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POST: PROGRESSION ROUTES DEVELOPMENT WORKER

Progression Routes is an initiative of the Ana Liffey Drug Project. This innovative project connects on the ground practice with national policy, promoting best practice through pilot initiatives. A significant feature of the Progression Routes work plan involves supporting drugs services to improve their Quality Standards.

The researchers are interested in your use of legal highs, your opinion of them and the effects you experience. This includes former legal highs, such as mephedrone and BZP and current legal highs such as Pure-NRG, Amplified, Diablo and Raz. There are also a few questions about other drugs (such as alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine). The information you provide will enhance their understanding of your experiences with legal highs and will be used to help develop harm reduction, health and other interventions.

At the North Inner City Drugs Task Force Seminar 'Not For Human Consumption' - Unregulated 'Head Shop' Substances and Their Risks in Dublin on 6th May 2010; Tony Duffin Director of Ana Liffey Drug Project presented the newly developed booklet 'Use Your Head - Harm Reduction Information - Legal Highs or Otherwise'.

'A Continuum of Care within Drug Services'

Taking place 4th and 5th November 2010 in the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin 8.

At the Irish Needle Exchange Forum (INEF) conference in November 2009, members from throughout the spectrum of drug services in Ireland were in attendance (e.g. Abstinence Based and Harm Reduction services). Feedback from the conference delegates was good and it was clear that the conference benefited from the range of disciplines within the delegate group.

Building on this experience, and under the guidance of the INEF Advisory Group (made up of members of the Voluntary and Statutory sectors), the INEF has come together with the Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellor's (IAAAC ), Ana Liffey Drug Project and Coolmine Therapeutic Community to hold a National Drugs Conference in November 2010.

This conference will include national and international speakers from across the spectrum of service provision and policy arena available within the response to the drugs issue i.e. this is not a Harm Reduction Conference or an Abstinence Based Conference; this is an all inclusive Drugs Conference.

Call For Abstract Submissions Deadline wednesday 30th June 2010

For more information email conference2010@inef.ie

Sponsors and Exhibitors email tim@inef.ie

The Irish Needle Exchange Forum (INEF) held its inaugural conference at the Malton Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry, on 5 November 2009. Read the Drugnet article: Drugnet Ireland - Issue 33

The Safetynet, providers of Primary Health Care for people who are homeless, in conjunction with Dublin Simon Community, Chrysalis Community Drugs Project and the Order of Malta (Ireland) have developed a Mobile Health Clinic for homeless people and female sex workers in Dublin City.

Professor Joe Barry has issued this warning regarding inflammation of the heart muscle, and lining of the heart, through the ingestion of mephedrone:

"IF YOU BANG IT, BIN IT!" - New posters addressing the issue of unsafe disposal of drug paraphernalia are available to download here.

If you would like copies posted to you please email your postal address to info@aldp.ie

Read the full article to find out more about the Peer Support Group and the new posters...

The Ana Liffey Drug Project aims to respond to the needs of people actively using drugs, their families,
children and their communities in a flexible, person-centred way. The project works with service users to
reduce the risks associated with drug use, improve overall quality of life and advocate for the rights and
needs of people actively using drugs.

BIDs for Kids Free Children's Christmas Storytelling Sessions and Puppet Show's

The Dublin City Business Improvement District (BID) will ignite your child's imagination this Christmas with a host of FREE seasonal entertainment, including hilarious puppet shows and festive storytelling sessions, as part of its BIDs for Kids Winter programme.

FEATURING:
PADDY CASEY, MIK PYRO, EOIN DILLON, EOIN COUGHLAN &
THE SICK AND INDIGENT SONG CLUB
followed by club with live music from Ali & the DT's

BUTTON FACTORY TUESDAY DECEMBER 15TH
€20 DOORS 7.30PM FIRST ACT ONSTAGE 8PM
Ticket bookings: www.tickets.ie www.ticketmaster.ie
City Discs tel: 01 633 0066, Sound Cellar & Road Records

www.aldp.ie
www.coolmine.ie

Today (11/11/09), John Curran T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy sanctioned a grant of €35,000 to Ana Liffey Drug Project, based on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin City.

The European Commission has published the Ana Liffey's European Action on Drugs commitment on www.action-drugs.eu.

Ana Liffey Drug Project, supported by the Primary Care Safetynet, will operate a GP clinic from Thursday, 1st October 2009, from 2.30pm to 5pm (last appointment is 4.40pm) in 51 Middle Abbey Street.

The Ana Liffey Drug Project launches the "Duck, Dive and Survive" SMS Texting Service for people who use drugs - an innovative service which uses mobile phone technology to communicate with one of Dublin's most marginalised groups.

As the winner of the special bursary for New Initiatives category of the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Award 2009; the Ana Liffey Drug Project (ALDP) has used the winner's bursary to establish an SMS text messaging service for their service users.

'Captive' are one of Dublin's leading ambient advertising specialists, offering advertising space on light-boxes, washroom sites and on out-boxes (e.g external wall mounted ashtrays) in some of Dublin City's leading pubs, clubs and venues.
We are pleased to report that Captive will be providing pro bono ambient advertising for Ana Liffey Drug Project this summer by placing our award winning poster on 20 sites across Dublin City Centre - click here to see an example.

Ana Liffey Drug Project now on Twitter

Click here to read the CornerStone interview with Tony Duffin Director of ALDP.

The Ana Liffey Drug Project's "Duck Dive & Survive" initiative has won the special bursary for new initiatives category of the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards 2009. The 'Duck, Dive and Survive' series, currently, consists of two clearly written leaflets promoting essential Ana Liffey Drug Project services - the Peer Support Group and the Outreach Service. The leaflets focus on harm reduction, what services and support groups are available and other helpful phone numbers. These were developed using clear information and attractive, high standard graphic design.

ALDP plan to use the €3000 prize fund to establish a free text messaging service that will provide essential real-time information to service users.

"Mark your calendar and start saving room for dessert for what will become one of the most anticipated culinary events in the Capital - 'Dine In Dublin - Restaurant Week' running from Monday April 20th to Sunday April 26th"

Ana Liffey Drug Project (ALDP) is calling on people engaged in drug use to be aware of the increased risk of overdose over Easter. Typically, ALDP sees an increase in suspected drug related deaths over holiday seasons. During Easter 2008 four ALDP service users died from suspected overdoses and during the 2008 Christmas/New Year period there were five fatal suspected overdoses in North Inner Dublin City.

The Ana Liffey Drug Project have made the following archived news articles available to download:

In the first initiative of its kind in the country the newly established, Dublin City Business Improvement District (DBID) announced details today of a new long-term partnership with the Ana Liffey Drug Project (ALDP) to help improve the quality of life and conditions of its service users and ultimately assist them in finding greater structure in their lives.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Eibhlin Byrne, today visited the ILAC Centre in Dublin's City Centre to show her support for the work of the Ana Liffey Drug Project.

In December 2007 the Ana Liffey Drug Project held a fundraising Gig at Pravda in celebration of the Ana Liffey Drug Project's 25th Anniversary. This social event of music and fun was a great success. It is now that time of year again and we will be hosting another musical night, this year the focus is on a modern and traditional acoustic music session.

Dr David Poole today (02/12/08) received an Unsung Heroes Award from Dublin City Council. The award was presented to David by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Eibhlin Byrne at the Mansion House, David received his award for his many years of voluntary involvement with the Ana Liffey Drug Project.

In an attempt to capitalise on one of the strengths of the web, i.e. innovation through collaboration, and in the interest of promoting good practise; the ALDP have taken the step of making their Operational Policies available to download.

The ALDP has developed new pages for www.aldp.ie these include a new Services page Assertive Outreach and two new Resource pages Research and Operational Policies.

The Ana Liffey Drug Project's assertive street-based outreach work seeks to engage people who are based on the streets of Dublin's inner city and who may experience problem drug use and/ or homelessness.

The 2008 Ana Liffey Drug Project AGM took place at 6pm on Tuesday 16th September 2008 in 48 Middle Abbey Street.

"Drug service finally gets badly needed funding"

ALDP is delighted to announce the start of its assertive outreach programme today, 20th August 2008. Trained ALDP staff will be on the streets of the North Inner City every day proactively engaging with people who may be experiencing problematic drug use and / or homelessness. The assertive outreach staff can provide a range of services to people on the street, including referrals (to ALDP and other services), phone calls, brief solution focused interventions around specific issues, harm reduction and health promotion advice and materials. Significantly, the team will be promoting the Ana Liffey Drug Project free phone number so that people can call to access our services quickly themselves - the free phone number is 1800 78 68 28.

The Ana Liffey Drug Project (ALDP), today, Wednesday August 6th 2008, is delighted to announce details of expanded day services due to funding provided by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The Ana Liffey Drug Project has recruited six new staff members to operate the extension to the project, which aims to address the needs of individuals who are experiencing problem drug use and who may be experiencing homelessness in the local area.

Senator Paschal Donohoe,Wednesday, 18 June 2008, Seanad Debate, Vol. 190 No. 3, National Drugs | Strategy: Motion.

Ana Drug Liffey Project - Interview with Director Tony Duffin

Drink and Drug News

Read the latest Project Report on the Ana lIffey Drug Projects most recent activities - simply click this link to download your copy of the digital publication 'Project Update 2006 & 2007'.

Launched on the 15th June 2007, 'Now & Next' - the Strategic Plan of the ALDP 2007 to 2011 sets oout clear goals and states clearly the strategic intentions of the ALDP for the period 2007 to 2011.