Alcohol Treatment Services facing real challenges post covid experience.Alcohol Treatment Services facing real challenges post covid experience.
The Alcohol File
Treatment Services in Ireland must be proportionate to the scale of our societal problem of alcohol use.
39:34•22 Jun 2021
Rebuilding Hope: Navigating Alcohol Treatment Post-COVID in Ireland
“We'd be advocating that there should be a national strategy and setting out national standards and promoting best practice, and this would be like a trauma informed national strategy, just like all the things that we've been talking about set out in a national document, so that, like all services are doing all of these great positive things that you guys are talking about, because, like currently, we don't really know, you know so.”
In this thought-provoking episode of 'The Alcohol File', Eunan McKinney sits down with Sara Cassidy from Aiseiri, Mick Devine of the Tabor Group, and Jennifer Hough, a policy officer at Alcohol Action Ireland. They tackle the pressing issues faced by alcohol treatment services in Ireland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation revolves around the findings of a 2020 survey conducted by Alcohol Action Ireland, which was published in June 2021.
The survey sheds light on intergenerational substance use patterns and underscores the urgent need for a trauma-informed national strategy. The experts discuss how integrating multidisciplinary teams and involving families in the treatment process can significantly enhance recovery outcomes. This episode is not just an analysis; it’s a call-to-action for building better care practices and addressing the deep-rooted challenges in alcohol treatment services. Tune in to understand the complexities and potential solutions for improving alcohol treatment in Ireland.
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