Cover -- Contents -- Tables -- Case studies -- Acknowledgements -- Terminology -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- About this guide -- Alcohol and other drugs are important issues -- 2 Alcohol and other drugs and looked after children and young people -- Why some looked after young people usealcohol and drugs -- Parents and carers who misuse alcohol andother drugs -- Vulnerability, risk and protection -- Emotional health and well-being -- 3 National policy, guidance and other initiatives -- The Children Act 2004 -- National drugs strategy -- Children, Young People and Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA): A framework for VSA -- The National Service Framework for Children,Young People and Maternity Services -- Choosing Health: Making healthy choices easier -- Youth Matters -- Healthy Care Programme -- Promoting the Health of Looked After Children -- Local Authority Outcome Indicator Returns -- Drug Education: Guidance for schools -- National Healthy Schools Programme -- 4 Alcohol and drug education -- Evidence for effective practice -- Drug and alcohol education at school -- What works in drug and alcohol education? -- The views of young people about their alcohol and drug education -- Resources and sources of help -- 5 Developing local policy -- What a drug education and support policyshould cover -- How to develop a local policy -- A model framework -- 6 Practice issues, support and training for carers -- The role of carers in providing alcohol and other drug education and support -- Young people value their carer's support -- Practice issues -- Appendix 1: A framework for a local policyon alcohol and other drug education and support for looked after children's services -- Appendix 2: Organisations, websites and helplines providing information -- Appendix 3: Local sources of information and support -- References -- Index.