Welcome to VAADA

Welcome to the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association’s (VAADA) website.

VAADA is the peak body representing Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services in Victoria; and provides leadership, representation, advocacy and information to both AOD and non AOD related sectors.

VAADA’s purpose is to ensure that the issues for people experiencing the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use and the organisations that support them are well represented in policy and program development and public discussion

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Events
  • VAADA 2011/2012 State Budget Information Pack
    VAADA 2011/2012 State Budget Information Pack
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Publications
  • VAADA Submission to the Inquiry into Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
    Submissions were called by the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs (the Committee) on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
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  • VAADA Submission to the Inquiry into Growing the Suburbs:
    Infrastructure and Business Development in Outer Suburban Melbourne
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  • VAADA Position Paper: Pharmacotherapy - Key Points
    Key points and recommendations from the Pharmacotherapy Position Paper
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  • VAADA Positon Paper: Pharmacotherapy
    This position paper will provide a brief overview of the Victorian pharmacotherapy system and outline areas requiring reform to ensure that harms associated with substance use are minimised.
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  • 'The critical issues 2012 & beyond'
    Presentaion by Professor David Penington VAADA 2011 AGM
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  • VAADA Consultation into the
    Whole of Victorian Government Alcohol and Drug Strategy
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  • Review of the cost of CCCC drug and alcohol services: Final report and recommendations
    In August 2010, VAADA released the Review of the cost of Counselling Consultancy and Continuing Care (CCCC) drug and alcohol services commissioned by VAADA and produced by KPMG.

    The report provides evidence of significant structural underfunding across the Victorian Alcohol and other Drug sector.
    In reponse to the report the VAADA Board developed the following recommendations.
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  • Map of Victorian Improved Services
    Follow the link below to locate the Department of Health & Ageing funded Improved Services AOD NGO services in Victoria.
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