Conference Programme
22 September - 23 September 2021
Alcohol Change UK 2021 Conference programme
English | Cymraeg
Join us for Alcohol Change UK's two-day online conference on Rebuild and recover: reducing alcohol harm and remaking connections in the post-pandemic world.
Day 1: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
| Timings | Speakers | Topics |
| 09.30- 09.35 | Andrew Misell Director for Wales Alcohol Change UK | Introduction and welcome |
| 09.35- 10.25 | Speaking from experience: Dr Lee Hogan and members of Moving On In My Recovery (MOIMR) | Meeting up at a distance: Providing peer support in the pandemic |
| 10.25- 11.05 | Prof Katy Holloway University of South Wales Martin Blakebrough Chief Executive, Kaleidoscope | Online, offline: How can services support people when and where they need it? |
| 11.05- 11.15 | Ten-minute tea/coffee break | |
| 11.15- 11.55 | Dr Emmert Roberts, Clinical Lead Homeless Hotel Drug and Alcohol Support Service (HDAS-London) | Everyone in! What can we learn about alcohol harm reduction from the hotel-based emergency housing programme? |
| 11.55- 12.45 | Getting to grips with the issues: A chance to network and share ideas via focussed small group discussions on current topics | |
| 12.45- 13.25 | 40-minute lunch break | |
| 13.25- 14.05 | Speaking from experience: Millie Gooch, author The Sober Girl Society Handbook | Sober millennials: Changing how we think about not drinking |
| 14.05- 14.45 | Cari Evans, Cyfle Cymru | Getting to work: Peer mentoring people with substance use issues into employment |
| 14.45- 14.55 | Ten-minute tea/coffee break | |
| 14.55- 15.35 | The bigger picture: Charlotte Waite, Director of Transformation and System Change Platfform | Co-creating a recovery: What if more resources and more services are not the answer? |
| 15.35- 15.45 | Summary and conclusions: Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive Alcohol Change UK |
Day 2: Thursday, 23 September 2021
| Timings | Speakers | Topics |
| 09.30- 09.35 | Andrew Misell Director for Wales Alcohol Change UK | Introduction and welcome |
| 09.35- 10.25 | Speaking from experience: Hugh Davenport and Amanda Mitchell | Locked down, topping up: "It seemed like everyone was drinking more, because what else was there to do?” |
| 10.25- 11.05 | Dr Richard Piper Chief Executive Alcohol Change UK | Working from home, drinking at work? |
| 11.05- 11.15 | Ten-minute tea/coffee break | |
| 11.15- 11.55 | Justina Murray Chief Executive Officer Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD) | Stay home, stay safe? Supporting |
| 11.55- 12.45 | Getting to grips with the issues: A chance to network and share ideas via focussed small group discussions on current topics | |
| 12.45- 13.25 | 40-minute lunch break | |
| 13.25- 14.05 | Speaking from experience: Recovery Cymru’s peer supporters | The power of peer support: New approaches, and barriers removed |
| 14.05- 14.45 | Sohan Sahota, Managing Director BAC-IN, Nottingham | Drinking undercover: Facing up to alcohol issues in communities where drinking is taboo |
| 14.45- 14.55 | Ten-minute tea/coffee break | |
| 14.55- 15.35 | The bigger picture: Cormac Russell Managing Director and Founder Nurture Development | Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD): Remaking connections post-Covid-19 |
| 15.35- 15.45 | Summary and conclusions Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive Alcohol Change UK |
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