — 1st Monday of the month at 12.30pm New Milton — 1st Friday of the month at 1.30pm Andover — 1st Wednesday of the month at 1.15pm Eastleigh — 2nd Friday of the month at 1.30pm Havant — 3rd Monday of the month at 1.00pm Fareham – 1st Friday at 12.00pm Basingstoke — 3rd Monday of the month at 12pm Aldershot - Last Friday of the month at 12pm Winchester — 1st Tuesday of the month at 12pm
DAAT Strategy Workshop—Developing Recovery Capital
I am writing this article, to show my appreciation to the members of Eastleigh ARC (Active Recovery Community).
I began the ARC group in Eastleigh at the beginning of March this year and I am so pleased with the way that it has taken off.
We meet up on Tuesday evenings for 90 minutes, with an average turnout of 10 people.
The group is made up of a mixed bunch who come together to help and sup-port each other whilst hav-ing a great time.
We put on a fortnightly quiz, which is everyone’s favourite time, as it can
have hilarious outcomes, a sort of laughing therapy.
On the other weeks, we make plans and organise fundraising events. These events are so successful as every single member has something unique to offer.
The first event we organ-ised was a jumble sale which took place on the 6th June at The Bridge in Eastleigh.
The whole group pitched in and supported the project. It was a long day, but it was a lot of fun.
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The second event, was the local car boot sale on the 21st June. It was a 7am start, now that’s dedica-tion!
We were lucky with the weather and had a blast and even managed to dress up.
I took on Tez Cook’s chal-lenge to sell the most ugly, burgundy, old granny dressing gown, with the promise of doubling the money.
This was a tough chal-lenge but I completed it. I’m still waiting for the £2 TEZ!
Combined events raised an amazing £301.23 for the Eastleigh ARC. Great work guys!
We put on a garden party on the 26th June, to say goodbye to Paul, one of our keyworkers.
Everyone took part to pro-vide food. This was a chal-lenge as it had to be gluten free but we managed to put on a great spread and we had a lovely afternoon.
We have had a busy month and have big plans for the summer.
I would like to say a mas-sive thank you to all the members of the Eastleigh ARC.
It’s down to teamwork that the group is so successful and we have a GREAT TEAM, so keep it up and see you Tuesday!
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Rock Challenge 2015
By Glyn Wright — County Inspector/Adviser Personal Development Learning, HCC
Rock Challenge is an inno-vative diversionary activity which, not only provides young people with a drug free high, but also increas-es their resilience, self-esteem and, importantly, their physical activity lev-els.
Initially brought to Hamp-shire in 1996, Rock Chal-lenge is now happening in 47 events across the UK, from Inverness to Bourne-mouth.
Rock Challenge engages 20,000 young people each year, making it the biggest youth activity in the coun-try.
In addition to increased physical activity levels, evaluations show that
young people are more aware of healthy lifestyles through being involved.
In each of the schools, young people decide on a theme and put together an eight minute dance perfor-mance to music of their choice.
As well as the theme, the young people design the costumes, the make-up, the hair design and the set.
Participating schools can have up to 100 young peo-ple on stage and up to 34 backstage. Performances are energetic and some-times exhausting to watch.
The young people re-hearse from September for
a couple of hours a week until the heats that start in February or March.
For those schools lucky enough to win their heats, the rehearsing and physi-cal activity opportunities continue until the Southern and Northern finals in June.
To pay for the costumes, make up, travel and set, the young people work hard fund-raising; often washing cars, packing bags, doing dance shows, ‘dancethons’ or other sponsored physical activi-ties.
Initially the event was only for secondary schools but, in 2005, a primary school event was introduced in
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Hampshire, with just six schools taking part.
Now primary schools across the country have become involved in the event known as J-rock and the standard is exception-ally high.
Some schools use it as an afterschool activity or club but others commit an after-noon a week to preparing
for the performance, rec-ognising the important link between physical activity and attainment.
Whilst boys are increasing-ly attracted to Rock Chal-lenge and some of the win-ning entries have come from all boys schools, it does provide an excellent opportunity to engage girls who might be reluctant to take part in other forms of
physical activity.
2015 saw the third national event taking place in Mil-ton Keynes with a total of 450 schools taking part in the competition. Schools from across the UK, in-cluding Scotland, came together to compete.
The winning school was Yateley School from Hampshire.
Yateley School, Winners of the 2015 national finals of Rock Challenge
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Their theme was “The Scheme” which told the story of the orphans and others in children’s homes that were shipped to Australia between 1945 and 1969 to save Britain money and to increase the white population of Australia.
Impact of Rock Challenge:
In the annual survey of secondary school participants:
71% of students said that they spent 3 or more months rehearsing with 64% spend-ing 3 or more hours per week on their production (outside of curriculum time).
More than 178,000 man-hours were spent rehearsing for Rock Challenge®. Of the respondents, 7,364 felt their self-esteem had improved, with teamwork skills
improving in 93% since they became involved in Rock Challenge®. In the annual survey of primary school participants in the J RockTM event: 2,741 participants said that they spent 3 or more months rehearsing their produc-
tion (outside of curriculum time). 3,692 of the 3,877 students surveyed reported they enjoy school more since be-
coming involved in the event. 94% of respondents reported they have better relationships with their teachers fol-
lowing involvement in the event.
Rock Challenge provides a very valuable alternative physical activity opportunity for young people. It attracts many who may not flourish at competitive sport, it provides an opportunity to dance and perform to some young people who would not be able to afford to engage beyond the school day. For more information about how to help young people benefit, view the Rock Challenge website – www.rockchallenge.co.uk
By Helen Wearing — Joint Head of Dance, Yateley School
Yateley School won their regional heats of Rock Challenge in March and then went on to win the Southern Open Finals (Group A) on Thursday 18 June.
We then received incredi-
ble news that we were the highest scoring school in the South and we had se-cured a place at the Grand National Finals at Milton Keynes on Monday 6 July.
The final brought together nine teams across the
country, with Yateley being crowned National Champi-ons for 2015.
The school opened the second half of the show with their retelling of how orphans were shipped to Australia between 1945
Students from Yateley School with volunteer, John Nicholson, who helped direct the piece (front left)
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and 1967, known as the ‘child migration scheme’.
The school were awarded Performer’s Choice. This award is nominated by all other schools and colleg-es taking part in the event.
We also achieved Awards of Excellence for Cultural and Educational Achieve-ment, School Community Support, Entertainment, Visual Enhancement, Costuming Character, Set Design and Function, Drama, Concept, Stage Use, Performance Skill, Choreography, Lighting and Soundtrack, Best Stage Crew and Best Vid-eo production.
The Be Your Best Foun-dation Patron, Baroness Ruth Henig, presented the award for first place and said: “This is the third national final we have had in the UK and the standard was the highest I can remember. It was unbelievable”.
Joint Head of Dance at the school, Helen Wearing said “it has been an in-credible year for our team at Yateley School; there is such a positive atmos-phere on site. Everyone is very proud of our talented students.
We are delighted to have had the opportunity of working alongside John Nicholson, it has helped us grow and develop in Per-forming Arts at our school.”
Next year Yateley School will be entered into the Premier League.
From left to right Laura Kneller, Luke Rose and Natalie Tubb
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I would also like to thank all our incredibly hard working staff who helped behind the scenes to give such amazing and enrich-ing opportunities to the students. This will be something that they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Just before the students were due on stage Mar-garet Humphreys, Direc-tor of the Child Migrants Trust, called Mr Nichol-son and wished us the best of luck and said that she was delighted that we were raising cultural awareness.
Headmaster, Mr Mark Jackman with two of the show’s stars, Luke Yates and Alicia Hendy
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Hampshire Active Recovery Community
Welcome to ARC. We are a peer-led organisation based across Hampshire, helping people on their journey to recovery from substance misuse and alcohol problems. Our aim is to show that a life free from the burden of addiction is both achievable and attractive. Our community is made up of people who are in recovery themselves and others who have an interest in supporting our aims.
ARC runs independent support groups across Hampshire and also works with public sector agencies in related fields.
Our facilitators are formally trained in group working, using recognised models such as Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART); Recovery Available for Women (RAW); and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
The activities organised by ARC co-ordinators in different areas are varied and usually devised locally. We all agree, however, that it is essential to have fun in recovery!
Some of our members like to develop individual expression through art, creative writing or music groups. Others enjoy taking part in organised sports activities. Social events such as quizzes are held regularly.
ARC is proud to promote recovery, both within its own community and with other agencies that influence policies and provide the services available to overcome addiction problems.
ARC representation at a strategic level with public bodies gives us a voice to help improve services and reduce the stigma around addiction issues.
Within ARC we feel it is important to give our members opportunities for personal development to enable them to live and work happily and productively in the wider community.
Our members have a variety of valuable skills, and we encourage development through training programmes and support with social enterprise projects such as our new joint initiative Sandwich Bar opening shortly in Gosport.
By Jeremy Down — Joint Commissioning Manager, Hampshire DAAT
Hampshire’s Pharmacy-based drug treatment service (PBDTS) provides a range a comprehensive range of harm minimisation interventions as part of the DAAT’s strategic approach to reducing the harms caused by drug misuse and supporting drug misusers to engage in treatment and achieve recovery. The service, which was commissioned by Hampshire County Council in 2014, is managed by Lloyds Phar-macy Ltd but is delivered by a range of pharmacy pro-viders at nearly 100 sites across Hampshire. It pro-vides advice and health care interventions, including provision and safe disposal of injecting paraphernalia, for adults affected by illicit intravenous drug use.
In accordance with NICE guidance, the PBDTS service offers three levels of support depending upon the site accessed:
Level 1 sites:
Supply of pre-packed needle exchange packs
Receipt and secure storage of used injecting equipment
Supply of printed harm minimisation literature
Sign-posting to Level 2/3 sites, Primary Care, GUM services and to specialist drug treatment services.
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Level 2 sites:
Supply of comprehensive range of injecting equipment on a user-led ‘pick and mix’ (bespoke) basis
Receipt and secure storage of used injecting equipment
Provision of one-to-one brief harm minimisation and health promotion interventions (including advice and information on how to reduce the harms caused by injecting drugs)
Sign-posting to GUM services and Primary Care
Referral to specialist drug treatment services
Level 3 sites:
Mini health check (including wound site management)
Blood-borne virus testing and post-test counselling
Supply of comprehensive range of injecting equipment on a user-led ‘pick and mix’ (bespoke) basis
Receipt and secure storage of used injecting equipment
Provision of one-to-one brief harm minimisation and health promotion interventions (including advice and information on how to reduce the harms caused by injecting drugs.
Signposting to GUM services and Primary Care
Referral to specialist drug treatment services The service is free and is offered on an open access basis to all adults who require access to needles and other injecting paraphernalia in relation to illicit intravenous drug use. It is commissioned by Hampshire County Council and is delivered by Lloyds Pharmacy working in partnership with a range of community pharmacy providers.
New Forest Lloyds Pharmacy Ringwood Health Ctre, The Close, Ringwood BH24 1JY Level 1
New Forest Day Lewis Pharmacy 39 Brookley Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7RB level 1
New Forest Boots Pharmacy 3 Oak Tree Parade, Ringwood Rd Bransgore BH23 8AD level 1
New Forest Day Lewis Pharmacy 4 Old Milton Green Parade, Christchurch Rd, New Milton BH25 6QA level 1 New Forest Day Lewis Pharmacy 1 Marchwood Village Ctre, Main Rd, Marchwood SO40 4SF level 1
New Forest Boots Pharmacy 61 Sta on Road, New Milton BH25 6HY level 2
Some artwork from some of our younger service users from the Catch 22 service.
Catch 22 is a county-wide community engagement treatment service offering specialist substance misuse treatment to young people under 18-years-old and targeted substance misuse interventions and support for young people aged 11 to 16-years-old within educational settings.
Young people receive confidential and non-judgemental support regarding the use of drugs and alcohol, to enable informed choice and the reduction of associated harm.
24/7 Emergency Crisis line for young people: 0800 599 9591
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Over 10,000 visitors from all around the country came to watch the Gurkha Cup, a 1-day football league event, held in Queens Avenue, Alder-shot.
This was the 14th annual event organised by Tamu Dhee on Sunday, 24th May.
Aside from the football matches, people also en-joyed the food stalls which were all donating their profits to the Nepal Earth-quake appeal.
This year the event also marked G200 celebrations to commemorate 200 years of Gurkhas in the British Army.
Parachute freefall, dance and the Brigade band dis-play were the additional items for this year.
For the last five years, I have been coordinating the information stand for essential local services to display on the day.
Service Provider Involvement in the Gurkha Cup
By Nem Thapa — Community Support Officer, Rushmoor Borough Council
The President and organising team from TAMU DHEE
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For the convenience of the visitors and local services, the display space acts as a one-stop shop for infor-mation leaflets and free-bies.
Using the DAAT funding, a carrier bag was given out to people to store the leaf-lets which had a logo print-ed on it saying ‘working together for the communi-ty’.
One of the visitors who vis-ited the information stand said, ‘it’s good to see local services taking part in this event’.
The service providers in-cluded Hampshire Police, Diabetes UK, Solent NHS Trust, HOMER, Catch-22, My Time Active and Rush-moor Healthy Living, Know the Score Project & Rush-moor Borough Council.
I am grateful to volunteers from Naya Yuva – Tri Chandra Limbu, Gaurab Rana Darai, Bishal Thapa, Pustam Ghale and Suman Ale for their support throughout the event.
Sarah Green from Catch 22 said “We have been
proud to be part of this event in partnership with Nem Thapa and the Safer Rushmoor team for the fourth consecutive year. “
Dambar Gurung from Dia-betes UK said, ‘it would not have been possible to make our presence at Gur-kha Cup if you had not organised this. We hope that you continue to do this in future.’
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Changing Lives….Building Futures
By Kirsteen Harris — Hampshire ARC Co-Ordinator
Today Hampshire ARC (Active Recovery Commu-nity) and ATP (About Turn Project) celebrated the growth of the About Turn Project Group.
The group takes place every Wednesday from 9.00 am — 2.30pm with a
healthy free lunch at St Mi-chael and All Angels Cath-olic church, 437 Dunsbury Way, Havant.
This is an open group for anybody to attend who wants recovery from drug or alcohol addiction includ-ing those caught up in the
Criminal Justice System.
The group is facilitated by Hampshire ARC and ser-vice user involvement!
Kirsteen Harris who facili-tates this group would like to thank everyone for their
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commitment and engage-ment within the group and would like to invite anyone from any background to come and join us.
The About Turn Project is a drop in group for anyone in the community who want to make changes to their substance misuse and lives.
There is other support available here such as…housing, health, training, employment, mental health, and debt issues.
The About Turn Project (which works closely with both Inclusion Recovery Hampshire and the Inte-grated Offender Manage-ment Service), is adminis-tered by Hampshire and IOW CRC and is support-ed by Hampshire DAAT, the Society of St James, Hampshire Police and the ARC.
Potential Group Facilita-tors are recruited from Ser-vice Users who attend the
Project and are supported by the DAAT and the ATP (CRC) to attend training in various subjects to help them achieve this goal.
We want to change lives and build futures…. We want to listen and under-stand… We want to be-lieve in YOU and motivate you to believe in YOUR-SELF!
We want to encourage change, step by step and watch you grow.
Recovery is contagious and we want you to catch our gift.
Come and Join us and re-ceive a very warm wel-come.
You’re important and you matter!
Thanks to all who have contributed to the making of this newsletter. We hope you have found it informative and have enjoyed reading it. Please email any articles for submission to the next newsletter to [email protected] by 30th September.
Useful Contacts Hampshire DAAT
Commissioning & providing substance misuse services in Hampshire