Drug Intervention Programme
arena is CDP’s specialist team within Hull’s Drug Interventions Programme (DIP).
The Drug Interventions Programme is a national programme that aims to reduce drug related crime. It aims to ensure that appropriate interventions within the Criminal Justice System are available and promoted to drug misusing offenders at every stage from arrest, through sentence, to discharge into the community.
The Drug Interventions Team is a multi-agency, multi-professional team with a management structure covering the key operational areas of arrest referral, court liaison, resettlement, throughcare and aftercare and administration. Other non-drug treatment specialists are incorporated in this team from housing. DIP is closely linked to the Prolific and Other Priority Offender Management (PPO) initiative.
There is a single point of contact (phone/fax) and a freephone 24/7 phone service, provided by the CDP’s arena team.
arena throughcare/aftercare aims to bring about a change for the better to health, sense of well being and way of life, leading to a reduction in drug related offending.
arena will assist in identifying the points at which clients may have previously dropped out of services, had treatment stopped or suffered a breakdown in communication. arena will agree with the client a care plan that will be based on a full picture of the client situation in order to identify the pressures faced, e.g. accommodation needs, domestic situation, mental health and life skills.
arena provides practical support along the care pathway, developing holistic packages of care. The team can work intensively, particularly in the days following release from prison or post residential rehabilitation.
Mentors
The DIP Mentors scheme is delivered jointly by CDP’s arena team in partnership with Hull Compact Limited.
Volunteer mentors are employed in a befriending role, helping with access to activities and education and assist with establishing a social life.
From April 2006 to March 2007, arena worked with 437 people (an increase of 15.6% on the previous year), plus 53 PPO's (up by 47%).
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