Guardian Unlimited: FDAC - How a specialist court is helping families riven by addiction
26 May ,2011Jon Robins reports on how the "Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) is making a difference in breaking the intergenerational cycle of self-destructive behaviour." The article follows a recent report, published by Brunel University and the Nuffield Foundation, about the FDAC, the team of which is provided by a partnership between the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and the children's charity, Coram.
Read moreBBC Radio 4: Family Drug and Alcohol Court
19 May ,2011BBC Radio 4's Today Programme discusses the recent report conducted by the Nuffield Foundation and Brunel University about the FDAC success.
Read moreCommunity Care: Drug court approach sees fewer children taken into care
19 May ,2011Camilla Pemberton reports that parents with substance misuse problems are less likely to have their children taken into care if they have been through the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), according to an independent evaluation.
Read moreBBC News London: London pilot scheme for addicts 'reunites families'
19 May ,2011The BBC reports on how the Family Drug and Alcohol Court pilot scheme, run by the children's charity, Coram, and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, has had "more success at reuniting families and tackling substance misuse than ordinary care proceedings."
Read moreNuffield Foundation: FDAC - New way of working with families in crisis commended by government's child protection review
18 May ,2011This article follows a recent evaluation of the FDAC by Brunel University and the Nuffield Foundation. The positive outcome of the FDAC evaluation is highlighted in the article, which states that the FDAC "has been successful in improving outcomes for children by tackling the substance misuse of parents at an early stage of care proceedings."
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