Hampshire Domestic Abuse forum website

This website is run by the Hampshire Domestic Abuse Forum (HDAF), which is a group of organisations and agencies in Hampshire that work together to help and support people who are experiencing domestic abuse.

The Hampshire Domestic Abuse Forum and some partner agencies offer a range of training to public agency and voluntary sector professionals working within the domestic abuse field.

• Training opportunities

Drug and Alcohol Reference Groups (DARG)

These are local forums for professionals, practitioners and others concerned with tackling substance misuse issues in their local area. They may consist of local staff from providers, housing groups, neighbourhood police officers, education, employment services, etc, who all have a interest in sharing ideas and seeking solutions to local problems. They are linked in to local community safety partnerships and are supported directly by Hampshire DAAT.

Across Hampshire there are 9 Drug and Alcohol Reference Groups (DARG), which support the local implementation of DAAT priorities and plans, in line with the themes of the National Drugs Strategy.

• DAAT information leaflet  267kb
• Substance misuse training including the training calendar (Oct 2010 - Mar 2011)
• Basic substance misuse e-learning - Hampshire DAAT also provides a basic substance misuse e-learning package which is available to anyone seeking to improve their knowledge.

NB: contact list is subject to review prior to implementation of HOMER & IOM.

Details to be co-ordinated by:

John Winter
Communities Manager - Wellbeing & Partnerships

Hampshire County Council, Adult Services, 3^rd Floor North, Elizabeth II Court, Winchester, SO23 8UQ
Tel: 01962 846629/846640
DDI: 01962 832155
Fax: 01962 814606
Mob: 07968 358277

E-mail: john.winter@hants.gov.uk
Website: www.hants.gov.uk/dat

Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)

WRAP is a self-directed approach to mental health recovery which has helped many people gain more control over their well-being. It is strongly supported by the NHS in Hampshire and is intended to help people plan for themselves how best to maintain wellness, reduce and better manage periods of illness.

• Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) resources including books and DVD's for veterans and people in the Military

In 2009, the newly formed County Strategy Group for Community Safety endorsed a series of reviews into how we could best deliver many of our community safety interventions across the Hampshire area. The resulting recommendations  bring together a range of crime reduction initiatives under one umbrella approach, commencing April 2011. These are primarily:

• Criminal Justice Integrated Teams – targeting Class ‘A’ drug misusing offenders and alcohol related violence
• Prolific and Priority Offender interventions to those causing the most harm in our communities
• Harm Reduction support, advice and guidance for both drug and alcohol offending

The Local Criminal Justice Board has further endorsed the principle of co-locating these services with designated criminal justice agencies to ensure continuity of care at each stage of the criminal justice system.

The core aims are to reduce crime and reduce re-offending through providing the right interventions to the right people at the right time. It seeks to achieve this through intensive interventions which include many social care interventions such as housing, education, employment and tackling behavioural issues.

Commissioning of specialist services through HCC co-ordinated by:

John Winter
Communities Manager - Wellbeing & Partnerships

Hampshire County Council, Adult Services, 3^rd Floor North, Elizabeth II Court, Winchester, SO23 8UQ
Tel: 01962 846629/846640
DDI: 01962 832155
Fax: 01962 814606
Mob: 07968 358277

E-mail: john.winter@hants.gov.uk
Website: www.hants.gov.uk/dat