Additional public engagement events announced for consultation on new Substance Use Strategy

The Department of Health has announced two additional public engagement events as part of the ongoing proposals for a new Substance Use Strategy.

The two events will take place on Tuesday 1 December at 10 am and Thursday 10 December at 2 pm and due to the ongoing pandemic, these events will be held online via ZOOM.

These events will be identical in nature and cover all aspects of the consultation. 

The online meetings are being independently facilitated by ‘Insight Solutions’, who will be taking note of the views expressed by participants and feeding these back to the Department. 

The Department would encourage anyone interested in taking part to send an email to hdpb@health-ni.gov.uk to include the following details:

• your name;
• your e-mail address:
• your preferred date to attend; and
• whether you are attending as an individual or on behalf of an organisation.

Notes to editors: 

1. In order to get the most out of the facilitation events, participants are encouraged to have read through the consultation document, “Making Life better – Preventing Harm and Empowering Recovery: A Strategic Framework to Tackle the Harm from Sustance Use”, beforehand which is available to download from the Department’s website at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/SUS-consultation.
   
   Alternatively individuals or organisations are free to respond to the consultation in their own time via the online option on NI Direct website at: https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/doh-health-development-policy-branch/3b516fe4/.
   
   Officials from the Health Development Policy Branch are also available to discuss the consultation document with groups who would find it beneficial.  If you would like to avail of this please contact: hdpb@health-ni.gov.uk.
   
   The consultation will remain open until Friday 5 February 2021.
    
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