Recent conferences which were open to the public, please click on titles to view more information:
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• Breast cancer research: the past and the future - scientific conference from Breast Cancer Campaign



• Stuck in the System; why do so many service users from Black & Minority Ethnic communities remain within the mental health system for the long term? - the fourth conference from the National Black & Minority Ethnic Mental Health Network



• Study days for health visitors - a series of seminars around the UK from BLISS, the premature baby charity



• What next? - aftercare following substance misuse treatment; hosted by Double Impact



• Turning the tide - the third conference of the National Black & Minority Ethnic Mental Health Network



• Making research real - joint conference on research from Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign



• Approaches to addressing domestic violence during pregnancy - from Guy’s & St Thomas’s and Kings College London



• Sustainable Recovery, Rehabilitation and Prevention - the second conference of the National BME Mental Health Network



• Irish Health Summit - the health of the Irish living in the UK; from the Federation of Irish Societies



• Business Means Race Equality - good practice for housing associations; from S.A.R.I. (Support Against Racist Incidents) and the Housing Corporation



• The Irish Die Young - tackling high rates of coronary heart disease among people of Irish origin living in the UK



• Supporting vulnerable people to achieve social and emotional aspirations - SupportActionNet assists organisations to meet the social and emotional needs and aspirations of homeless and vulnerable people



• BMEspark - 3rd Annual Conference Better commissioning, better service delivery - Making the most of Supporting People for black and minority ethnic vulnerable people



• The Unboxed Annual Conference (2007) - New oportunities for working with young people to promote positive activity and citizenship



• RaceActionNet Action Seminar - Integrating new migrants for community cohesion: service challenges, effective responses



• Opening Doors for You - How social landlords can create social mobility for tenants through new financial and home ownership products and services



• SupportActionNet Seminar - Meeting social and emotional aspirations of vulnerable people: Implementing SupprtActionNet



• National BME Mental Health - The Journey in the ward and the journey in the community: Issues affecting the relationship between mental health nurses and other support professionals, and service users and their carers and families



• Double Impact - Life beyond drug and alcohol treatment: Developing Policy & Practice for the delivery of continuing support and wraparound services



• Mentor - Alcohol, drugs and anti-social behaviour in rural areas: initiatives to turn the tide



• East Midlands PSA 16 Celebration Event - "The East Midlands strives to become an exemplar region for the delivery of PSA 16" - The Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement



• Domestic Violence - Supporting women and children from Asian communities who experience domestic violence



• Mixed race, mixed racism and mental health - A one day conference to explore mental health issues affecting mixed race families and young people - Download powerpoint presentations used in this seminar: Dinah Morely (6.7MB), David Ndegwa (137kb), Bradley Lincoln (19.1MB)



• Working with kinship carers and young people where there is parental substance misuse - A one day seminar focussing on the pratical support needed to make kinship care a success where there is parental drug and alcohol misuse - Download powerpoint presentations used in this seminar: Bob Broad, Craig Knowles, Gwen Grossman, Helen Jones, Sara Barratt, Sophika Houk, Suzy Kitching



• A place to call home - PSA 16 - Improving the accommodation prospects of care leavers



• Approaches to domestic violence in rural and semi-rural areas - Domestic violence is a major issue in rural areas; this seminar provides an opportunity to look at examples of strategies and services which have been specifically shaped to work within the dynamic of rural and semi-rural communities.



• Mother tongue or non native language? - Working effectively across languages in frontline services.



• Ending Child Poverty inthe East Midlands: Time for action



• PSA 16 World Café Event - A FREE event hosted by the Government Office for the East Midlands, which provided information & ideas to help tackle some of the challenges in delivering housing and related services to people in the PSA 16 client groups.



• Understand my Reality: Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers - strategies to overcome the many difficulties faced by this vulnerable, yet resilient, group of young people.



• PSA 16 Event Accommodation for Offenders Under Probation Supervision
  



• Interventions to break the cycle of harm resulting from parental substance misuse



• Young people and sexual violence: attitudes and consequences - A one day seminar looking at situations where sexual violence arises between young people, the reasons for this, and how parents and communities together with service provider organisations can support victims, tackle perpetrators, and introduce a culture of respect.