This report focuses on the South Inner City Dublin Drug and Alcohol Task Force (SICDATF) area. The purpose of this research project is to inform a training programme for practitioners and professionals across the network of SICDATF services, which is DRI specific. It aims to educate, equip, support and protect professionals in all types of services who are dealing with DRI related incidents. Over time, this programme will also be adapted to provide training and support for families and community members. Section 1.1 of this report has introduced the purpose of this research and its intended outcome. Section 1.2 provides a narrative review of the national and international literature on DRI responses and interventions for improving and sustaining communities. Chapter 2 outlines the methodology for the research undertaken to inform the training programme. Chapter 3 presents the findings of the research thematically. Chapter 4 provides a discussion of the research findings and an outline of the proposed training programme and concludes the report. 

The proposed training programme which is the primary output of this research is best positioned as a pilot programme, with further iterations over time after a comprehensive evaluation of each delivery. The pilot DRI training programme is envisaged as an interagency, collaborative series of seminars, each with a focus on the key training needs of practitioners and the community which emerged from the dataset. This training programme is intended to bring together services for shared learning and embed a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to DRI in the SICDATF area, in addition to creating and supporting a new community of practice for professionals who are impacted by DRI in their work. The scope of the tender was to work in partnership with and consultation with stakeholders in the SICDATF area to develop such a training programme and also to produce an information leaflet or summary booklet for community services responding to DRI and anti-social behaviour, to raise awareness and disseminate referral information.