Alcohol and Older People event pt.1: Alcohol and mental health event for social care

An event for health and social care workers exploring 'Alcohol and drug use among older people and people with mental ill health'  took place in March this year. The conference was organised by the British Association for Social Workers (BASW) led by the Alcohol and Drugs Special Interest Group. Presentations (ppt.) from the day included:

• Drinking Buddies, Happy Memories and Taking to the Bottle: Alcohol and Later Life Professor Marian Barnes and Dr Lizzie Ward, University of Brighton
• Alcohol and other drug use amongst older people' (large file) Ilana Crome, Professor of Addiction Psychiatry, Keele University Medical School
• Reaching out to Older Drinkers - a new practice model Greg Scott, Foundation 66
• Mental Health and Substance Use Derek Tobin, Compass Programme, Birmingham and Solihull NHS
• Evidence based interventions in Dual Diagnosis Ian Wilson, University of Manchester. 
• Access the Manchester Dual Diagnosis Service (MDDS) pathway and referral form here: MDDS ICP and Referral doc.

An event exploring Alcohol and Older People also took place in the South West this year - see here for event presentations.