Young people's services: Substance misuse From: Community Practitioner | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright TG Scott & Son Ltd. Sep 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Abstract

National evidence highlights that many young people are engaging in the consumption of illicit drugs and alcohol. Every health authority in the UK is required to carry out an assessment of the drug and alcohol needs of young people in their care. This is the second part of a report commissioned by Buckinghamshire Health Authority and Buckinghamshire Drug Action Team. Part one provided a critique of the process of needs assessment that health professionals may be called upon to undertake. The second part of the report describes the findings of the needs assessment ...

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