UKDWF Events

Lancashire Substance Misuse Conference - Preston - Date tbc (April / May 2010)

Lancashire Drug and Alcohol Action Team has joined forces with the UK Drug Workers Forum to enable workers in the Lancashire area to benefit from a dedicated regional event to update and inform workers on recent initiatives based around recovery.  The event will take place at the Tickled Trout Hotel, Preston and around 100 workers from the region are expected to participate. 

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UKDWF Annual National Conference 2010  -  5-6 October 2010  -  Location and venue tbc

Further details to follow shortly.

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UKDWF Annual National Conference 2009  -  13-14 October 2009  -  York

Copies of the presentations at this event can be downloaded as follows:

• Paul Hayes 'NTA and Drug Wokers - The Way Forward' - click here
• Viv Evans 'The Family Role in Recovery' - click here
• Steve Hamer 'Distance Travelled and the ETE Agenda with Drug Treatment - click here
• Ian Wardle 'Recovery and the UK Drug Treatment System' - click here
• Eric Noi & Charlie Henson 'Sport as an Intervention' - click here
• Peter Grime 'Findings of the DIP Review' - click here
• Carole Sharma 'The Changing Role of the Drug Worker' - click here
• Jez Stannard 'Employment and Reintegration' - click here

Copies of debate presentations can be downloaded as follows:

• Prison and Community: Bridging the Gaps - Chris Ashley, Home Office perspective - click here,  Sandra Dutton, HMPS - click here, Nino Maddalena, NTA - click here

Copies of workshop presentations can be downloaded as follows:

• Integrated Offender Management Systems - click here
• Experiences from Moscow and Budapest - click here
• The Transition Needs of Young People Entering Adult Services - click here
• Education to Employment - click here
• Alcohol Arrest Referral Pilot Outcomes - click here
• Addiction Support in the Horseracing Industry - click here

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Other Events

Be Careful What You Wish For: Families, Drugs and Alcohol: Involvement or Support?

23 March 2010, London. 

The Government's drugs strategy 2008 emphasised the importance of support for families. But while recognition in policy is to be welcomed, challenges to delivering a cohesive and universal service still remain. The overall purpose of this conference is to present and debate the key issues for the future of family support, informed by intelligence collected from Adfam's series of consultations.   Contact:  Pavilion on 0844 880 5061.

Harm Reduction 2010: 21st Annual Conference of the IHRA

25-29 April 2010, Liverpool

This conference will look at issues such as the adequacy of existing harm reduction models for low- and middle-income countries, stimulant users and young people, the integration of harm reduction into health systems, and how harm reduction intersects with drug control systems and fields such as human rights, security and development.  

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