This document outlines the National Community Action on Alcohol Pilot Project 2016. The project aims to build the capacity of local communities through drug task forces to develop local alcohol action plans. It will provide training to alcohol subcommittees from 5 task forces on alcohol harms, community engagement, and action planning. The subcommittees will receive facilitation and support to develop local alcohol action plans aligned with national policy. Key stages include an expression of interest process, central training, facilitated planning workshops, and developing/implementing local action plans with monitoring and evaluation. Commitment is required from participating task forces to fully engage in the process.

1. CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT
NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION ON ALCOHOL
PILOT PROJECT 2015 CAAP©

2. NATIONAL
COMMUNITY ACTION ON ALCOHOL
PROJECT 2016 CAAP©
COMMUNITY ACTION SEEKS TO CHANGE COLLECTIVE RATHER THAN
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR” WHO 2009
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3. CONTENT
Community Action on Alcohol Project 2016
• Aim, Objectives, Guiding Principles
• Expression of Interest Process
• Key Project Stages
• Pre- Development , Briefings Overview
• Development of the Alcohol Sub Committee
• Training Supports and Action Planning Facilitation
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4. NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION ON ALCOHOL PROJECT CAAP©
Project Governance:
• National Steering Group including
representatives from
Drugs Policy Unit, Dept. of Health
HSE Health Promotion Health Improvement
HSE Social Inclusion
Ballymun Drug and Alcohol Task Force
The Alcohol Forum
Project design, development & delivery:
• Anne Timony Meehan
Alcohol Forum CAAP Project Lead
• Guest Speakers – Module 3
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5. GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
• Aligned to five pillars of the National
Substance Misuse Strategy National Drug
Strategy (Interim) 2009-2016, Supply,
Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation
and Research from a local community
perspective.
• Aligned to the Steering Groups Report on
a National Substance Misuse Strategy
(2012).
• Aligned to Healthy Ireland - A Framework
for Improved Health and Well Being
(2013-2025)
• Adhering to public funding standards and
processes.
• Supporting national HSE priorities and business
plans including HSE Communications Alcohol
Awareness Campaign.
• Monitoring & Evaluation built in to project
delivery
• Optimising impact with limited available
resources.
• Ensuring evaluation is central to Local Alcohol
Action Plans
• Aligned with the principles of community
development.
• Maximising interagency cooperation.
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6. TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THROUGH THE STRUCTURES
OF THE L/RDATFS, TO IDENTIFY LOCAL PRIORITIES AND TO DEVELOP A LOCAL
ALCOHOL ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES
Overall
Aim
Objectives targeting
5 L/RDATFs
Project Deliverables
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• To build awareness of alcohol related harm to
both the drinker and others
• To raise the awareness of effective measures
/sustainable actions under each of the pillars –
• To explore effective measures to promote
community engagement in the Local Community
Action on Alcohol Planning Process
• To develop an action planning template to assist
communities to develop their own Local Alcohol
Action Plan
• To ensure adequate monitoring, review and
evaluation measures are built in to the
development of Action Plans
National
Community
Action on Alcohol
Project
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7. Overall
Aim
Objectives
targeting 5
L/RDATFs
Project Deliverables
• Provide training Alcohol Harm
Awareness Training
• Provide training & support to the
community engagement process
• Provide facilitated planning workshops
to Taskforce Alcohol Sub Committees
• Provide Information, Resources,
guidance and support to local Planning
groups
• To support the development of Local
Alcohol Action Plans aligned with the
National Policy Framework
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National
Community
Action on Alcohol
Project
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8. CAAP 2016 – GETTING STARTED
• Seek expressions of interest from
local/regional drug task forces to select 5 to
participate in the Community Action on
Alcohol Project and assist them in developing
a Local Alcohol Action Plan.
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9. EXPRESSION ON INTEREST PROCESS - KEY DATES
• 20 January 2016: Call for Expression of Interest. Expression of Interest Forms
will be emailed to the Co-ordinator of each Local & Regional Drug & Alcohol
Taskforce
• 10 February 2016: Completed Expression of Interest Forms should be
returned to Anne Timony Meehan, Project Lead, National Community Action
on Alcohol Project. Contact details:
Email anne@alcoholforum.org Office Tel: 074 9125596
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10. EXPRESSION ON INTEREST SELECTION CRITERIA
Round 1: The CAAP Steering Committee award a score to category of information
requested on the EoI form
A. Level of Alcohol Work undertaken and links / engagement with stakeholder &
community groups
B. Ability to engage with the project with a short lead in time
C. Level of Interest – Taskforce rationale for engagement in the CAAP 2016
Round 2: Focuses on achieving a good mix of perspectives and a balanced geographic
spread and considered Rural & Urban, Local & Regional, Low & High Population
density
Taskforce Staff commitment to taking a lead role within the Alcohol Sub Committee
is a requirement
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11. KEY PROJECT STAGES
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Project Pre-
development
Engage 5
Sites
Alcohol Sub
Committees
Centrally
Delivered
Training
Alcohol Sub
Committee
Training &
Facilitation
Local Alcohol
Action Plan
Evaluation
Ongoing Monitoring process
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12. STEP BY STEP SUMMARY
Expression of
Interest Process
Selection of 5
L/DRAFTs for Pilot
Project
Briefing to Chair
& Co-ordinator
Briefing / workshop Full
Task Force
Charter of Commitment
L/RDATF develops
Alcohol Sub
Committee
Briefing/training
Alcohol Sub
Committee
4/5 pers Centrally
delivered Training
x 3 Days
Training Support
to each Alcohol
Sub Committee
ASC Facilitated
Planning Sessions
x 2 Days
Local Alcohol
Action Plan
Local
implementation
LAAP
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13. STEP BY STEP: PROJECT PRE-
DEVELOPMENT
Project Briefing Taskforce Co-
ordinator & Chairperson (1hr)
• Project Outline
• Commitment required from the
Taskforce for a successful outcome
• Charter of Commitment discussed
Project Briefing / facilitated session to
Full Taskforce (3hr)
• Project Outline
• Commitment required from the
Taskforce Charter of Commitment
presented & signed off
• Group Work: Engaging the community-
who needs to be represented on the
Alcohol Sub Committee
• Draft a Time bound Action Plan to
engage Stakeholders & form an Alcohol
Sub Committee
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14. STEP BY STEP- PROJECT PRE- DEVELOPMENT
Briefing / training session with the Alcohol Sub Committee (3hr)
• Discuss the role of the Alcohol Sub Committee (sample ToR )
• Establish group leader and deputy to drive process (staff member)
• Outline Central Training Modules
• Group Work: ASC: Who should be involved, Are there Gaps in
Representation, Action plan to engage stakeholders
• Facilitated exercise – Attitudes to Alcohol Session
• Training session – Engaging the Community / Public Health approach to
Alcohol Harms
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15. CENTRALLY DELIVERED TRAINING
3 X FULL DAYS (6HR) 4/5 PERS FROM EACH TASKFORCE ALCOHOL SUB COMMITTEE
Day 1:
• Module 3: Alcohol Harms Session
• Module 1: Community Engagement & Consultation. Gathering the Baseline
Evidence
Day 2:
• Module 3: Alcohol Harms Session
• Module 2: Planning Managing and Evaluating for Results
Day 3:
• Module 3: Alcohol Harms Session
• Module 4: The Power of Media Influence. Alcohol & the Media
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16. ALCOHOL SUB COMMITTEE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Training Module 3: Alcohol Harms (1/2 day overview)
Training Module 5: Planning for Action- Developing our Alcohol Action Plan –
Getting Started (1 Day)
• Re-cap on Engaging the Community and the Public Health approach to
Alcohol
• Visioning Exercise, Developing a Vision & Mission Statement
• Policy Context, Policy measures that work, SWOC analysis
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17. ALCOHOL SUB COMMITTEE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Facilitated Session X 2: Drawing Up our Action Plan (under Pillars)
• Planning Resource PP
• Community Action on Alcohol Planning Workbook – Action / Change plan template
• Developing Aims, Set Objectives
• Develop Change Actions, Performance Indicators, Monitoring & Evaluation
procedures
• Alcohol Sub Committee Lead / Deputy to populate the Action Plan Template and
circulate draft LAAP to ASC members for feedback
• Alcohol Sub Committee Lead / Deputy to add introduction and context information
before circulation to full Taskforce for feedback
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18. COMMITMENT REQUIRED FROM TASK FORCES
• Briefing with the Chairs and Co-
ordinators, Full L/RDATF, Alcohol Sub
Committee
• Charter of Commitment
• Implement Local Alcohol Action Plan
• Select Alcohol Subcommittee (ASC).
• ASC commits to meeting regularly to
work on the project.
• ASC feed back to Task Force
• ASC participate in a half day briefing /
training workshop & 1 day training
• ASC - two full day facilitated planning
workshops to develop the Local Alcohol
Action Plan
• Inclusion of a member of staff from the
Taskforce on the Alcohol Subcommittee is a
requirement for inclusion in the Project.
• ASC present the draft Local Alcohol Action
Plan to the Task Force for approval &/or
amendment as appropriate
• ASC & Task Force participate fully with the
Monitoring and Evaluation of the CAAP
2016
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19. THANK YOU
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20. CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT
NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION ON ALCOHOL
PILOT PROJECT 2015 CAAP©
THE COMMUNITY ACTION ON ALCOHOL PROJECT WAS DESIGNED, DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED BY
ANNE TIMONY MEEHAN, ALCOHOL FORUM