Chemsex: An Overview – Del Beach-Campbell

Del Beach-Campbell will use his extensive knowledge to examine why some gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (MSM) get involved in harmful addictive behaviours. He will look at the nature and prevalence of Chemsex. He will examine the drugs involved and the mental health consequences of addiction. He will explore the world of sex parties and the dark web and aim to shine a light on the guilt and shame which often comes with involvement. Why do some men risk losing everything in exchange for a lifestyle which for many is self-destructive. What are the causes? Isolation? Homophobia? Depression? Without judging drug use, he will demonstrate how MSM can be encouraged to move away from this lifestyle once they are ready to do so and rebuild their lives.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• To gain insight into the routes in and out of Chemsex and gather an overview of how you can support those involved.
• To better understand the barriers men and boy face in talking about the impact of their trauma, their vulnerabilities and the fear and the isolation and homophobia which may have originally led them to the world of Chemsex.
• To gain an increased knowledge on the drugs involved in the world of Chems, the type of sexual activity, the hook-up Apps and the drugs themselves can all be addictive and lead to a self-destructive lifestyle.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• For therapists and other practitioners who want to reach out to men who have been come entrenched in a world they are ready to move on from.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• You will gain a reputation as a practitioner who recognises that it is often us who are hard to reach not the communities we seek to support. Your service will be seen as inclusive, empathetic and free from judgement.

RECORDING 

This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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Del Beach-Campbell

Del Beach-Campbell has over twenty years’ experience developing and delivering services for gay and bi-sexual men both within the charity sector and the NHS. He is runs groupwork sessions at SurvivorsUK including Surviving Chemsex – a group for men involved in Chems who are survivors of sexual violence. He is currently undertaking a Needs Assessment looking at the trends, prevalence and impact of Chemsex in London.

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