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Drug and Alcohol Conference 5th July 2012

The Drugs & Alcohol Today exhibition co-hosted with the 16th Annual Sussex DAAT Drug & Alcohol conference

Thursday 5th July 2012               Holiday Inn, Brighton

The event features a full programme of CPD accredited seminars and the exhibition of local, regional and national organisations and projects.

Only £30 to attend, with free places available to people currently using drug and/or alcohol services, unwaged, full-time students and volunteers.

How to register to attend

Exhibitors include

  • ADFAM
  • Pavilion bookshop
  • Brighton & Hove Drug & Alcohol Action Team
  • Frontier Medical Group
  • Action for Change
  • Blithe Computer Systems
  • Phoenix Futures
  • Kenward Trust
  • Open University
  • Trust the Process Counselling
  • Illy Systems

Seminars include

  • Drugs strategy update: the current landscape
  • Unpicking the alcohol recovery agenda: how can local authorities combine responsibilities and resources to maximum benefit?
  • The long view: what does the future look like for the sector without a national champion?
  • Managing substance misuse during pregnancy
  • What does recovery mean for families?
  • Prevention, alcohol, and young people
  • Transitions for young people
  • Case Study: Delivering an effective early intervention model for drugs & alcohol – Nottingham DrugAware Programme
  • Resilience
  • Recovery Pathway
  • Case Study: The Frequent Flyers Project
  • Case Study: The hostel-based Clinical Nurse Pilot
  • Peer mentoring, SMART and volunteering
  • Drug & alcohol consultations in A&E
  • Workforce support & development
  • Case study: Operation Street
  • Joint commissioning for substance misuse
  • The role of GPs in recovery

Speakers include

  • Martin Barnes, Chief Executive, DrugScope
  • Eric Appleby, Chief Executive, Alcohol Concern
  • Carole Sharma, Chief Executive, Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals
  • Richard Pike, South East Recovery Community Coordinator, CRI
  • Joss Smith, Director of Policy and Regional Development, ADFAM
  • Andy Winter, Chief Executive, Brighton Housing Trust
  • Mark Gilman, National Strategic Recovery Lead, National Treatment Agency
  • Sergeant Richard Siggs, Sussex Police
  • Nicola Singleton, Director of Policy Research, UKDPC
  • Tom Scanlon, Director of Public Health, NHS Brighton & Hove