SDF work to provide various opportunities for people who are experiencing or have experienced a drug problem.
These include:
- Living experience groups in local areas across Scotland. These are informal groups set up to engage people experiencing a drug problem so that they can raise issues and ideas with people responsible for the development and delivery of policy and services in their local area and nationally.
- Volunteering opportunities in local areas of Scotland. People with their own experience of a drug problem and who are at a stage where they feel able to commit time to volunteer can benefit from a positive experience of gaining skills and enjoying social contact with peers in a productive environment. There are a variety of opportunities including in developing and carrying out peer research.
- National Traineeship programme provides people who are at a stage where they feel able to commit to employment and learning within a structured and supported trainee programme. The Traineeship provides a salaried opportunity to experience work placements, alongside a package of specialist quality assured training, and vocational learning through SVQ study. The programme is available to people in local areas across Scotland, with recruitment of intakes taking place annually.
- Peer Naloxone Networks – SDF provides support to local areas and in prisons in Scotland to form networks of peer who can supply naloxone and ensure people are trained in recognising and responding to suspected drug overdoses.