The Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force (CDATF) was one of fourteen task forces set up in 1997, replicating the model of community-led interagency partnerships that had developed in many areas of the city overwhelmed by epidemic levels of heroin use among its young people. Since thenthe Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force (CDATF) has worked to reduce drug-related harms to individuals, families and communities by working in partnership with key stakeholders in the community, voluntary and statutory sectors on the coordination and delivery of services.