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Save the date: The ACJRD 27th Annual Conference 2024

Save the Date: ACJRD are delighted to announce that the 27th Annual Conference on the theme of 'Continuing the Conversation – The Future of Drug Policy in Ireland' will take place on Wednesday, 12th June 2024 in the Camden Court Hotel. 

 

See programme and booking information below 

 

ACJRD's 2024 Annual Conference entitled Continuing the Conversation - The future of Drugs Policy in Ireland aims to explore the rationale and implementation of Government Policy and the Citizens' Assembly Report recommendations, in a multi-disciplinary manner. Invited speakers, some of whom are our members and member organisations, will present their endeavours to balance the enforcement of relevant legal sanctions for the supply and use of illegal drugs, with a desire, through a welfare lens, to support non-criminogenic interventions of diversion, dissuasion, desistance and decriminalisation.

The conference's aim will be facilitated by plenary speaker presentations where topics such as policing, intervention by the judiciary, care and after-care for prisoners, international decriminalisation policies, citizen assembly views, integration of drug services with primary care services and the lived experience of drug users will be explored.

In parallel, breakout thematic sessions Supports services for drug addiction - the status quo, Prevention - Policies and Practice and Moving Towards Decriminalisation & Desistance, with three sub-topics in each session, will present information, research and shared lived experience, with generous time allocated for conference attendees to engage with the speakers.

  • Government Policy on Drug Use in Ireland is encapsulated in Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025 which is accessible at Drugs and Alcohol Policy and Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017-2025.
  • The recent Citizens' Assembly focused on Drugs Use in Ireland resulted in the output of in 36 recommendations on 'how best to balance the objectives of decriminalisation, diversion and dissuasion' as outlined in their subsequent report was launched in January of this year. See the Report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use (citizensassembly.ie).

 

The Chatham House Rule:

To encourage openness and the sharing of information, ACJRD invokes the Chatham House Rule at all events.

*The Chatham House Rule reads as follows: "When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed".
See: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule

 

 

Programme: The ACJRD 27th Annual Conference 2024

Date: Wednesday, 12th June 2024
Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm (registration 9am)
Location: Camden Court Hotel, Camden Street, Dublin D02 W086

Booking: Booking has not yet opened for this event. Further details on the programme and how to book will be added on this page.

  • ACJRD Members will be offered a reduction on the price of tickets and priority booking for this event (details of ticket prices will be available soon). If you wish to take out Membership of ACJRD you can find further information here.
  • ACJRD will send updates via our mailing list. If you would like to sign up for our mailing list, please click here. 
  • ISL Interpretation is available by request, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you require this service. If you would like to avail of ISL interpretation we would appreciate an early booking to facilitate the interpreter arrangements.
  • CPD Points: Attendance at the event may qualify for CPD points. Qualification is determined by the points’ issuer. ACJRD is happy to provide certificates of attendance on request. For GDPR purposes, attendance lists will be deleted after 12 months and it will no longer be possible to provide certificates of attendance after that. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in advance if you will require a certificate of attendance.

 

About the ACJRD Annual Conferences

ACJRD holds their annual conference in June each year. Details and reports from past ACJRD Annual Conferences can be found here on the ACJRD website.