The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA), in partnership with The Children's Society, is asking those who work with people affected by substance misuse, whether in treatment services or children and family services, to take part in a short anonymous survey.

The survey aims to find out from frontline workers what their understanding is of the local response to families affected by parental substance misuse, from identification and assessment to partnership working and importantly workforce development.  We envisage the survey findings will highlight good practice as well as identify the gaps and barriers which we hope to tackle.

If you work within treatment services, or within children and family services, then please spare ten minutes to complete the survey.

The NTA published guidance on the development of local protocols between drug/alcohol services and children and family services (2009) and supporting information (2011).

The survey opened on Friday 10 February 2012 and closes on Friday 9 March 2012.