Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association

Interested in Harm Reduction?

Join Eurasian Harm Reduction Association's WEBINAR:
Transforming drug registry in Eastern European and Central Asian countries: from repressive mechanisms to protection of patient rights

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The program particularly welcomes contributions with clear equity implications, including work with Indigenous and First Nations peoples, racialised communities and those with lived experience.

Explore all the themes here: leph2026.org

12. Training and education to reimagine LEPH curricula and professional roles
13. Policing and health in secure or emergency settings, including custody and overdose response
14. The role of police in resilience and environmental justice

9. Professional wellbeing of those working in policing, health and social care
10. Communities and supportive contexts through governance, funding and legislative reform
11. Partnerships and system change to build trust and redesign services

6. Reducing harm in marginalised communities through drug policy, harm reduction and decriminalisation
7. Globalisation of LEPH, including migration, human rights and transnational cooperation
8. Connective professionalism and intersectionality in practice and community engagement

3. AI, digital technology and data in LEPH, including ethics, surveillance and predictive analytics
4. Trauma-informed approaches across policing, public health and early intervention
5. Determinants of health and criminalisation, including poverty, homelessness, LGBTQI+ issues and diversion

Key themes include:
1. Violence prevention across systemic, gender-based, online, police and youth contexts
2. Vulnerabilities in public health and law enforcement, including mental health, disability, neurodiversity and aging

We are excited to share the themes for #LEPH2026, which will focus on vulnerability in all its forms. The conference invites contributions that examine structural, situational, systemic and intersectional vulnerability, viewed through an equity lens. Key themes👇

🌟 Relive the highlights: Masterclass on Women Police and Security ! 🌟

It was an honor to bring together practitioners, scholars, and students to advance the role of women in policing and security.

Contact Dr Melissa Jardine if you are interested in collaborating with GLEPHA for #LEPH2026

Moving beyond punitive policing, this short video (by Oxon Advisory and GLEPHA) calls for a health-based, prevention-focused approach rooted in equity, inclusion, and cross-sector collaboration.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zkj...

The conference will be open to professionals from law enforcement, public health, government, academia, research and policy institutions, the commercial sector, and partner organisations.

Register your interest here: leph2026.org

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Save the date! 📣

The Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association and the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre are proud to co-host the 8th International Law Enforcement and Public Health Conference in Leeds, UK from 6–9 September 2026.

Women Police Security Masterclass – LEPH2025 Ottawa, Canada Women Police Security Masterclass

Facilitated by Melissa Jardine PhD, the session used an Appreciative Inquiry approach to explore the role of policing within the broader Women, Peace and Security agenda.

🔗 leph2025ottawa.com/women-police...

#LEPH2025 #WPS #GenderJustice #UNSCR1325 #Policing #PublicHealth

🎓 At #LEPH2025:

The Women, Police and Security Masterclass marked 25 years of UNSCR 1325 with international perspectives on progress, challenges, and lessons learned.

📍 Held at the University of Ottawa | In-person & online
🗓️ July 12

Program Summary – LEPH2025 Ottawa, Canada Program Summary

Follow along for session highlights, speaker insights, and daily updates.

🔗 leph2025ottawa.com/program-summary

#LEPH2025 #PublicHealth #LawEnforcement #CommunitySafety

Program Summary – LEPH2025 Ottawa, Canada Program Summary

📢 Just 1 day to go.

#LEPH2025 starts tomorrow in Ottawa. From 13–16 July, the conference will cover public health, policing, harm reduction, community safety, and more - through research, practice, and policy perspectives.

🗓️ July 13–16
📍 Ottawa, Canada

Last chances to secure tickets! Deadline to register: 8 July

This event (accessible ONSITE and ONLINE) will explore critical issues in gender equality, gender-based violence, and the vital roles women play in policing and security worldwide.

Join us: leph2025ottawa.com/women-police...

Abstract submissions open: 1 September – 30 November 2025
Early-bird registration closes: 30 April 2026

For more details, visit: www.wcph.org

Jointly organised by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), the Congress will bring together global health leaders to explore unified, cross-sector responses to today’s most urgent health challenges.

📍Save the Date: 18th World Congress on Public Health – Cape Town, 2026!

The 18th World Congress on Public Health will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 6–9 September 2026, under the theme:
Health Without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability

Why are the experts coming to LEPH2025? Here's the answer from one of our Esteemed Plenary Speakers!

Join #LEPH2025 for
✅ Actionable solutions for public safety and health equity
✅ #LawEnforcement and #PublicHealth collaboration

📅 13-16 July 2025 | Ottawa, Canada
🔗 Register now: leph2025ottawa.com

A Word from Our Esteemed Plenary Speaker.

Attend #LEPH2025:
✅ Network with experts
✅ Dive into actionable solutions for public safety and health equity
✅ Shape the future of #LawEnforcement and #PublicHealth collaboration

📅 13-16 July 2025 | Ottawa, Canada
🔗 Register now: leph2025ottawa.com

Excited to invite #postgraduate #students attending #LEPH2025 to join this FREE event.
✨ Connect with international peers & leading researchers
✨ Master career-boosting skills
✨ Interactive sessions

▶️ leph2025ottawa.com/postgraduate...
📍 12 July 2025 @ottawahealthlaw.ca

LESS THAN 1️⃣ MONTH LEFT to apply for the 2025 GLEPHA Student Awards!

❗ Submission deadline: June 15th 2025
ℹ️ glepha.com/2025-glepha-...

The Awards celebrate emerging scholars in law enforcement and public health, recognising outstanding emerging research and innovation.

Every registration for Masterclass on Women, Police and Security: Global Perspectives and Challenges will contribute CAD$5️⃣ to empowering women and girls in underserved Kanyan communities through our designated donation beneficiary: The Amuka Foundation.

Register:
leph2025ottawa.com/women-police...

Program – Sunday 13 July – LEPH2025 Ottawa, Canada Program - Sunday 13 July

The LEPH2025 program is out!
Join us in Ottawa this July for four days of ideas, insight, and global connection across law enforcement and public health.

🗓️ 13–16 July
📍 Ottawa, Canada
🔗 leph2025ottawa.com/program-sunday-13-july/

#LEPH2025 #GLEPHA #Policing #PublicHealth

ANNOUNCING THE 2025 GLEPHA STUDENT AWARDS

These Awards celebrate the next generation of leaders in #LawEnforcement and #PublicHealth research, scholarship, innovation, and commitment to tackling social challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Find out more: glepha.com/2025-glepha-...

🚀 Announcing Our Keynote Lineup for our Masterclass: get ready for remarkable insights from

✨ Myra James – Executive Director, International Association of Women Police, Canada
✨ Prof. Nick Crofts AM – Executive Director, GLEPHA

🔗 Join IN-PERSON or ONLINE leph2025ottawa.com/women-police...

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