Developed from research led by NCH Rotherham Bridges - a leaving care project - Under My Roof has demonstrated that professionals need more resources to help them address young people's substance misuse. This is because:
- There are a high number of accommodation breakdowns due to substance misuse - 90 per cent have substance misuse as an underlying cause of eviction.
- Over 50 per cent of young people with problematic use are not accessing drugs teams - they prefer to talk to people they know.
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