Alcohol treatment programmes for the socially vulnerable

This study examines alcohol treatment programmes for the socially vulnerable.
The study shows that the majority of socially vulnerable people who want and undergo alcohol treatment assess that the programme has helped them. However, not all socially vulnerable people with alcohol problems are offered treatment. Thus the study shows that just over one in four socially vulnerable people with alcohol problems find that there is a shortage of relevant alcohol treatment programmes that fit their wants and needs.
The study also shows that the socially vulnerable find outreaching initiatives particularly important, but that there are great differences in whether municipalities are able to offer such initiatives. Finally many of the people interviewed state that there is a lack of follow-up initiatives which can help support and maintain positive changes following an alcohol treatment programme.
The socially vulnerable are a heterogeneous group with different wants and preferences.
However, the one thing they have in common is difficult living conditions, and this means that they are very dependent on a welfare system that meets them at an appropriate level.
The evaluation was commissioned and financed by the Danish Council for Socially Marginalised People.