LDAN and Alcohol Policy UK themed alcohol workshops

LDAN and Alcohol Policy UK have teamed up once again to present a brand new series of themed alcohol workshops for 2008/09.

Forthcoming events include:

• Dual diagnosis and alcohol...still falling through the gaps?

         19th November 2008

• Alcohol, faith and culture...supporting diverse communities
  

          18th December 2008

• Alcohol and street populations...multi-agency approaches

          23rd January 2009

• Housing continuing drinkers...points of intervention

          20th February 2009

Each workshop will cover:

•  the evidence on prevalence and best practice
•  current policy frameworks
•  tensions and possible solutions
•  interesting practice

Who should attend?

• Policy makers
• Service planners
• Practitioners

The first in the series: “Older People and Alcohol – A Demographic Time bomb?” took place on Thursday October 16th. A report on the seminar will be released shortly.

The workshops are FREE to attend but places are limited. To book please email [email protected] with you name, job title, organisation and phone number or call 020 7704 0004 to speak to Ruth McQueen or Shona Flannigan (All sessions run from 2-4.30pm in a central London location, full venue details supplied on booking).

About us: Alcohol Policy UK is the news and analysis website for the alcohol harm reduction field that was set up by Libby Ranzetta in 2005. Contributors are an informal network of consultants, researchers and practitioners, keen to share learning and ideas. Our motto: nonus wheela reinventare.

LDAN is the London Drug and Alcohol Network – developing substance misuse policy and supporting the capital’s treatment sector. (www.ldan.org.uk) to book

These workshops are supported by GLADA (The Greater London Alcohol and Drug Alliance).

Comments

[David Eugene]

I don't want this to be considered "spam" but about 6 years ago I wrote a little book called "20 Good Reasons to Stay Sober (even if you don't have a drinking problem)". It's free to read on-line and may be a good resource for some folks. "Education is the key to making good choices."

Dave
www.ReasonsToStaySober.com