1. Individual placement and support: can personalised
employment support to people in recovery from drug and
alcohol addiction be both effective and affordable?
Paul Anders & Kyriacos Colocassis

2. Paul Anders Senior Policy Officer DrugScope
Supporting customers with histories of drug & alcohol use into work – the context
Paul Anders
Senior Policy Officer
DrugScope

3. 2010 Drug Strategy, 2012 Alcohol Strategy, 2012 Social Justice Strategy
Emphasis on prevention and recovery – hope vs. fear
Recovery capital - housing, employment, social support etc.
Recovery as a journey – where does it end?
Good quality advice - prevention
Supported by recovery champions
Alcohol strategy emphasises crime / ASB elements & binge drinking – plus MUP
Key component of Social Justice Strategy & Outcomes (Key Indicator 5)

5. Better outcomes
Between , 41% successfully completed and did not return, compared to 27% in
Number of heroin / crack users lowest on record – but still around300,000 (c.80% unemployed)
c.200,000 in treatment – average wait 5 days, down from 9 weeks in 2001
“It’s not stopping that’s hard. It’s staying stopped.” – this is where recovery capital generates returns

6. Trouble ahead?
Drugs and alcohol contribute 3/66 public health indicators
Impact of youth unemployment – but no “typical” drug user and increasingly, no typical drug
Proliferation and availability of novel psychoactive substances (“legal highs”)
Deprived authorities facing heaviest cuts
Prevention & young people’s services most vulnerable (UKDPC, DrugScope, JRF, all 2012)
Impact of sanctions – offset by tailored conditionality (including for Work Programme participants)

7. A word about the Work Programme
Around 400,000 claimants (8%) dependent on drugs / alcohol - £1.6bn per year
Two pilots:
Recovery Works – additional £2,500 at job outcome (East of England & West Yorkshire)
Recovery and Employment – collaborative working with supply chains (West Midlands)
Proof of concept for other groups with evaluation
Can Recovery & Employment model work elsewhere? Sub-contractors with strong track records in place in (at least) 16 out of 18 CPAs – c.30 contracts at Tier 1 & 2.

8. www.drugscope.org.uk Contact Details Paul Anders
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