• Provide an organised forum for local views from service providers, carers and service users to identify unmet need and inform the work of the ADP.
• Draw from insight of front line alcohol and drug workers and service user 'lived experience'.
• Establish informal self maintained family support and self-help recovery networks.
• Liaise effectively on matters of common interest with other local groups such as local Community Safety Groups.

South Aberdeenshire in respect of the South Aberdeenshire Alcohol Drugs and BBV forum is geographically made up of the Aberdeenshire school boundaries and as such takes in the areas represented by Mackie Academy, Mearns Academy, Portlethen Academy, Alford Academy, Banchory Academy and Aboyne Academy school areas. Anyone living, working, studying or having an interest in alcohol and other drugs issues in these areas may join the forum membership, attend the meetings or keep abreast of the developments of the forum via the web pages.

Dates of forthcoming meetings and arecord of the work of the South Aberdeenshire Alcohol Drugs and BBV Forum can be found here.

Please click here for a copy of the South Aberdeenshire Forum Terms of Reference and Practice - March 2010

People living and working in South Aberdeenshire are invited to make funding applications to the forum for small projects or events that will impact on alcohol and drug related issues locally.

Applications are open to all members of the forum, however projects can approach members to support an application on their behalf. Successful applicants may be requested to become a member and or attend forum meetings regularly to update on their project.