Access all areas: equality and diversity in drug and alcohol treatment - new challenges for services?
Wednesday 12th November 2014
NCVO HQ 8 All Saints St, London N1 9RL
Drug services have traditionally been configured towards heroin and crack users but it is clear that this population is in decline. Yet the UK’s drug problem is far from over and there is a still a huge unmet need for alcohol treatment.
In fact, the drug scene is getting more fractured and complex: there are groups whose needs are not being met while at the same time, their profile is growing.
This year’s conference is a unique opportunity for a wide-ranging discussion and debate about tackling the treatment access issues of under-represented groups from those in the LGBT community and those using performance-enhancing drugs to military veterans. To what extent will services need to be recalibrated to address the challenges ahead?
And with a General Election in 2015, we will be inviting representatives from major political think tanks to give contrasting views on the future direction of drug policy.
Who should attend?
- Directors of Public Health
- DAAT Managers
- Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership officials
- Police and Crime Commission officials
- Health and Well-Being Board members
- NHS England
- Treatment service commissioners
- CEOs and operational managers of treatment services
- Transforming Rehabilitation providers
- Frontline treatment service managers and workers
- Those involved providing services to under-represented or poorly-served groups including LGBT people, BME communities, migrants and refugees, veterans, sex workers and people with multiple and complex needs.
Conference costs: DrugScope, FDAP and LDAN members £140 plus VAT; Non-members £190 plus VAT
For any conference queries or for delegate bag insert opportunities, please contact Carol Marsh – carolm@drugscope.org.uk or Christina Bengston – christinab@drugscope.org.uk
Programme:
| 9.00 - 9.45 | Registration and tea/coffee |
| 9.45 - 10.00 | Welcome and introduction from conference chair, Harry Shapiro, Director of Communications, DrugScope |
| 10.00 - 11.45 | Plenary 1 |
| 1. Launch of the DrugScope manifesto – Marcus Roberts, CEO, DrugScope |
| 2. 'Access all areas: do we really mean it?' – Sunny Dhadley, Manager, Wolverhampton Service User Involvement Team |
| 3. ‘Go home or drop dead: support and pathways for those with no access to public funds' - Rita Chadha, CEO, Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London |
| 4. 'Hidden shames: bridging the gap between the commercial sex trade and drug and alcohol treatment services' - Maggie Boreham – Team Manager, Blenheim CDP |
| Followed by Q/A |
| 11.45 – 12.00 | Break |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Keynote: Annette Dale-Perera – Strategic Director for Addiction and Offender Care. CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| 12.30 - 1.30 | Panel discussion:
With a General Election in 2015, we invite representatives from major political think tanks to give contrasting views on the future direction of drug policy.
Panellists: Ryan Shorthouse (Founder and Director, Bright Blue); Steve Broome (Director of Research, Royal Society of Arts); Clare McNeil (Senior Research Associate, Institute for Public Policy Research); Rupert Oldham-Reid (Lead Researcher, Drugs and Alcohol, Centre for Social Justice)
Chair: Andrew Brown (Director of Policy, Influence and Engagement) |
| 1.30 - 2.15 | Lunch |
| 2.15 – 3.15 | Workshops |
| 1. 'Establishing a 12 Step Islamic focused service' – Mohammed Ashfaq, KIKIT Pathways to Recovery
'Sikh to Recover: a new mutual aid group based on Sikh principles' - Ranjit Bhandal, Birmingham Public Health |
| 2. 'Returning home: substance misuse and mental health needs of Veterans - a national pilot project' - Rosie Winyard, Management Lead, Veterans Substance Misuse Case Management Service, Combat Stress |
| 3. 'Children of service users: practical implications of Adfam report Medications in drug treatment – tackling the risks to children' - Oliver French, Adfam and Martin Smith, Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust |
| 4. 'Voices from the frontline – substance misuse services for those in multiple need' - Sam Thomas, MEAM |
| 3.15 – 4.30 | Plenary 2 |
| 1. ‘Out of it: LGBT people, substance use and treatment’ - Alastair Roy, University of Central Lancashire |
| 2. ‘Who do I depend on?’ – Ian Semmons, CEO Action on Pain |
| 3. ‘The elephant in the room, juiced up and massive - Performing and Image Enhancing Drug Users (PIEDS)' – Joseph Kean, Bridge Project Bradford and Jim McVeigh, Liverpool John Moores University |
| Followed by Q/A |
| 4.30 | Summing up |
| 4.45 | End |
