Families on the Frontline
Families on the Frontline was a two-day national conference held in March 2023 bringing together families with those delivering and influencing treatment, care and support services. The event was held at Stirling Court Hotel in Stirling, Scotland. Family members who are affected by someone else’s alcohol or drug use came to the event from all over Scotland and connected, learned, and continued to develop Scotland’s family recovery moment.
Conference Report – Published October 2023
Day One (Tuesday 28 March)
Day One brought together family members who are affected by someone else’s alcohol or drug use from across Scotland. The aim was for family members to connect with each other, learn from one another and from a diverse set of speakers, and to continue to develop Scotland’s family recovery movement. The focus was on empowerment, rights, advocacy, learning and self-care.
Day Two (Wednesday 29 March)
Day Two was opened by the Minister for Drugs Policy at the time, Angela Constance. On Day Two, family members were joined by those delivering and influencing treatment, care and support services across Scotland.
Day Two helped services strengthen family support and family inclusive practice by sharing positive and practical tips, tools and strategies in a ‘masterclass’ format. They heard directly from family members, and worked through a number of real-life scenarios in collaboration with practice experts.
The conference was able to run with thanks to financial support by the Scottish Government as part of the National Drugs Mission and the implementation of Scotland’s Whole Family Approach/ Family Inclusive Practice framework, ‘Drug and alcohol services – improving holistic family support’.
The programme was developed in partnership with Families Campaign for Change, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs, My Support Day, and the National Family/Carer Support Alliance.
Downloads
- Programme – Families on the Frontline-2023
- Families on the Frontline – Ministerial Invite for Family Members
- Families on the Frontline – Ministerial Invite for Services (Day 2)
Presentations
Day One:
- National Collaborative – Charter of Rights
- Carers Rights – Coalition of Carers
- Carers Scotland – Being Heard
- Mental Welfare Commission – Kathleen Taylor
- Wellbeing Treasure Chest – Karran Bonner
Day Two: