Professor Jane Fountain conferences Since 2001: 10 national and 28 international conference presentations, including as an invited / keynote speaker. MAJOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS SINCE 2001 INTERNATIONAL April 2001 International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm New Delhi, India: 1 Minority ethnic communities in the UK: drug use and service provision. 2 The met and unmet service needs of problem drug users who are homeless. September 2001 International Council on Alcohol and Addictions Heidelberg, Germany: 1 Qualitative research in the European Union. 2 The met and unmet service needs of drug users who are homeless. October 2001 European Society for Social Drug Research Venice, Italy: The met and unmet service needs of drug users who are homeless. March 2002 International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Ljubljana, Slovenia: Doing it for themselves: the participation of 47 Black and minority ethnic community groups in a drug needs assessment project July 2002 (invited speaker/keynote presentation) Homelessness and drug use: two faces of social exclusion Merchants Quay Ireland, First International Conference Dublin, Ireland:
Meeting the service needs of drug users who are homeless: the English experience. September 2002 27th International Metropolis Conference Oslo, Norway: Hard to reach communities or hard to reach services? European Society for Social Drug Research Helsinki, Finland: 'Flooding the EU with questionnaires': was this method of data collection successful? Experiences from EMCDDA's 'Ethnic minorities and drug use' project. April 2003 International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Chiang Mai, Thailand: 'Flooding the EU with questionnaires': was this method of data collection successful? October 2003 European Society for Social Drug Research Gent, Belgium: Why are Black and minority ethnic populations in the European Union so poorly served by drug services? Findings from an EMCDDA project October 2003 International Council on Alcohol and Addictions Toronto, Canada: Community engagement: widening the knowledge base on drug use amongst Black and minority ethnic communities. April 2004 International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Melbourne, Australia:
Why are minority ethnic populations in the European Union so poorly served by drug services? Findings from an EMCDDA project October 2004 European Society for Social Drug Research Munich, Germany: Addressing the development of problematic drug use amongst asylum seekers and refugees. May 2005 (invited speaker) Canadian Conference on Homelessness Toronto, Canada: Missing the target. March 2005 International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Belfast, Northern Ireland: How vulnerable are asylum seekers in Europe to problematic drug use? May 2006 International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Vancouver, Canada: Should prison officers be involved in delivering drug services to prisoners? October 2006 European Society for Social Drug Research Lisbon, Portugal: Factors influencing minority ethnic community police engagement around drug supply issues. November 2006 (invited speaker/keynote presentation)
Merchants Quay Ireland / Pavee Point Travellers Centre conference, Drugs and diversity: exploring drug issues amongst new communities and the Traveller community Dublin, Ireland: The overarching findings from An overview of the nature and extent of illicit drug use amongst the Traveller community: an exploratory study. April 2007 (invited speaker) Sdruženĭ Podané ruce, Center IES, International conference on community cooperation in the drugs field Brno, Czech Republic: Community engagement: the Centre for Ethnicity and Health model. September 2007 (invited speaker) Correlation network for social inclusion and health Sofia, Bulgaria: Community engagement: the Centre for Ethnicity and Health model. October 2007 European Society for Social Drug Research Krakow, Poland: Conducting research in prisons: some problems and solutions. April 2008 (invited speaker) Sdruženĭ Podané ruce, Center IES, International conference on community cooperation in the drugs field Brno, Czech Republic: Results from the Department of Health s Black and minority ethnic drug misuse needs assessment project: a project using the Centre for Ethnicity and Health s Community Engagement Model. May 2008
International conference on the reduction of drug related harm Barcelona, Spain: Barriers to prison drug service access, with a focus on prisoners from minority ethnic populations: results from a study in England and Wales. September 2008 (invited speaker) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): 8th annual expert meeting on the Treatment Demand Indicator (TDI) Lisbon, Portugal: Issues surrounding drug use and barriers to drug services: results from the Department of Health s Black and minority ethnic drug misuse needs assessment 2000 2006. October 2008 European Society for Social Drug Research Budapest, Hungary: Barriers to drug service access: how they affect different minority ethnic populations. December 2008 (invited speaker) Drugs and Cultures Conference Paris, France The Centre for Ethnicity and Health s Community Engagement Model. June 2010 International Conference for Philosophy and Psychiatry Manchester Outcomes from a project using the ISCRI Community Engagement Model: personal and community outcomes for participants in a project included in the Delivering race equality (DRE) in mental health care programme (with Joanna Hicks). November 2010 (rapporteur) Correlation network outreach/peer work seminar Prague, Czech Republic Lessons learned, challenges and innovations.
February 2011 (invited speaker) Democracy, Cities and Drugs Conference, European Forum for Urban Security Vienna, Austria Community engagement: a model that works. NATIONAL September 2001 Release Drugs University London: The met and unmet service needs of drug users who are homeless. June 2002 Insights and innovations into drug abuse conference London: The service needs of drug users who are homeless. July 2003 Insights and innovations into drug abuse conference London: Black and minority ethnic communities: a review of the knowledge base on drug use and the related service provision. March 2004 London Drugs and Diversity Conference London: Young refugees and asylum seekers in London: vulnerability to problematic drug use. November 2007 (invited speaker) London Drug and Alcohol Network (LDAN) London: Barriers to drug service treatment facing Black and minority ethnic drug users.
February 2008 University of Central Lancashire Preston: Professorial lecture: How many? Who? What? How? Where? Why? When? The value of qualitative research on drug use. March 2008 (invited speaker) National Drug treatment Conference Glasgow: Breaking down the barriers: effective strategies for engaging Black and minority ethnic communities. April 2008 (invited speaker) Pathways to recovery seminar programme University of Stirling: Barriers to drug service access by members of Black and minority ethnic communities: results from the Centre for Ethnicity and Health s Community Engagement Programme. October 2009 (invited speaker/keynote presentation) Ethnicity in Mind seminar, Scottish Mental Health and Ethnicity Special Interest Network Glasgow: The ISCRI Community Engagement Model and outcomes for Black and minority ethnic communities from the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) Community Engagement Project. November 2009 (invited speaker and conference chair) Culture and Substance Misuse Conference, Ethnic Health Initiative Manchester: Relevant results from the Department of Health s Black and minority ethnic drug misuse needs assessment project