
The National Treatment Agency, the Department of Health and the DCSF has produced guidance entitled Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Protocol. The document highlights the need for adult drug and alcohol services to work with children’s services to ensure children in families affected by drug or alcohol misuse are safe from harm and have the support they need to succeed.
Read the media release.
The National Treatment Agency (NTA) is a special health authority, created by the Government in 2001 to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England. In other words, to ensure that there is more treatment, better treatment and fairer treatment available to all those who need it.