Dear colleague,
I am writing to update you about the DrugScope conference on 3rd November 2010. The conference will address some of the opportunities and challenges facing the drug and alcohol sector in the coming years – themes and topics for discussion include:
- Are we serious about recovery?
- Redesigning services for the future
- Making local partnerships and national policy deliver for communities
- Prison drug treatment – challenges for delivery
- Families: have we come full circle?
- Can treatment break the link between drugs and crime?
- Redefining the problem drug user
We are pleased to confirm that Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers and contributors at the conference include:
- Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons
- Jon Silverman, Professor of Journalism, University of Bedfordshire
- Karen Biggs, Chief Executive, Phoenix Futures
- David Royce, Chief Executive, CRi
- Vivian Evans, Chief Executive, Adfam
- Annette Dale-Perera, Strategic Director, Central and North West London NHS
- Sara McGrail, Independent Consultant
- David MacKintosh, London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum
- Andrew Brown, Drug Education Forum
- Christian Guy, Centre for Social Justice
There will also be workshops on the following: Housing; Employment; Working with Young People and Workforce development.
The conference programme and booking form can be downloaded from the DrugScope website at:
http://www.drugscope.org.uk/Resources/Drugscope/Documents/PDF/Events/conference2010latestbrochure.pdf
DrugScope members receive a special discount at £155.10 (including VAT); for non-members the fee is £193.88 (including VAT).
If you would like more information about the conference (or have any difficulties downloading the programme and booking form) please give us a call (main number: 020 7520 7550).
I hope you will join us at what will be a stimulating, timely and rewarding event.
Regards,
Martin Barnes
Chief Executive
