SCOTTISH FAMILIES GRAMPIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SURVEY 2014

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SCOTTISH FAMILIES

GRAMPIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SURVEY 2014

SCOTTISH FAMILIES

GRAMPIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SURVEY 2014

If someone misuses drugs and/or alcohol in a problematic way, it affects the people

around them, e.g. their families, partners, friends and communities. They may need

support for themselves to cope with the situation but also to help their loved one to

cope with the problems associated with their addiction. Currently only a small

percentage of family members, partners, friends seek help. When they do they might

not find appropriate support available for them in their area.

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs has recently appointed a Grampian

Family Support Development Officer (contact details below). Their role is to develop a

wider range of family support services in Grampian to help families affected by a loved

one's/someone else's alcohol and/or drug misuse.

You can complete this questionnaire on Survey Monkey (online) through the following

link:-

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RQKGQGF

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SUPPORT?

If you are affected by a loved one's alcohol and/or drug misuse and your are looking for information/support, please do not hesitate to contact the Grampian Family Support Development Officer

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you require any more information regarding the Grampian Family Support Survey or the work that we do, please contact:

Tanja Mehrer

Grampian Family Support Development Officer Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs Email: tanja@sfad.org.uk

Telephone: 07599 941234

Karen McGregor

National Family Support Coordinator

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs Email: karen@sfad.org.uk

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We wish to find out if you have ever felt that you needed support to cope with a loved one's alcohol and/or drug misuse, if help is available in your area, how you feel about the support currently offered to you and what changes you would like to see.

The data gathered will identify the barriers and gaps and help inform family support development in Grampian. You can help to improve the support provided to family members by responding to this anonymous questionnaire. You cannot be identified from the responses provided.

Q1 Are you affected by a loved one's....? (Tick only one box)

Alcohol misuse ... Drug misuse... Both alcohol and drug misuse ... Q2 Is the person misusing alcohol and/or drugs your....?

Adult child ... Under age child... Parent ... Sibling ... Spouse/Partner... Grandparent ... Other...

If 'Other', please specify:

Q3 Has the person who is misusing alcohol and/or drugs ever accessed help for this? (Tick only one box)

Yes ... No ... Unsure ... Q4a Have you ever accessed or tried to access help for yourself to help you cope with your

loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse? Yes ... Go to Q5 No ...

Q4b If No to Q4a, which one of the following statements best describes why you have not accessed help? (Tick only one box)

I do not need any help, I am coping fine ... I did not know that there was help available to me ... I feel too embarrassed to talk to

anyone ...

I fear that other people might think badly of me and my family... My loved one does not want me to seek help ... Other ... If 'Other', please specify:

Q5 Has your GP or other health/social care professional provided information on the support available to you to help you cope better with your loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse? (Tick only one box)

Yes, I have accessed the support... Go to Q6 Yes, I intend to access the support in the future... Go to Q10 Yes, but do not intend to access the support... Go to Q10 No ... Go to Q10

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Q6 What type of support have you accessed in the past to help you cope with your loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse (Tick all that apply)

Telephone Helpline ... Support Group ... Counselling ... Grampian Family Support Forum... 1:1 support through a professional ... 1:1 support through a friend/peer... Complimentary therapies for stress relief ...

Workshops/training for coping skills... Information on alcohol/drugs... Information on treatment services... Internet support... Medication to help you cope ... Other ...

Q7 How did you find out about the support available to you? (Tick only one box)

I actively researched and enquired ... I was approached by a health/social care professional/GP... It was suggested to me by a friend/someone else affected/someone I knew ... Support was suggested to me/my loved one by his/her treatment service ... Other ...

Q8 Who has supported you as someone affected by a loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse? (Tick all that apply)

GP... Other health/social care service... Peer Support Group ... Social Work... Carer Centre/Carer Support Service ... Family Centre... Drug/Alcohol Family Support Service...

Substance Misuse Services ... Grampian Family Support Forum... National Family Support Network... Church ... School ... Community Centre/Group/Organisation . Other ... If 'Other', please specify:

Q9 Overall, how helpful did you find the support you received to cope with a loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse? (Tick only one box)

Very helpful .... Helpful ... Unhelpful ... Very unhelpful Please comment:

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Q10 In your view, what should be improved in your local area to better support people affected by their loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse? (Tick four areas for improvement)

Provision of information on substance misuse issues... Provision of information on support services available locally ... Support for children/young people affected by someone's drug and/or alcohol misuse ... Provision of support groups ... Individual support for family members through professional ... Counselling ... Learning opportunities to improve coping skills/boundary setting/communication ... Support for Kinship Carers... Consultation and involvement of family members into treatment/recovery of loved one's .... Wider choice of service to support treatment and rehabilitation of the alcohol/drug user ... Other ...

Q11 In your view, are families/partners actively....?

a) included in the assessment process of loved ones ... Yes, always ... Yes, sometimes ... No

b) included in the treatment process of loved ones ... ... ... c) supported in the recovery process of loved ones ... ... ...

Q12 How helpful was the professional's attitude towards your needs as a family member in coping with your loved one's alcohol and/or drugs misuse? (Tick only one box)

Very helpful .... Helpful ... Unhelpful ... Very unhelpful Q13 If you have any additional comments you wish to make, please specify in the box below:

Q14 What is the first part of your Post Code?

AB.. e.g. AB25

IV.. e.g. IV30 Q15 Which age group do you belong to?