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We are delighted to announce that the programme for the NHS APA Conference 2025; " Breaking Barriers: How stigma undermines support and connection - and what we can do about it ", is now available for download! We're looking forward to hearing our excellent speaker lineup, including our keynote speakers Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE and Mel Ball, discuss this important topic. On the day, you can follow #APAConf25 across our social media channels, for all the highlights

After the success of the 2023 conference, we’re looking forward to hosting our next virtual conference on Thursday 27th of November, and ensuring it runs smoothly for all of our speakers and attendees. As with previous years' conferences, our 2025 virtual conference, ' Breaking Barriers: How stigma undermines support and connection - and what we can do about it' is FREE for all attendees and will be streamed online so that you can access it from your computer and/or mobi

Alcohol Awareness Week is an annual campaign by Alcohol Change UK, to raise awareness of alcohol consumption in the UK and encourage more...

The closing session of the 2023 conference is presented by Kate Hall and Claire Murdoch CBE, followed by a live Q&A session.

Session 7 is hosted by Dr Matt Gaskell and James Grimes, discussing 'gambling related stigma is not an accident.2

In session 6, Jo Huey shares her experience of stigma from a family member's perspective.

Welcome to the NHS Addictions Provider Alliance Virtual Conference 2023.

We are delighted to announce that the programme for the NHS APA Conference 2023; "Living the Stigma: Understanding Addiction and...

After the success of last year’s conference, we’re looking forward to hosting our fourth virtual conference on Tuesday 28th of November...

Learn more about the NHS APA Conference 2023.

About the session During the closing session of #APAconf22, Danny Hames, NHS APA Chair and Karen Biggs, CEO of Phoenix Futures, announced...

Session 7 is titled 'The impact of stigma and trauma on people who use drugs'.

Session 6 is hosted by Colleen Lally and Natalie Needham from Recovery Wellness Collective CIC.

About the session Welcome to the NHS Addictions Provider Alliance Virtual Conference 2022. In this session, Danny Hames, NHS APA Chair,...

Here is a useful guide that includes everything you need to know to make the most out of this year's FREE virtual conference.

Alcohol awareness week returns this year from the 15th to the 19th November with a new theme: Alcohol and Relationships.

Watch on Demand: CLERO - College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations

Our second keynote speaker and Recovery Champion Dr Ed Day addresses the issue of stigma, followed by a live panel.

ESUCG members Kim Hager and Niamh Cullen address how we may begin to tackle stigma in policy & commissioning.

In this session, we are joined by April Wareham and Gemma Cooke from Working with Everyone, a lived experience organisation.