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Teacher Drug and Alcohol Education Awareness Session
Teacher Drug and Alcohol Education Awareness Session
May 6, 2022
Friday 6 May 2022
Basic Drug and Alcohol Education (Key Stage 1+2)
This session is a basic drug and alcohol training session which has been designed with primary educators in mind and covers awareness on a variety of different substances, local trends and the use of new technology.
This session should equip you to be able to deliver the Tameside Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco PSHE Curriculum with confidence.
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How and why is British drinking culture changing?
How and why is British drinking culture changing?
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May 10, 2022
Online
Tue, 10 May 2022
09:30am – 10:30amThe ESRC-funded SPARC Collaboration set out to develop new understanding about contemporary British drinking culture and analyse how changes in alcohol use relate to wider policy, cultural and structural shifts. This event is an opportunity to hear the researchers talk about their findings.
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Parents who use drugs: whose rights, what rights?
Parents who use drugs: whose rights, what rights?
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May 13, 2022
Friday 13 May 2022
11:30am – 12:30pm
OnlineWhat ‘rights’ do parents currently have in the care and support system? To what extent are parents aware of these ‘rights’ and do parents feel able to act on them? What additional ‘rights’ might parents need in order to get the most out of services and staff?
In this interactive seminar, we are joined by two speakers who will each share a different perspective on the role and importance of ‘rights’ in relation to families affected by drug use.
Psychedelic neuroscience with Prof David NuttPsychedelic neuroscience with Prof David Nutt
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May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
2:30pm – 4:00pmWashington Singer – room 105
Perry Road
Exeter
EX4 4QGPsychedelic neuroscience and its implications for psychiatry, psychology and philosophy
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Family and friends support forum: Substance use and serious and advancing ill health
Family and friends support forum: Substance use and serious and advancing ill health
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May 17, 2022
Family and friends support forum: Substance use and serious and advancing ill health
Online
17th May 2022 at 1:00pm- 2:00pmThis is a new online forum for family, friends and carers who have experience of living with, or caring for, someone who uses, or used, substances (alcohol or other drugs) and is very unwell.
We’ll kick start discussion with a family member’s story then hope you will comment and share your experiences with each other … or just come and listen!
For this meeting, representatives from Sanctuary Family Support, WithYou, St Joseph’s Hospice, and Adult Social Care, will be there in case you have any questions. All welcome.
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SDF Webinar – Providing emergency help to someone having an overdose: your experiences
SDF Webinar – Providing emergency help to someone having an overdose: your experiences
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May 20, 2022
Online Event
Friday 20 May 2022
1.00pm – 2.15pmAn SDF survey of people who have acted to help people who have overdosed shows that people have immediate and ongoing support needs and how these are currently met. This webinar shares the survey findings and explores implications for policy and practice.
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SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals 2022 – Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use
SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals 2022 – Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use
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May 23, 2022
Online
23 May 2022
12.30-14.00 BSTScottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Monday 23 May from 12.30-14.00 BST (UK time) for our third SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2022.
Dr Amy Chandler and Annie Taylor will present “Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use” and we will then open to Q+A and wider discussion.
The webinar will be hosted online using Zoom, and registrants will receive a link to join.
Alcohol Occasionals are free to attend and open to all, and our audience is diverse, including academics/researchers, healthcare professionals, policy-makers and members of the public.
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From paper to practice; Young persons drug diversion
From paper to practice; Young persons drug diversion
May 25, 2022
Wednesday 25 May 2022
OnlineWe are With You invites you to our second learning event: From paper to practice; Young persons drug diversion
The event is a collaboration between With You, Volteface and the Centre For Justice Innovation.
We will hear first of all from Agnes Wootton, Service manager at With You, on With You’s evaluated diversion project, RE-Frame. Katya Kowalski Head of Operations at Volteface will talk about the complexities of speaking about diversion in the media, and why we must work toward ‘reframing’ what diversion means to the general public. Jason Kew, Senior Innovative Practice Officer, The Centre for Justice Innovation will offer a police perspective to diversion and Bami Jolaoso, Innovative Practice Officer at the Centre for Justice Innovation, will talk about recent research into racial disproportionality within the youth criminal justice system, with a particular focus on youth diversion and out of court disposals.
West Midlands: Take Drugs SeriouslyWest Midlands: Take Drugs Seriously
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May 25, 2022
Wed, May 25, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BSTThe Priory Rooms Meeting & Conference Centre
40 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6AFDrugs can be dangerous but does banning them cause more harm than good?
Come along to learn about the impact of drugs in the West Midlands and how we can better protect our community.
Join the discussion about what a new approach to drugs could mean for the West Midlands, your family and your community.
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Effective service evaluation: An Introduction session for third sector orgs
Fri, 10 June 2022
09:30am – 12:30pm
Online
DRNS is aware of the excellent work being done by third sector organisations across Scotland to support people that...
From paper to practice; Young persons drug diversion
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Online
We are With You invites you to our second learning event: From paper to practice; Young persons drug diversion
The event is...
Recovery Street Film Festival
The festival was started 7 years ago to give people with lived experience the opportunity to share their story with the general public with...
Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce: Research Fund Dissemination Event
Online
Tue, 7 June 2022
10:00am – 12:00pm
In 2020, the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce sought research proposals to contribute to the evidence base on interventions to...
SDF Webinar – Providing emergency help to someone having an overdose:...
Online Event
Friday 20 May 2022
1.00pm – 2.15pm
An SDF survey of people who have acted to help people who have overdosed shows that people have...
SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals 2022 – How people with co-occurring heavy alcohol...
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Tuesday 21 June...
SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals 2022 – Navigating the complexity of harm and...
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Monday 23 May...
SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals 2022 – Youth drinking in decline: Implications for...
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite you to join us online on Wednesday 20 April...
The DDN Conference 2022
The Drink and Drugs News National Conference will be held on 23 June 2022 in Birmingham.
The event will bring people with lived experience, patient...
West Midlands: Take Drugs Seriously
Wed, May 25, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST
The Priory Rooms Meeting & Conference Centre
40 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6AF
Drugs can be dangerous but does banning...
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to...
World Mental Health Day
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. This year's theme set by the World Federation for Mental...
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