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| Steve Lambert at the Solve It Offices |
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| Barbara Skinner at the Solve It Offices
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Steve Lambert, Funding & Marketing Director for Solve It, comments that, "When we first moved into our premises, there was an existing alarm system already installed but the existing alarm company told us it'd be 2 weeks before our system would be fully operational. This level of service was not acceptable so I rang Shire Seciurity Ltd and they attended our premises within 48 hours. They definitely gave us the prompt service that we needed." The Solve It premises has both one of our Alarm systems and one of our Access Control Systems.
Solve It is a newly formed charity and Shire gives the peace of mind required if a security issue arises. Steve stated, "There was a break-in at our premises but the intruder alarm startled the thieves when it went off and so they didn't actually manage to steal anything. If it hadn't have been for Shire Security's alarm, I'm sure we would have had our computers etc. stolen."
Being one of the 3 businesses in the building, Solve It also decided to invest in a Door Entry System as they were concerned about staff safety and they wanted to be able to control who entered the building. Steve comments, "We're thrilled with our entry system and we all feel a lot safer. We can now get on with our busy schedules without worrying about unauthorised visitors entering our building."
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SOLVE IT
Prevention Through Education
VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Over 5 young people die from solvent and volatile substance abuse a month in the UK , more than heroin, cocaine and ecstasy put together. In 27% of these deaths there was no sign of previous use.
SOLVE IT was established in 1989 following the death of my son in 1988, due to Volatile Substance Abuse (V.S.A.) and since then, it has continually provided V.S.A. education, training and awareness for parents, professionals, the community and most importantly young people.
As a responsible parent, (and qualified nurse) I believed I had informed my children about the dangers of smoking, alcohol and illegal drugs, yet I regret to say that prior to my son's death my knowledge of V.S.A. was non existent.
A few months on from my son's death I began to think about the general lack of awareness of this subject and so, in 1989, I began taking positive steps to learn and then inform young people, parents and professionals in regard to the wider issues connected to V.S.A.
SOLVE IT was born and prevention through education was its objective. By promoting a greater awareness to the types of products that may be abused and emphasising the dangers of such abuse, free of charge, to young people, in and out of the school environment, parents and professionals, I hoped to make a difference.
Over the years SOLVE IT has progressively developed its services, increasing its contacts every year and today 14 years on from my son's death, it continues to provide a free service to young people, parents, carers and those affected by such abuse, promoting a general awareness to the dangers of these substances and working towards the prevention of related deaths, illness, accidents and social problems. In addition, it now delivers V.S.A. information, signposting, training and support for professionals, a support, signposting and referral service for those affected by such abuse both locally and nationally, and has regularly taken part in local and national media V.S.A. awareness campaigns.
Requests for educational and training input continue to increase and yearly contacts are growing rapidly. To date I have spoken to over 70,000 young people, parents, carers, professionals and organisations.
There remains no other similar service either locally or nationally, that encompasses all of the services currently provided by SOLVE IT in relation to V.S.A.
In the Queens Birthday Honours 2000 I was extremely proud to be awarded an M.B.E. for the work that I have achieved to date, in connection with V.S.A. and in 2002 SOLVE IT became a registered charity.
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