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'Whole family workforce' set up to tackle drug and alcohol addiction in Scotland

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Scotland is establishing a 'whole family workforce' to tackle drug and alcohol harms in Scotland. The Scottish Government’s Whole Family Framework is being set up after research made plain the huge damage done by addiction to other family members, including children.

The new approach will also incorporate the latest learnings on how trauma in early life drives addiction. And it seeks to encourage people affected by addiction to seek help and support without fear of having children taken into care.Justina Murray, CEO of Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs said she hopes the new framework will herald a major investment in holistic, family centred responses.She said: “We know that whole families – children, young people and adults

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