8.30 am Exhibitors set up
9 - 10 am Registration
10 - 11.20 am Session one
Changing Futures
Levelling the field: How lived experience is proving a lifeline to those affected by multiple disadvantage.
Zack Haider, Intuitive Thinking Skills
New prospects: Changing the course of your future through the individual placement and support (IPS) employment programme.
Jon Roberts, Dear Albert
LEROs at large! How do you work in partnership with providers while maintaining your independence?
Andrew, in conversation with Hannah, Social Interest Group
From the outside in: A personal journey from homelessness, showing how the right support is crucial.
11.50 am - 1.00 pm Session two
Grahame Morris, MP Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drugs, Alcohol and Justice
Power in our hands: Politics starts with you – how we can all be agents for change.
Acorn Recovery
The ketamine challenge: How can we tackle the rise in ketamine use and provide appropriate support – with young people’s insights.
Kim Moore, Blossome
The ripple effect: Looking at how you can use self-compassion and self-care for yourself and your family – a story told from a very personal perspective.
NEW for 2025! We’re excited to announce some lunchtime activities to keep you entertained. Don’t miss the B3 / BSAFE Recovery Arts & Crafts Workshop as well as music from record label Not Saints!
2.00 - 3.45pm Session three
Jim Duffy, Smoke Works, Boston
Feel the need, be the change: An exciting and innovative peer-led harm reduction initiative from across the pond!
An interactive session led by Mark Gilman from Harm Reduction Research, Policy and Practice
Bringing it back to you: Organising, mobilising, influencing… how do we get the right treatment and support for every one of us?
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