Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) Webinar Series
- brings together researchers, policy-makers and practitioners;
- promotes the well-being of family members, friends and colleagues who are affected by or concerned about another person’s problems with or addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling; and
- develops research, policy and practice in the field.
All Webinars are recorded and those recordings are made available a few days later on the AFINet website www.afinetwork.info/webinar-series/recent-webinars. The list of past Webinars is below, beneath the programme for future ones.
Participation in each webinar is free, but to join, you MUST register beforehand. For each Webinar that you are interested in, please register in the few days before it starts, via webropol.com/s/afinetwebinar. Below the programme you can find a video recording of each Webinar that has been presented so far, along with the PowerPoint slides for that Webinar. As we are a small charity, if you can donate a small amount for each webinar, this would be really appreciated. We suggest 30Euro/Dollars or £25 Paypal takes about 5% of the payment and banks can take up to 20% so Paypal is preferable.
Payment Details – You can request an invoice – gillvelleman@gmail.com
You can either pay through the website through Paypal (click here) or pay by BACS or web transfer.
Bank: CO-OP. Name: Addiction & the Family International Ntwrk
Address: PO box 250, Delf House, Southwat, Skelmersdale WN8 6WT, uk
Sort Code: 08-92-99. A/C No: 65824603
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Future Webinars
AFINet Webinars will take place on alternate months: November, January, March, May, July, September, November and will move between Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday, so people with regular commitments on one of those days will still be able to attend on the others.
January 2027 Webinar
Date: Wednesday, 20th January 2027
Time: 9am (US-Eastern time); 14.00 pm UK; 15.00 pm, Western Europe; 16.00 pm Finland; 19.30 pm India
Title: Exploring changes to family support for those affected by someone else’s drug use since the introduction of the Scottish Government’s National Drug Deaths Mission
Presenter: Dr. Andy Perkins, Founding Director, Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd., Dundee, Scotland
Chair: Professor Ruth McGovern, University of Newcastle, England
Description: The Scottish Government’s National Mission on Drug Deaths, launched in 2021, aimed to reduce drug deaths and improve the lives of people affected by substance use, including family members and close contacts. A key element of the National Mission is the Framework for Holistic Whole Family Approaches and Family Inclusive Practice, which asks Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) to audit and strengthen family support and to involve families in service design. The study to be discussed in this Webinar focuses specifically on perceived changes in family support since 2021.
March 2027 Webinar
Date: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed
Title: A programme of work on Gambling and the Family
Presenter: Dr. Aino Suomi, Director, ANU Centre for Gambling Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Chair: Dr Julie Perrin, The Karuna Centre, Canberra Australia and AFINet Trustee
Description: To be confirmed
Make A Donation
As a charitable organisation, we rely on donations to keep going. If you would like to make a donation, please add in your amount you want to donate in the box below where it says 20. This amount is in pounds so please adjust to take account of any conversions from your currency. Please be aware that Paypal takes about 5% of your fees so if you want AFINet to receive the full amount, please increase your amount- all is appreciated.
