Create have recently been commissioned for the next 18 months to develop and roll-out a new and exciting brief intervention project across the Borough of Wigan in the North West of England. Working with a wide range of key partners and stakeholders Create will set out to embed and mainstream the provision of alcohol ‘identification and brief advice’ across key statutory and voluntary services.

Create continue to support the development of the Scottish Health Care Network in Scotland. Steven McCluskey, Create Consultant was asked to present at the networks recent national network event & AGM in Edinburgh on the 3rd December 2009.

18th November, 2009

Respect Me, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Charity recently held their 3rd annual conference in Glasgow. The event was attended by Susie who returned thoroughly enthused and keen to think about how our expertees at Create can support this work. For more information on the work that Respect Me do, visit their website at www.respectme.org.uk

The International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems (INEBRIA) held this year’s international conference in Newcastle/Gateshead earlier this year and Create staff were in attendance. The programme was wide and varied and included presentations from various leading alcohol researchers and policy makers both from the UK and internationally.

The SJRCC is published jointly by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and the Scottish Institute for Residential Childcare. Steven McCluskey, Create Consultant was very happy to be invited as guest editor for this special health edition of the Journal. Steven said “ The Journal provides an important forum for residential childcare staff and others to reflect on policy, practice and training and research within the context of their daily practice with young people.