The University of Kent is delighted to announce the Second International Conference of the CONNECTIONS Project, organised by the Conference Consortium and supported by Drink and Drug News and Napo.
 
Read more at the Connections Project website: http://www.connectionsproject.eu/conference2010/

Download the final conference programme:
http://www.connectionsproject.eu/downloads/CONNECTIONS_DACJ2010_programme.pdf

"Drugs, Alcohol and Criminal Justice - how do we make a difference?"

 On 25th June 2009, 150 people from various backgrounds, nationwide agency groups, managers and practitioners gathered for the one-day conference at Friends House on London’s Euston Road.  The new interactive format was well received and the positive feedback encouraging, establishing a precedent for this event in the future. 

This ‘working’ event was facilitated by the Conference Chair, John Hedge, and highlighted particular examples of inter-disciplinary working by considering actual case scenarios to identify good and effective practice. It successfully provided the audience with an opportunity to consider a number of questions through 4 different workshops:  

• Care management and commissioning 
• Treatment 
• Assessment (CARAT & DIP) 
• Those who access services 

We extend grateful thanks to our sponsors, facilitators, rapporteurs and exhibitors as well as Jonathan Aitken and Harry Fletcher for their contribution.  Furthermore, we thank all our participants for joining us and feeding back such positive and useful comments which will enable us to make further organisational improvements next year. 

The new venue and its facilities appear to suit everyone and we note that the unpredictable weather raised the temperature in the main theatre! 

 Here you can downlad the DAJC Reader  (pdf. 1.68 MB)

'Prevention, Treatment and Science in the Obama Administration’s National Drug Control Policy’

Professor A Thomas McLellan, appointed by President Obama as Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has accepted an invitation from the Conference Consortium, DrugScope and Drug and Alcohol Findings to visit the UK, on Monday 8^th March 2010. He will be en route to represent the United States at the Commission on Narcotics Drugs, in Vienna, and has agreed to deliver a public lecture, hosted at the National Addiction Centre.

Download the announcement: http://www.conferenceconsortium.org/index.php/downloads-mainmenu-27/category/6-lectures.html

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