Aims and Objectives
The ADP has the following aims and objectives:
- To be the Challenge Forum within the Aberdeen City Community Planning Partnership (CPP) structure primarily responsible for substance misuse issues
- To constructively engage with The Aberdeen City Alliance (TACA) and the other CPP Challenge Forums on substance misuse issues
- To set and regularly review delivery of its alcohol and drugs strategies
- To ensure that its strategies link to other relevant strategies and policies (e.g. Community Safety, Northern Community Justice Authority, Homelessness, etc)
- To work collaboratively within TACA and across CPP and other relevant agencies to help deliver the ADP Strategies; the Single Outcome Agreement; and NHS HEAT Targets, and thereby help to tackle local problems arising from substance misuse
- To work to improve alcohol and drugs services in Aberdeen City
- To ensure that the views of service users, carers and the general public of Aberdeen City are considered in developing strategies and policy
- To direct that alcohol and drugs services are commissioned in line with its strategic objectives
- To ensure that alcohol and drugs services in Aberdeen City are delivered in line with the principles of best practice and are evidence based