Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'

Aodhan McAuley, a participant father in the Parent Under Pressure (PUP) programme at the recent Coolmine Therapeutic Community launch for the landmark evaluation of the PUP programme. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

An intensive programme showing improvements in the functioning of drug-using parents towards their families should be rolled out across all the health regions, according to a new report.

Coolmine, one of the country’s largest drug treatment charities, carried out an evaluation of its Parents Under Pressure programme in the HSE Dublin and North East areas.