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.