This one-day knowledge exchange event provides an opportunity for practitioners and academics working at the intersect for policing and public health to come together to share ideas, explore international and national research and innovation in the support of people considered vulnerable who come into police contact.

Event Programme

Morning presentations

• 09:30 - 10:30 - Arrival, Networking, and Refreshments
• 10:30 - 10:50 - Welcome - event opened by Professor Susan Dawkes and Police Scotland
• 10:50 - 11:00 - Policing, Public Health, and Vulnerability: An International Perspective - Presentation by Associate Professor Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron
• 11:00 - 11:30 - Dementia and Missing People - Presentation by Alzheimer Scotland and Police Scotland
• 11:30 - 12:00 - Vulnerability and Custody - Presentation by Associate Professor Andrew Wooff

Panel Session 1

• 12:00 - 12:30 - Considering the Key Challenges in Policing Public Health and Vulnerabilities - Panel chaired by Professor Liz Aston, Scottish Institute for Policing Research.

• 12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch and Networking

Afternoon presentations

• 13:30 - 13:45- Innovation Hub, Edinburgh Napier University - Presentation by Maggie Reid
• 13:45 - 14:05- Supporting People with Autism - Presentation from Dr Megan Parry, University of Rhode Island, USA
• 14:05 - 14:25- People with Learning Disabilities and Hate Crime - Presentation by Dr Valerie Houghton
• 14:25 - 14:45- Naloxone Roll-Out Across Scotland - Presentation by Professor Nadine Dougall and Police Scotland

Panel Session 2

• 14:45 - 15:15- Opportunities, Research, and Practice Gaps - Panel chaired by Associate Professor Inga Heyman

• 15:15 - 15:30- Closing Remarks

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