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The referral chain for alcohol-related harm encompasses a wide range of healthcare and other bodies. Within health services it can include primary and emergency care settings... Key non-health partners, meanwhile, include social services and social care, criminal justice and probation services, higher education, housing and voluntary sector organisations.
SOURCES AND CONTACTS
PAGES 2-3: OVERVIEW
Alcohol Concern All in the mind: meeting the challenge of alcohol-related brain damage. www. alcoholconcern. org. uk / all-in-the-mind
Department of Health Mental health policy implementation guide: dual diagnosis good practice guide. webarchive. nationalarchives. gov. uk /+/ http:// ww w. dh. gov. uk / en / Publicationsandstatistics / Publicati ons / PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance / DH _ 4009058
USEFUL CONTACTS
Alcohol Research UK / Alcohol Concern www. alcoholresearchuk. org and www. alcoholconcern. org. uk
NICE www. nice. org. uk
Public Health England www. gov. uk / government / organisations / public-health-england
Addaction www. addaction. org. uk
Alcoholics Anonymous( AA) https:// www. alcoholics-anonymous. org. uk
Blenheim CDP( incorporating HAGA) www. blenheimcdp. org. uk
Change, Grow, Live( CGL) www. changegrowlive. org
Alzheimer’ s Society www. alzheimers. org. uk
NHS Choices www. nhs. uk
Office for National Statistics Annual crime survey for England and Wales. www. ons. gov. uk / peoplepopulationandcommunit y / crimeandjustice / bulletins / crimeinenglandandw ales / yearendingseptember2017
Royal College of Psychiatrists Alcohol and depression factsheet. www. rcpsych. ac. uk / healthadvice / problemsanddiso rders / alcoholdepression. aspx
Statistics on alcohol, England, 2017. webarchive. nationalarchives. gov. uk / 2018032813 0416 / http:// digital. nhs. uk / catalogue / PUB23940
World Health Organization Alcohol factsheet. www. who. int / mediacentre / factsheets / fs349 / en
PAGES 4-5: POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
Alcohol Concern Signs and symptoms of alcohol-related brain damage( ARBD) factsheet. www. alcoholconcern. org. uk / Handlers / Download. ashx? IDMF = a4fa76fd-dedf-4998-a4ec- 8da1a98cd9d3
Alcohol Concern, Blue Light Project Working with change-resistant drinkers: the project manual. www. alcoholconcern. org. uk / Handlers / Download. ashx? IDMF = 8ec66a11-104f-4f02-aed8- 892e23522c14
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence( NICE) Coexisting severe mental illness( psychosis) and substance misuse: assessment and management in healthcare settings. www. nice. org. uk / guidance / cg120
NHS Choices www. nhs. uk
Public Health England( PHE) Alcohol use disorders identification test( AUDIT) and other alcohol use screening tests and guidance. www. gov. uk / government / publications / alcoholuse-screening-tests
PAGES 6-7: PATHWAYS
NICE Alcohol use disorders: prevention – public health guideline PH24. www. nice. org. uk / guidance / ph24
NICE Alcohol use disorders: diagnosis and management – quality standard QS11. www. nice. org. uk / guidance / qs11 / chapter / qualitystatement-3-referral-to-specialist-alcohol-services
The King’ s Fund Chickens coming home to roost: local government public health budgets for 2018 / 18. www. kingsfund. org. uk / blog / 2017 / 07 / localgovernment-public-health-budgets-2017-18
Equinox www. equinoxcare. org. uk
Phoenix Futures www. phoenix-futures. org. uk
Turning Point www. turning-point. co. uk
Adfam( family support) www. adfam. org. uk
National Association for Children of Alcoholics http:// www. nacoa. org. uk /
National Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome http:// www. nofas-uk. org /
NHSSMPA( for NHS treatment providers) www. nhs-substance-misuse-provideralliance. org. uk
SMMGP( supports good treatment practice) www. smmgp. org. uk
Drinkaware https:// www. drinkaware. co. uk
Drink Wise Age Well https:// drinkwiseagewell. org. uk /
NHS Choices https:// www. nhs. uk / live-well / alcohol-support /
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