About Event:

Like us, you are probably interested in radical ways of researching and practising resilience. Ways that put social justice, systems and community members’ leadership and priorities right at the heart. We are developing community and professional practices based on our research on Beating the Odds and Changing the Odds. If you share these aspirations then you’ve come to the right place. Our FREE conference will focus on resilience approaches that tackle inequalities and apply what researchers call ‘socio-ecological systems’ thinking. These are ways of thinking that take into account families, schools and wider communities in terms of resilience building. At the conference expect to see challenges to resilience approaches that are dominated by academics and policy makers suggesting we should all just pull ourselves up by our boot straps. The conference will provide a unique and energetic learning space, with young people, academics, parentscarers, practitioners, researchers and community members all coming together to learn from one another. An exciting and informative combination of research, practice-based evidence and lived experience will have the schedule packed with insightful keynotes, co-delivered workshops and activities all linked to resilience approaches. Join in with our conference to share what you’re up to if it broadly fits with our principles. If you want to come without your own structured contribution, that’s great too. Come to learn from academics and local communities who are developing research and practice that we want to share and grow with others.