The National Collaborating Centre for Drug Prevention (NCCDP) is based at the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University. It has strong links with central Government Departments and maintains a broad network of local, national and international experts in drug misuse theory and practice.

The NCCDP helps build the evidence base for drug prevention including the contributions of drug prevention to wider public health issues; in particular reducing inequalities in health. By identifying the most effective characteristics of programmes and interventions, which have the most impact upon preventing drug misuse, the NCCDP aims to inform national and local policy and practice on drug misuse prevention and provide guidance for those delivering front line drug prevention services.

The NCCDP has already conducted reviews of non-traditional evidence and scholarly articles, developed guidance on putting evidence into practice, assisted with the development and evaluation of prevention programmes and continues to provide a national information service. We welcome enquiries from individuals and organisations that are looking to develop drug prevention work and wish to learn more about evidence, research, evaluation, and implementation.

The NCCDP and its members have been invited to speak at international conferences, and currently serve on many local, regional, national and international advisory boards.

The NCCDP's findings are reported through annual and ad hoc reports, briefings, conferences, and internet resources. The Centre will also provide targeted resources and bespoke reports for practitioners such as GPs, youth workers, nurses, teachers, commissioners, Primary Care Trusts and a range of other professionals, helping them to put evidence into practice.

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