The 2023 SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals will be based on the theme of “Alcohol in a changing world”. We encourage researchers to view this theme as broad in order to cover a wide range of relevant topics including the cost of living crisis, climate change, pandemics, changing alcohol policies, changing alcohol marketing and more.

There will be four seminars, all 12:45pm-2pm UK time:

Tuesday, 25th April 2023
Wednesday, 24th May 2023
Tuesday, 20th June 2023
Tuesday, 25th July 2023

Booking infromation: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-occasionals-alcohol-marketing-to-lgbtq-people-tickets-596654568877

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-occasionals-gendered-alcohol-brand-marketing-in-a-changing-world-tickets-596680997927

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In order to address the issue of people with alcohol problems in the Scottish criminal justice system, SHAAP is hosting a symposium to raise awareness; act as a knowledge exchange; bring together key stakeholders and identify barriers and opportunities. The symposium will inform actions that SHAAP, policy makers and all stakeholders involved in the justice system will be able to take to improve outcomes for people with alcohol problems.

The symposium will take place on Wednesday 19 April 2023, from 9:45am-3:30pm at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. The speaker schedule of the symposium is designed to reflect the journey through the criminal justice system. Within each section of the journey, one speaker will address the issue of alcohol in justice from a health perspective while the other speaker will discuss the matter from the viewpoint of the justice system.

 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-injustice-tickets-546200609727

Join Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and researchers from the University of Stirling on Tuesday 29 November 11:00 - 12:00pm GMT for the launch of a report: ‘Alcohol sponsorship of football: Examining the nature of sponsorship relations for professional football teams across countries with varied restrictions on alcohol marketing’ by Dr. Richard I. Purves, Nathan Critchlow and Amber Morgan.

Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-launch-alcohol-sponsorship-of-football-tickets-450458251757 to register for free. 

Join us online on Tuesday 21 June from 12.30-14.00 BST for our fourth and final SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2022.

Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-occasionals-care-for-co-occurring-heavy-alcohol-use-depression-tickets-295381613357 to register.

Join us online on Monday 23 May from 12.30-14.00 BST for our third SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals event of 2022.

Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-occasionals-self-harm-and-alcohol-use-tickets-295370419877 to register.