Events in September 2022
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Adfam National Forum: Drug and Alcohol Prevention
Adfam National Forum: Drug and Alcohol Prevention
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September 1, 2022
Online
Thu, 1 September 2022
10:30am – 12:00pmAdfam’s monthly online forum events are free to attend and open to anyone with a professional interest in supporting families affected by substance use or gambling.
By attending Adfam’s forum events you will hear from experts across the sector, network with other professionals working in the same area and share practice.
Our next forum is taking place on Thursday 1st September 2022, 10.30am – 12 noon.
We are delighted to be joined by Professor Harry Sumnall of Liverpool John Moores University.
Harry Sumnall is a Professor in Substance Use at the Public Health Institute and his research interests cover all aspects of substance use, particularly young people’s health issues.
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How can my research inform policy?
How can my research inform policy?
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September 7, 2022
Online
Wed, 7 September 2022
14:00pm – 15:30pmA discussion with the experts on how to make impact and influence policy.
This is one of a series of events run by the SSA’s Early Career Research network. Videos from previous events can be found here.
This session will cover everything from designing policy relevant research to making sure your policy ends up in the hands of policymakers.
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Implementing depot buprenorphine in England
Implementing depot buprenorphine in England
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September 8, 2022
Online
Thursday, 8 September 2022
10:00am – 12:00PMAn OHID webinar for drug treatment providers focused on the practical implementation of different models of delivery of depot buprenorphine as an alternative in opioid substitution treatment. Commissioners are also welcome to attend but the focus will be on clinical implementation and we will propose regional OHID-led conversations with commissioners at regular regional commissioner forums.
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World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 10, 2022
World Suicide Prevention Day promotes worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides.
The new theme for World Suicide Prevention Day 2021-2023 is “Creating Hope Through Action”.
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UK Recovery Walk 2022 – Newcastle
UK Recovery Walk 2022 – Newcastle
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September 17, 2022
12.00pm
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Exhibition Park, NewcastleUK Recovery Walk 2022 will be held this year in Newcastle.
Starting point is 12.00 at Ceremonial Way (next to the Civic Centre) on 17th September 2022. We will walk down Ceremonial Way, to the City and then back to the park for the rest of the day.
We cant wait to see you all there.
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Free webinar – Every family has a story: how we inherit love and loss
Free webinar – Every family has a story: how we inherit love and loss
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September 19, 2022
Online
Monday 19th September, 13:00 – 13:30Bestselling author and psychotherapist Julia Samuel will talk about latest book, drawing on her acclaimed work with individuals from a wide variety of families, across multiple generations.
The author explores how we communicate within families and how the way we have learned to communicate is inherited and influenced by past generations, for example the impact of trauma experienced by our grandparents.
Samuel provides the reader with insights and tools that can be implemented, in this context to communicate in a healthier way in our own families.
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Recovery Walk Scotland 2022
Recovery Walk Scotland 2022
September 24, 2022
Saturday, 24 September 2022
PaisleyScotland’s largest recovery event ‘Recovery Walk Scotland’ is back for 2022 this year in Paisley.
Recovery Walk Scotland is the largest recovery event in Scotland and has been held in different locations across our beautiful country since 2013. The event is comprised of three parts: Roses in the River Memorial, Recovery Walk Scotland procession through the city centre and a Recovery Festival and Village in Paisley.
Recovery Walk Scotland is supported by many organisations and community groups. Last year over 2,000 people took part in Recovery Walk Scotland in Perth. Details of this years event in Paisley can be found on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram), just search for Recovery Walk Scotland.
Recovery GamesRecovery Games
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September 24, 2022
Hatfield Activity Centre, Doncaster, DN7 6EQ
10am and 4.30pm,
Saturday 24 September 2022The all-day event is a key attraction in the recovery calendar, bringing together people from all walks of life from across the UK to celebrate the achievements of people in recovery from a drug and alcohol dependency.
The Recovery Games attracts hundreds of people, who have lived experience or who work in the drug and alcohol field, competing in a day of fun-packed healthy gladiator style games and obstacle courses on the ground and in the water.
The public is welcome to come along, watch the games, join the spectacular festival of colour and have a go on the many activities.
For the latest updates and to register a team, follow the Recovery Games on Twitter @Recovery_Games or search facebook @recoverygames.
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NFM4: How People who Use Drugs can Meaningfully Engage
NFM4: How People who Use Drugs can Meaningfully Engage
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September 27, 2022
27th September, 2022
14.00 – 15.30 CESTIn preparation for the Global Fund 2023-2025 grant cycle (New Funding Model 4/NFM4), INPUD is organising a webinar to introduce people who use drugs to NFM and particularly NFM4 with the aim to mobilise the community to engage in the processes on national level and influence their outcomes.
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Inside Research: Reducing the harm caused by smoking and alcohol
Inside Research: Reducing the harm caused by smoking and alcohol
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September 28, 2022
Online
Wed, 28 September 2022
18:00pm – 19:30pmThe NIHR ARC South London’s ‘Inside Research’ seminar series is open to anyone who is interested in improving health and social care and addressing inequalities in south London.
The series provides a space to exchange knowledge, personal experience, information, learning and ideas, and to make new connections.
In this seminar, researchers and members of the public involved in ARC South London’s work will show how they are using applied health research to reduce the harm caused by smoking and alcohol.
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Recovery Street Film Festival 2022 Award Ceremony & Screening
Recovery Street Film Festival 2022 Award Ceremony & Screening
September 30, 2022
The theme for RSFF 2022 is "who am I?" with entrants exploring how their identity and place in the world has shaped their recovery, or the recovery of those in their life.
We received an exceptional number of highly creative and diverse submissions to the film competition this year. As a result, we have expanded the number of films shortlisted from ten in previous years to fifteen.
Join us for a screening of the full 15-film shortlist at the Everyman in Chelsea, with special guest speakers and an award ceremony to crown the top three filmmakers of RSFF 2022!
Street Drugs Discussions: Gender dimensions of the War on DrugsStreet Drugs Discussions: Gender dimensions of the War on Drugs
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September 30, 2022
Online
Fri, 30 September 2022
12:00pm – 2:00pmThis webinar looks at organised crime, drug trafficking and the war on drugs through the gender dimension.
Expert special guests will discuss their research and wider knowledge relating to the following areas:
Global and gender dimensions of drug supply activities
Adaptation and change in organized crime
Gender and the role of women in drug trafficking and organised crime
The war on drugs and its impact on women
Related harms and how to reduce them.