What is the Essex Drug and Alcohol Partnership (EDAP)?

Mission Statement

The EDAP will work with the communities of Essex to help reduce and prevent usage of illegal drugs and alcohol, minimise their harm, treat and rehabilitate users, reduce related offending and crime, and thereby to make a significant contribution to community well being.

Key Roles

• To drive the strategic direction of county wide substance misuse agenda.
• To inform and support the commissioning and continual development of quality substance misuse services for adults, children and young people in Essex.
• Take strategic decisions on expenditure and service delivery.
• To champion effective EDAP partnership working at all levels.

Where are EDAAT and EDAP positioned

EDAP is performance managed by GO-East and the National Treatment Agency (NTA) who in turn report to the Home Office and the Department of Health respectfully.

EDAAT is housed by Essex County Council (ECC) reporting into the Public Health Directorate. EDAAT work on behalf of all EDAP partners.