Housing and drinking in the home: 3rd London practitioners forum

The Third London Alcohol Practitioners’ Forum was held on Thursday 20th May at City Hall with the theme of alcohol related housing problems and drinking in the home. The Alcohol Practitioners' Forum is an information sharing and networking group that provides a pool of knowledge, skills and expertise to support the Joint Action Group (JAG) on Alcohol - established to deliver the Regional Statement of Priorities on Alcohol. Presentations from the day:

Session 1: Homelessness/Access to housing

• Alcohol floating support/homeless prevention, Brian Watts, Equinox
• Community Alcohol Detox with homeless people, Dr Merlin Wilcox

Session 2: Support within housing/Drinking in the home

• Working with Older Drinkers- Greg Scott, Foundation66 Community Alcohol Support Service
  
• Domestic violence and Alcohol Use – Embrace Project, Don Shenker, Alcohol Concern

Session 3: Unacknowledged Drinking in the Home

• Harmful drinking in the home- James Morris, Alcohol Academy
  
• Royal Geographic Society Alcohol Research, Dr Steven Toole
  
• Specialist floating support for BME groups-Foziha Raja, EACH

Session 4: The London Drink Debate

• Introduction the LDD and its aims and feedback from the LDD initial report, Matthew Andrews, RPHG

Further presentations on alcohol and housing issues can be found here.

Presentations from the previous forum on the Night Time Economy and Community Engagement can be found here.