Agenda item

RESOLVED:

It was agreed that the deputy director children’s specialist services provide a verbal update to the next meeting on the number of looked after children receiving treatment.

1.  That the recommendations and actions set out in the draft Young Peoples Substance Misuse (YPSM) Treatment Plan for 2012/13 (See Appendix  A) be noted.

2.  That it be noted the draft plan proposes the following key priority areas as follows:

·  Universal work by building individual’s knowledge around substance misuse

·  Targeted work to reach the most vulnerable groups

·  Specialist work to ensure young people have access to structured treatment

3.  That it be noted that this paper has been written to inform members how the 2012/13 Plan will be used to reduce substance misuse and the progress of the Specialist YPSM service and to update members of the policy implications and strategy  alignment of the work.

4.  That the importance of partnership work to reduce young people’s substance misuse be noted.