Date: Thursday 20 May 2027
Venue: etc Conference Centre, 11 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HU
More information and a link to book your place will be available soon.
About the conference
The conference is for professionals with an interest in supporting families after a road crash, including police family liaison officers and coordinators and senior investigating officers.
- Learn more about the specific needs of road victims
- Find out what excellence in post-crash care looks like
- Understand how working in partnership can achieve this care
- See the positive impact on families’ lives when care is delivered well.
Who should attend
The conference is for every professional with an interest in supporting families after a road crash, including:
- Police (family liaison officers and coordinators, senior investigating officers)
- Fire and rescue services
- Ambulance services, nurses, GPs, other medical professionals
- Charities that support injured road victims or bereaved adults or children
- Trauma counsellors and therapists
- Mental health and child services
- Crisis responders
- Academics in the field of psychological trauma or sudden bereavement.
Why should you attend?
Support for adults and children who have been bereaved or suffered catastrophic injury in a crash is an essential humanitarian response. It’s vital that decisions about road victim care are based on sound evidence, to ensure that support provided meets the needs of families facing shock and devastation, safeguards vulnerable victims and achieves wellbeing goals.
Who runs the After the Crash Conference?
After the Crash 2027 is organised by Brake, the road safety charity. Brake runs the National Road Victim Service, providing emotional and practical support to anyone who has been bereaved or seriously injured in a road crash.