Praise For Teen Alcohol Support Team

Staff who help young people under the influence of alcohol in South-West Fife have been praised by Councillors.

The Mobile Alcohol Intervention Team, or MAIT, brings together the police, nurses and support workers from Clued-Up. It's a Fife based substance misuse charity. In the 5 years they've been operating in Fife they've helped over 400 under-16s.

Councillor Bobby Clelland, Chair of South West Fife area committee, said: "We’re really pleased to hear of the work ongoing in our communities to both tackle crime and antisocial behaviour, and reduce accidents in the home and on the roads. Through targeting people and areas in need, the Partnership is able to offer effective services which address issues and provide reassurance and support."

Fife wide work is underway to improve community safety, with large scale events and programmes to reach as many residents as possible. A new strategy is being developed for the coming years to help build on the current work and further address experiences of crime, antisocial behaviour and injury across the Kingdom.

Laura Crombie's the service manager at Clued Up spoke to Kingdom FM News about the work of MAIT.