Family Drug & Alcohol Court: Community Care Conference
11th September 2012
District Judge Nicholas Crichton will be discussing the work of the award winning Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) at the Community Care Conference 2012.
FDAC, run by children's charity Coram and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, helps parents stabilise or stop using drugs and /or alcohol and, where possible, keep families together. The first of its kind in the UK, FDAC ensures parents see the same judge throughout proceedings and receive support from a mutli-disciplinary team linked to the court.
The presentation will feature as part of Community Care's Drug and Alcohol Misusing Parents Conference aimed at children and families social workers, child protection social workers, housing support workers, children's centre staff and other professionals working in addiction recovery.
Judge Crichton, who has pioneered FDAC, will discuss the following topics as part of his presentation:
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Reuniting families and tackling substance misuse: A service evaluation
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Co-ordinating multi-disciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support to families and links with the community
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Evidencing decisions on ‘significant harm’ and timely removal from parental care
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Early intervention and long-term savings evidenced
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The future of the FDAC model.
Find out more:
Visit the Community Care Conference website to see the full programme, prices and to book your place.
N.B. This event is being run by Community Care, and is not a Coram event.
contact information
49 Mecklenburgh Square
London
WC1N 2QA
Tel: 020 7520 0300
Fax: 020 7520 0301
Email: chances@coram.org.uk