Hertfordshire Drug Education Forum
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Briefing paper written by the DEF for teachers and other professionals working with children, young people and their families in order to share information and reduce harm. Providing young people with the necessary drug knowledge, skills and attitudes will enable them to make informed choices and help prepare them for the responsibility they must learn to take for themselves. More...
Made up from Members Representing
- Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Service for Herts (A-DASH)
- Adult Drug & Alcohol Services
- Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP)
- Crime & Drug Strategy Unit
- Faith Groups
- Further Education Colleges
- Herts Action for the Homeless
- Hertfordshire Constabulary
- Hertfordshire Young Peoples Substance Misuse Team
- Herts Healthy Schools Team
- Independent drug education consultants
- NHS Primary Care Trusts
- Parental Drug Awareness Service (PDAS)
- Standards & School Effectiveness (CSF)
- Third Sector organisations
- Youth Connexions Service
Responsibilities & Key Tasks
- Contributing to developing and co-ordinating initiatives addressing the needs of young people for drug and alcohol education.
- Acting as an expert advisory group to: Young People’s Substance Misuse Sub-Group (YPSMSG); CDRP’s and the Drug & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT), on drug and alcohol education for young people and their parents / carers.
- Defining and promoting quality standards in drug education work with young people and their parents / carers.
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Disseminating relevant information to member organisations and developing links across Herts.
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Promoting good practice via county and national guidance, and local events.
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Co-ordinating and promoting good practice training and contributing to the DEF website database.
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Reviewing and recommending drug education awareness and prevention resources.
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Producing local resources for young people and their parents / carers.
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Developing and facilitating drug & alcohol awareness seminars / conferences resulting from specific needs.
- Supporting national drug education initiatives at a local level (eg FRANK).
- Herts Drug Education Forum
Position Statement on the use of ‘Shock Tactics’
The Hertfordshire Drug Education Forum (DEF) does not support drug education that is purely based upon ‘shock’ tactics; one-off lessons; or teaching methods which aim to engender fear as an effective means of dissuading children and young people from substance misuse or changing their behaviour.
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