Can Brief Interventions change Scotland's relationship with alcohol? 27 March 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland

Can Brief Interventions change Scotland's relationship with alcohol?
Developing the model for community settings.

The conference is a valuable opportunity to discuss and debate the
roll out of alcohol screening and brief interventions in community
settings and is being organised by Edinburgh charity Cyrenians, in
association with Create Consultancy, Comic Relief, INEBRIA
(International Network for Brief Interventions on Alcohol and other
drugs) and Alcohol Research UK.

The conference will feature Richard Saitz, MD as the key note speaker
as well as a range of other academics and practitioners.

It will discuss the evidence base for brief interventions in non-
healthcare settings and debate whether more evidence is required
before introducing the model to diverse settings and client groups. It
will ask: should the traditional model of ABI be adapted for community
settings? What are the challenges of implementation with vulnerable
groups and young people? And how can projects measure the impact of
alcohol brief interventions and contribute to the evidence base?

The conference will offer practical support on introducing alcohol
brief interventions to new settings and provide opportunities to
discuss and share experiences in workshop sessions. It will be of
particular interest to the public and voluntary sector, strategic
planning for alcohol and drugs, policy makers, commissioners,
researchers and anyone with an interest in innovative, robust
approaches to brief intervention delivery, whether in Scotland or
further afield.

You can visit the website for the latest information
(www.cyrenians.org.uk/conference.aspx) or to download the provisional
programme and booking form. For any queries please contact Jenny
Ziltener at Cyrenians on jenny@cyrenians.org.uk or +44 131 475 2354.