The Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI) promotes voluntary sector work with vulnerable children and young people affected by substance misuse. It has been running since 2000 and is funded by the Foundation and The Scottish Government. Groups targeted are:
As we work with voluntary and statutory groups, the projects we fund gain strength from the partnership approach used.
We are also really interested in making sure the projects we fund will be accessible to the children and young people they are trying to help. So, a group of young people assess potential projects, making sure they are relevant to the children and young people who will be using them.
There are many different things to think about when we consider how effective projects will be at addressing issues around drugs and alcohol, and a steering group who have a wide range of expertise in this area gives us confidence that all aspects of projects have been looked at.
Alcohol & Drug Partnerships (ADPs) are a key group in co-ordinating work locally, and charities develop two-stage applications with them. This makes sure all the projects we fund are linked into other work going on locally.
Click here to find out how to apply to the Partnership Drugs Initiative.
Total distributed by Alcohol & Drug Partnership area
A total of just over £14.7 million has been awarded through the PDI to voluntary organisations in all of the 30 Alcohol & Drug Partnership (ADP) areas throughout Scotland.
