25th Jan: Spotlight on Novel Psychoactive Substances
25th Jan: Spotlight on Novel Psychoactive Substances
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Homeless Link - PLUS Project
9.30am - 4.15pm
Lift Islington, 45 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PW
This event is for front-line staff, service managers and service users from London-based homelessness agencies wanting to network and improve their knowledge about Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and how best to support clients.
This event is funded by London Councils - there is no charge to attend, but places are limited. Email the PLUS Project team at London.Plus@homelesslink.org.uk to book your place. Places are limited to two people per organisation.
Draft Agenda
09.30 Registration and Refreshments
09.45 Chair’s welcome
09.50 Novel Psychoactive substances - history, policy and legal background - Jeremy Sare, Mentor
10.30 Novel Psychoactive substances overview – Tony D'Agostino
11.15 Break and networking
11.45 Experience of NPS use in prisons and amongst homeless people – Sunny Dhadley, Service User Involvement Officer, Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council
12.30 Sandwich lunch
13.15 How to work with clients using NPS - TBC
14.00 Group work (Penton/Angel and St Pancras rooms)
14.45 Comfort break
15.00 Group work continued (Penton/Angel and St Pancras rooms)
16.00 Any final questions? Chairs closing remarks and event evaluation
16.15 Close
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