Award of Young People Drug and Alcohol Prevention Service in Kirklees
Awarded 31 Mar 2026
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Kirklees Council awarded a contract to Change Grow Live Services Ltd for the Young People Drug and Alcohol Prevention Service.
The service supports young people up to age 21, with adult services taking over from 21, and provides clinical treatment for 18-21-year-olds.
It aims to help young people make informed choices about substance use and raise awareness of associated risks.
Support extends to parents, carers, schools, colleges, and statutory services.
Delivery occurs in accessible community venues across Kirklees.
Interventions include one-to-one sessions, early support, harm reduction, family-focused work addressing hidden harm, clinical care, group activities, professional training, and assistance for early help and social work teams.
The service supports young people engaging in early risk-taking behaviours, including experimentation and recreational substance use, and those with increased vulnerabilities and complexities.
Specialist support is available for young people at risk of criminal exploitation, involved in gangs, county lines, and dealing drugs.
There is a focus on hidden harm support, including a strategic approach to support primary and secondary education.
The service provides for increasing referrals per quarter requiring Hidden Harm interventions, ensures equity of support across vulnerable groups, and increases early intervention and prevention work to identify at-risk young people through a substance misuse lens.
Support is provided in relation to drugs education in schools.
Dedicated specialist workers are provided for YOS, sexual exploitation, LAC, children and families, and hidden harm, targeted interventions.
The contract was awarded following Direct Award Process C, runs from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029, with an option to extend for up to 2 years to 31st March 2032.
The contract value is £2,376,000 including extensions.
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