1. The development of more strategic systems for decision making and commissioning including the aligning of young people's substance misuse commissioning with adult commissioning and also with key areas of work in Children's services such as Teenage Pregnancy and Anti Social Behaviour.
2. Improve access to treatment and harm reduction services by increasing referrals from sources such as the Youth Offending Team, Accident and Emergency Services
3. Increase the amount of work treatment services are doing with families.
4. Increase the amount of screening which is being carried out in universal services and Increase the number of staff from Children's Services who are accessing training on substance misuse
5. Work with housing providers for 16 and 17 year olds to ensure that young people accessing housing provision with substance misuse problems are adequately supported to develop stability in their lives.