tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845992337963104415.post2928760856985414192..comments2023-07-30T13:37:17.999+01:00Comments on the prof speaks out: Government needs to provide genuine support for familiesDavid Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173564089937759693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845992337963104415.post-86893907312665308812008-07-01T09:59:00.000+01:002008-07-01T09:59:00.000+01:00i am an ex heroin and crack user and have been dru...i am an ex heroin and crack user and have been drug free for 7 years i am now a family intervention worker supporting families not enough is been done by a long shot to support the families i couldnt have turned my life around without the love and support from my family for one persons substance misuse ten loved ones are effected says it all we are lucky in newcastle but i no there are a lot of dats accross the country are not intrested in the families effected by drugs and alcohol thankyou simon johnson NEWCASTLE PROPSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845992337963104415.post-55800873971221545162008-07-01T08:51:00.000+01:002008-07-01T08:51:00.000+01:00I can do no more than whole heartedly agree with y...I can do no more than whole heartedly agree with your views in respect of family support. Although no longer working directly with families affected by other's substance use I still have strategic responsibility now that I am employed in a DAAT. Yet even though there is a determination and commitment in the DAAT to provide appropriate and adequate support there is a large short fall in available funding – the government really do need to put their money where their rhetoric is. <BR/><BR/>This being said I believe there also needs to be a wider understanding of the issues outside of the "substance use field". A possible glimpse of light could be in the new Carers Strategy that has, as far as I can remember, for the first time specifically mentioned carers who provide support for substance users. We will have to see how the implementation of the strategy is actually carried out by local authorities and area partnerships –but here’s hoping!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503745103774583293noreply@blogger.com