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background
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Lewisham
Council held a citizens' jury in April 1996; sixteen local
residents spent four days together focussing on the theme
of drugs and community safety.
The
jury received a range of information on drugs and their
effects, national and local government policies and treatment
and education interventions. They also heard evidence from
fifteen expert witnesses. The jury made a wide range of
recommendations, some of which focussed on drug education.
These included the need for a whole community approach to
drug education which should include parents, youth workers,
teachers, young people, local residents and business.
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In
response a drug education team was established and is co-ordinated
by Lewisham Directorate for Education and Culture. Funding was
made available initially for a small team of specialist workers
for the four years 1997 - 2001 by London Borough of Lewisham.
Since
then the Project has received additional funding from Lambeth
Southwark & Lewisham Health Authority Health Action Zone (HAZ)
and the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Lewisham. This has enabled
us to expand both our methods of work and the area we cover.
The
project is being externally evaluated by the Institute of Education.
The findings will inform the project's development. Lessons emerging
from this will be disseminated more widely.
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