The PEACEPLUS programme is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), and this project involves collaborations with colleagues from Trinity College Dublin, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, and University of St Andrews.

The project seeks to help meet the profound and urgent need for flexible and accessible services for people living with co-occurring substance use and mental health challenges on both sides of the border. SUMIT will be delivered to 1,500 beneficiaries across three “test bed” sites on the island of Ireland, with a complementary demonstrator site in Scotland to share their advanced learning around digital interventions for substance use treatment.

The project is led by Professor Kathryn Higgins of QCAP and brings together the knowledge and expertise of the five core project partners and eight associate partners.

The cross-border nature of the project will help address silos across statutory and third sector delivery of services and speaks to UK and Irish government policies to reduce sickness and death associated with substance use.

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