Integrated Young People's Substance Misuse Service

The young people's substance misuse service in Sheffield provides a coordinated and effective response to the needs of young people, and additional support for vulnerable young people. The service provides early help and prevention through workforce development; offering training, consultation and resources to front line staff in schools and other organisations working with children and young people across the voluntary and statutory sectors.

In line with the National Treatment Agency definition, the service provides a harm reduction model of care planned targeted and specialist interventions aimed at alleviating current harm caused by young people's substance misuse.

Referrals are received from partner agencies including statutory and voluntary children and young people's services, schools, South Yorkshire Police, young people, and parents or carers, to:

a) access harm reduction advice, specialist support and targeted treatment for identified need

b) for referral on to in-patient provision.