Wirral Mind has been commissioned to establish and coordinate a Drug and Alcohol Misuse Lived Experience Network (LEN) for Wirral. The request came from Public Health Wirral who have asked for the expertise of those with experience of drug and/ or alcohol misuse to support implementing the Wirral Drugs Strategy. The Wirral Drugs Strategy 2023 – 2027 has been developed to reduce drug-related harm, including drug related deaths across the Wirral. The vision for this is for…
“…all people in Wirral to be able to live healthier, happy lives, free from the harmful impacts of drugs”
The LEN ensures that people with experience of substance misuse have a say in influencing and shaping of local prevention and recovery services, as well as substance misuse policies.
What are the priorities of the Wirral Drugs Strategy?
- Building a positive culture to reduce drug-related harm
- Protecting children and young people
- Strengthening the treatment and recovery system
- Reducing health inequalities and reducing drug-related deaths
- Working together to reduce drug-related crime and harm in Wirral
For more information about the Wirral Drug Strategy, please visit www.wirral/drug/strategy.com
How can I get involved?
We are looking to work with people who have lived experience of substance misuse, whether they:
• Are actively misusing drugs and/ or alcohol
• Have misused drugs/ alcohol in the past
• Are in treatment
• Have never accessed treatment services
• Are seeking treatment
• Have left treatment
You can get involved by:
• Sharing your experiences
• Attending monthly meetings
• Reading and commenting documents
• Taking part in specific workshops
For more information or to register your interest to join the Wirral Lived Experience Network, please download the Information pack and complete and return the Expression of Interest form and Diversity and Equality Monitoring form to learning@wirralmind.org.uk alternatively, you can contact us via the details below.
Contact
Wirral Mind
90 – 92 Chester Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5DL
Telephone: 0151 512 2200
Email: learning@wirralmind.org.uk