Detaching youth work to reduce drug and alcohol-related harm

Current youth work approaches that respond to adolescent drug and alcohol use are not working, say Adam Fletcher and Chris Bonell. They call for a shift in policy and practice to embrace 'detached', street-based youth work as a method to reduce the harm and marginalisation that drug and alcohol use continues to cause. © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 ippr.