Public Health Institute reports

The report reports survey findings from a population survey which aimed to examine individuals’ alcohol and drug use, as well as attitudes towards use, criminality, and punishment relating to the use of cannabis in the Isle of Man. The survey included a range of questions on a series of key health issues including smoking, alcohol, diet and nutrition, exercise, weight, general health and wellbeing. In addition, the survey collected information on basic demographics of participants.

This Health Impact Assessment aimed to assess the needs of the Guernsey population in relation to gambling related harms, and to obtain more precise information on the nature and extent of gambling behaviours on the island. This Health Impact Assessment was commissioned in 2019 and was undertaken by The Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University.

This data annex accompanies a Health Impact Assessment which aimed to assess the needs of the Guernsey population in relation to gambling related harms, and to obtain more precise information on the nature and extent of gambling behaviours on the island. The Health Impact Assessment was commissioned in 2019 and was undertaken by The Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University.

The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) has an overarching aim to identify and engage with adults in the criminal justice system who use drugs and/or alcohol, and divert them to appropriate treatment services where a range of interventions can be delivered in order to reduce acquisitive crime. A key route into DIP is Drug Testing on Arrest, where adults are tested for specified Class A drugs (crack/powder cocaine and/or certain opiates) in police custody following an arrest. This report shows trends of drug tests carried out in Merseyside Police custody over an eight-year period up to the year ending March 2024. It contextualises Merseyside Police drug testing records for adults who offend and use specified Class A drugs identified through this key route into DIP. A demographic overview of this cohort and figures for residents of each of the five Merseyside Local Authority areas are also provided.

The Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership (MVRP) was established in 2019 to provide strategic leadership on the public health approach to violence in Merseyside through policy, practice, and targeted communication. During this time, the MVRP has funded a suite of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions to prevent violence with a focus on early intervention, life course, place-based, and community-led approaches. The MVRP works across five priority areas: early years, education, health, whole-family approaches and preventing offending. As part of their continued programme of violence reduction activities, between September 2023 and August 2024, the MVRP chose to develop and implement a place-based approach in Sefton to offer a ‘menu of support’ across early years settings in this area. LJMU evaluated this project as part of the continued efforts to evidence MVRP activities.