Highland Alcohol & Drugs Partnership

About Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership

Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (HADP) is the multi-agency strategic partnership whose purpose is to achieve improved outcomes for individuals, families and communities by preventing and reducing drug and alcohol related harm in Highland.  As a multi-agency partnership, HADP is responsible for setting the overarching alcohol and drugs strategy and action plan for Highland.

The current membership includes Highland Council, NHS Highland, Police Scotland, Third Sector, Crown Office, Scottish Prison Service, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and local drug and alcohol forums. There are a number of key stakeholders beyond the strategic group that are crucial to addressing the issues we have with alcohol and drugs in Highland.

HADP are responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing the local alcohol and drugs strategy informed by local needs assessment.  This includes planning and decision making on where monies should be allocated.

HADP Aims

The HADP Strategic Plan is to ensure the following local outcomes for the population of Highland:

The Strategic Outcomes will be part of an ongoing, evolving process that adapts to changing patterns of drug use, national directives, and resource allocation beyond 2025/2026, advances in research, and evolving attitudes towards options for addressing problem alcohol and drug use.

Prevent, delay onset, and reduce problem alcohol and drug use
Improve access to and benefits from effective, integrated, person-centred, quality, and recovery-orientated systems of care
Reduce harm and risk experienced by people using alcohol and drugs by increasing availability and access to harm reduction approaches
Make better use of the whole system to meet the needs of people with problem alcohol and drug use
Develop a resilient, skilled, trauma-informed workforce that work in trauma[1]informed places
Ensure effective engagement, governance, and reporting arrangements

Further information on HADP can be found by downloading their Briefing Paper here or by going to their website: Highland Alcohol & Drug Partnership | HADP | Information relating to drugs and alcohol in the Highland area (highland-adp.org.uk)