LAUNCH EVENT FOR SOUTH EAST REGIONAL DRUG & ALCOHOL TASK FORCE (SERDATF) 3 -YEAR STRATEGY
On
the 21st of February, SERDATF will launch its first ever three-year
Strategy to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in the South East region. The event
will be at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Main Auditorium
on the Cork Road campus, Waterford at 11am.
The Strategy has been developed over 12 months following public consultation
and also a range of consultation events with target groups to ensure that the
strategy meets evidenced need. It has 6 Strategic Objectives covering
areas such as education and early intervention with young people, families and
parents; delivering integrated treatment and support for people to sustain
recovery; supporting and rebuilding communities affected by drug-related crime
and ASB; commissioning more and better research on trends in substance misuse
and learning to build sound interventions to address these and building an
effective partnership approach in the region through SERDATF.
The schedule for the launch is outlined below;
| Time | Item |
| 11.00am | Registration – Tea/Coffee |
| 11.30am | Call to order/Housekeeping |
| 11.31am | Welcome to WIT address by Prof. Willie Donnelly, President of WIT |
| 11.40am | Context Setting – Laurence Wrenne, Chairperson SERDATF |
| 11.50am | Snapshot from Situational Analysis, Dr. Michelle Foley, WIT |
| 12.00pm | Introduction to Lived Experience Panel, Laurence Wrenne |
| 12.05pm | Lived Experience Discussion: Marie Comerford, Oliver Cullen, Susan Doherty and Dr. Mike Watts |
| 12.40pm | Conclusion of Panel & Summary of Discussion – Paul Goff, HSE |
| 12.50pm | Strategy Launch – Laurence Wrenne |
| 1.00pm | Light Lunch |
If you wish to attend please register through the following link https://www.cognitoforms.com/WIT5/SERDATFConferenceRegistrationForm
