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Apologies for cross-posting. Conference Announcement and Call for Papers Creating Caring Communities to Serve Mentally Ill Offenders International Forensic Mental Health Conference University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK 19 - 23 July 1999 Organised by the Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK and Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University, USA Mentally Ill or Mentally Disordered Offenders present the practitioners, policy makers and family members with a number of dilemmas and challenges. In managing this care, service providers within Mental Health Care, Social Care and the Criminal Justice System have to maintain a balance between the needs of the individual patient, professional role and responsibility and the expectations of society. The issues raised by this client group transcend service boundaries and are common to many countries. This International Forensic Mental Health Conference provides an opportunity for practitioners, policy makers and researchers to share ideas and to discuss common issues affecting Mentally Ill Offenders. The key areas for the conference will include: · Violence in Mentally Ill populations · Training strategies · The Media and its impact · Promoting advocacy to improve policy and services · Victims of Mentally Ill offenders Conference Aims This conference provides an opportunity for individuals from a range of organisations and agencies to meet together with the aim of · creating an organisation/association where practitioners, policy makers, researchers and advocates from multiple countries could find ongoing opportunities for learning and collaboration. · exchanging information on effective models of care, intervention strategies, research, training and policy making to be readily utilised in different countries to improve care on a local, regional and national basis. Keynote Speakers include: John Hutton MP, Minister of Health (UK) Professor Pamela Taylor, Institute of Psychiatry (UK) Professor Jonathan Hill, University of Liverpool (UK) Hjalmar van Marle, Psychiatric Advisor, Ministry of Justice (Holland) Dr Marnie Rice, Director of Research, Mental Health Centre (Canada) Dr Marjorie Rock, Associate Professor, New York University (USA) Dr Gerald Landsberg, Professor/Director of the Institute Against Violence, New York University (USA) Dr Susan Salasin, SAMHSA (USA) Les Storey, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire (UK) Colin Dale, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire (UK) Call for Papers /Workshops Proposals for Papers / Workshops are invited from any discipline or perspective relevant to the management or care of mentally ill or mentally disordered offenders. Proposals by practitioners, service users, decision and policy makers, as well as by academics, students, researchers and advocates are welcomed. The organisers will consider papers relating to the following topics: · models of care for effective interventions (Clinical Interventions) · research strategies and results · developing new policies · training · financing and organisation issues · the media issue -The mad and the bad- Abstract Guidelines It is important that your abstract be submitted as follows: Double spaced, titled clearly and limited to a maximum of 250 words. On a separate page list: · author+s name and work address · telephone number at work, fax and email address · job title · title of abstract submitted · indicate if you wish to propose a workshop Do not type your name on the abstract page Send your submission to Louise Monks, Centralan Consultants Ltd, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE or email [log in to unmask] The deadline for the submission of papers is 1st March 1999. Conference language The official language of the conference is English Who should attend The conference will be of interest to a wide audience including health, social care and criminal justice professionals working in: Mental Health Care Voluntary Organisations Prison Service User Groups Social Work Community Services Probation Education Independent Sector Site visits Site visits to nearby facilities serving Mentally Ill and Mentally Disordered Offenders will be organised for participants on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 July 1999. David Wall, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds. Leeds. LS2 9JT U.K. TEL: 44 (0)113 233 5023 Mobile: 0797 949 6842 FAX: 44 (0)113 233 5056 EMAIL [log in to unmask] http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/ccjs/homepage.htm Cyberspace 1999 - see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/BILETA99/homepage.htm %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%