Renfrewshire Council

The Commission heard from the following while undertaking its programme of engagement:

• Blue Triangle Housing Association - Renfrew Housing Support Project
• Changing Stages Drama Group
• Education Guidance Representatives Education - Early Years
• The Sunshine Recovery Café
• Renfrewshire Home Link Service
• Primary Care
• RADAR - Renfrewshire Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Resource
• RCA Trust
• Route 66 Group
• The Torley Unit Men's Group
• Front line staff from engagement sessions
• Conversation Café event
• Secondary School Pupils
• Renfrewshire Family Support Group.

The Commission also heard evidence from the following local and national experts:

• John Trainer, Head of Childcare and Criminal Justice and Chief Social Work Officer, Renfrewshire Council
• Professor Glen Bramley, Heriot Watt University - Hard Edges Study
• Dr Saket Priyadarshi, Associate Medical Director and Senior Medical Officer, Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service
• Dr Catherine Foley, Research Fellow with the Australian National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW and clinician with the NSW Health Service
• Patrick McKay, Turning Point Scotland -and Housing First
• Dr Tony Martin PhD, Drug Research Associate, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service
• Karyn McCluskey, Chief Executive of Community Justice Scotland 
• Allison Scott, Criminal Justice Services Manager, Renfrewshire Council
• Dr Carol Hunter, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Christine Laverty, Head of Mental Health, Addictions and Learning Disability Services, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
• Caroline Paterson, Community Mental Health Service Manager, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
• Karen Reynolds, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service Manager, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership
• Oliver Reid, Head of Communities and Public Protection, Renfrewshire Council
• Elaina Smith, Health Improvement Lead Alcohol Licensing, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
• Dr Linda de Caestecker, Director of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Tom Irvine, Homeless & Housing Support Services Manager, Renfrewshire Council
• Alison Douglas, Chief Executive, Alcohol Focus Scotland.