This evaluation was carried out between February and April 2023. It follows the completion of the first Back to Basics programme, run during COVID restrictions from 2020, and takes place during the second module of the second programme which began in September 2023 and is due to run until July 2023. It is a snapshot of the programme taken during the Empowerment and Addiction Awareness module.

The evaluation is based on:

A review of relevant documentation on the programme and the wider work of the Family Support Team within CASP

A review of policies relevant to family support and addiction.

Team and one-to one interview with the Family Support Team members

Group and one-to-one interviews with all participants in the Empowerment and Addiction Awareness module of the second Back to Basics programme

A progress measurement tool employed for the duration of the Empowerment and Addiction Awareness module.

Staff benchmark and exit assessments of individual participants’ progress for the duration of the Empowerment and Addiction Awareness Module.