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25th Jan: Spotlight on Novel Psychoactive Substances

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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