New approach to helping communities solve social issues

The programme on tackling social issues, many of which hinge around drugs,  can be "easily adopted" across Ireland, according to a new report.

A new way of dealing with social issues that affect communities, issues that often hinge around drugs, can help people feel safer and the programme can be "easily adopted" in other parts of the country, according to a report being launched today.

The report, 'Safety in Numbers — An Evaluation of Community Crime Impact Assessment (CCIA) Pilot Projects', was carried out by legal consultant Jane Mulcahy and is being launched on Monday by Citywide, Drugs Crisis Campaign, with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in attendance.