Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers

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Provision of Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers. The Council intends to enter into an agreement to provide the Specialist Accommodation-based Intensive Housing Support for High-risk Substance Misusers for the period of 3 years with option to extend for 2 years subject to performance and budgetary approval. 426380GBP per annum. Total 2131900GBP over 5 years Lot 1: The primary purpose of this service is to provide specialist accommodation-based intensive housing support for high-risk substance misusers that is delivered in a managed/controlled accommodation environment. The Specialist accommodation-based intensive housing support for high-risk substance misusers, will aim to: • Deliver intensive and focused recovery and reablement interventions that will support individuals to achieve a change and improvement in their behaviour or condition, so that they have the confidence and skills to obtain and/or maintain independent accommodation. • Through proactive engagement of hard to reach and vulnerable groups - minimise the harm associated with drug and alcohol misuse. • Deliver high quality and safe care which is client centred, offering personalised opportunities for those using drugs and/or alcohol to move towards sustained recovery. • Provide trauma informed, non-judgmental services that are fair and equitable providing good access to all and delivering a range of interventions which are evidence based, cost-effective and are responsive to customer need. • Improve the physical and mental health of complex substance misusing customers and work to address inequalities for priority vulnerable groups including women, underserved ethnic groups and those experiencing homelessness. • Address the ambitions of the Supplemental Substance Misuse Grant and the Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant 22-25 and any subsequent funding objectives. In addition to the above aims the service will also contribute to the following for Derby City Council: • Service delivery in line with the conditions of Public Health Grant allocation in respect of substance misuse (section 31(4) of the Local Government Act 2003) • The duty to improve public health and address inequalities (steps considered appropriate for improving the health of the people in its area) (Health & Social Care Act 2012, s.12) • Delivery of drug and alcohol treatment as a statutory requirement under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (un-repealed) in accordance with the Council's Constitution. • Delivery of a world-class treatment and recovery system as detailed in the national drug strategy From Harm to Hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives (H.M. Government 2022) and the Dame Carol Black Independent Review of Drugs part two: prevention, treatment, and recovery. • Delivery against Joined Up Care Derbyshire and the Health and Wellbeing Boards objectives in respect of reducing alcohol related harm.