About DAAT

Vision

To commission and develop the highest quality drug and alcohol treatment and support services which meet local needs and national expectations.

Mission

  • To ensure that national, drug and alcohol treatment targets are met.
  • To ensure that offenders whose criminal behaviour is drug-related, are identified and supported into treatment
  • To support and develop services to tackle alcohol-related health and community safety issues
  • To work with other agencies, through the Safer Sandwell Strategic Plan to address community concerns
  • To raise awareness of drug and alcohol issues through training, communications and campaigns
  • To work with partners and stakeholders in reducing harm related to drug-misuse
  • To involve people who use services in the development of drug and alcohol services and policies

Values

  • Partnership working with providers, stakeholders and  agencies
  • Service quality informed by research, evidence and best practice
  • The health, well-being and safety of users and communities 
  • Recognition of diversity and equality
  • Promoting the views of people who use services and the communities they live in

Sandwell DAAT:

  • Ensures that, national, drug and alcohol treatment agency targets are met around getting drug/alcohol users into appropriate treatment by purchasing and performance managing services
  • Ensures, through the Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) and drug testing by the Police, that offenders whose criminal behaviour is drug-related, are identified and supported into treatment
  • Supports and develops services to tackle alcohol-related, town centre violence, underage drinking and poor health and develop local alcohol strategy
  • Works with Sandwell’s the Council’s Towns & Neighbourhoods Unit which works across Sandwell’s six towns and other agencies, through the Safer Sandwell Strategic Plan, to address community concerns
  • Raises awareness of drug and alcohol issues through training, communications and campaigns, needs analysis and community consultation

The Government’s National Drugs Strategy (2008 – 18)

The key aims of the new strategy (“Drugs: protecting families and communities”) are, over the next 10 years, to:

  • CUT drug-related crime and disorder
  • CUT the number of families devastated by parental drug use
  • INCREASE the number of drug users making a positive contribution to society
  • EXPAND and improve drug treatment services

For further information on the work of DAATs and the National Drugs Strategy, please go to www.drugs.gov.uk

For help and support for drug and alcohol problems go to Help & Support.