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🚨 Call for Abstracts: AFINet 2025 🚨 Share your insights on addiction & family well-being at our 6th Annual Conference, May 21-23, 2025, Université Laval, Quebec City. 📅 Abstracts open: Nov 19, 2024 📅 Deadline: Jan 19, 2025 🔗 Submit now:

Stay tuned for registration details and the call for abstracts, coming soon! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, share knowledge, and shape the future of addiction research and practice. We can’t wait to see you there!

Join us in Quebec City for the 6th Annual AFINet Conference! Save the date for an inspiring gathering at the Addiction and the Family International Network Conference, happening from May 21-23, 2025, at Université Laval in beautiful Quebec City, Canada!

Esse grupo contribuiu para uma série de colaborações internacionais bem-sucedidas em todo o mundo, e em 2014 eles receberam uma bolsa da Society for the Study of Addiction para ajudá-los a criar a AFINet.

Inscrições: https://t.co/PQVOwnGpPB Cronograma completo: https://t.co/uW8ss3Y5Ex Conheça a AFINet: A AFINet foi formalmente iniciada em 2014 pelo Alcohol Drugs and the Family Group que foi criado no Reino Unido no início dos anos 80.

Venha se inscrever para a 5ª Conferência Anual da AFINet Online até 13/09. Uma grande conferência sobre questões relacionadas a adição (prevenção, manejo, políticas, experiências locais) com a AFINet, se junte a nós e compartilhe experiências com pessoas de todo o mundo.

Don’t miss out on the chance to gain insights from the Shiltons’ remarkable journey! View full programme: https://t.co/U4s510h2ae Register:

Together, Peter and Steph have championed legislative changes and have contributed extensively to reducing gambling harms, making significant strides in awareness and support mechanisms for young people.

Steph Shilton contributes her vast 27-year experience in the NHS and her expertise as a therapist to combat gambling addiction. Working with a leading charity, she has been pivotal in developing support services for those affected by gambling issues.

Peter is the world renowned England goalkeeper and holds the England record of most capped male footballer and two world records for football. In his private life, he suffered a 45-year gambling addiction until he met Steph, his wife.

Join us online on 19-20 September 2024 for 5th AFINet Conference! This year, we are thrilled to have Peter Shilton CBE and Steph Shilton as our keynote speakers.

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ITC shifts the focus, empowering both professionals and family members to support themselves and their loved ones. 📅Wednesday, 17th July 2024 🕒14:00 UK | 16:00 Finland | 09:00 Quebec Speakers: Dave and Tina James, founders of

Join us for the next AFINet Webinar on the Invitation to Change Approach! In the UK alone, five million family members are significantly impacted by their loved ones' use of alcohol and other drugs. Often, services focus solely on the individual struggling with substances.

As a member of The Alcohol and Families Alliance, AFINet is calling on the next UK Government to implement a new alcohol strategy. This must recognise the need for greater support and services for children and families. Read our top four priorities here 👉

Read the Alcohol and Families Alliance’s top four priorities for families 👉 https://t.co/nA0gZg6Giy

#Stigma can significantly affect those struggling with drinking and their families. As a member organization of the Alcohol and Families Alliance, we at AFINet call on the next UK Government to improve public awareness and understanding of alcohol use.

Stigma can significantly affect those struggling with drinking and their families. We call on the next UK Government to improve public awareness and understanding of alcohol use. Read the Alcohol and Families Alliance’s top four priorities for families 👉

As @AdfamUK members, we call on the next UK Government to invest in targeted family support services to offer greater support to children and families affected by alcohol harm. Read our four priorities for children and families here 👉