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VAADA Press Release: Victorian Government commences AOD reforms, but CBD injecting room cruelled by fear and stigma.
- April 23, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
No Comments23/04/2024 [starts] The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes aspects of today’s announcement of a Statewide Action Plan to reduce drug harms, including the development of an alcohol and -
VAADA Press Release: Surge in alcohol related treatment demand needs to be addressed
- April 17, 2024
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: ENEWS
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) early insights report into alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment has revealed surging demand for AOD treatment in Victoria. The report confirms -
VAADA Monthly Newsletter | Edition 16 | April 2024
- April 15, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
Welcome to the latest edition of The VAADA Monthly! We have propelled into April and we are excited to share many updates from the sector and from our ourselves here -
AOD Service Providers Conference 2024
- April 5, 2024
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
- Category: Event
REGISTER NOW Inspiring Change: Excellence in AOD Treatment and Harm Reduction Monday 17 June 2024, 8:00AM - 3:15PM, Catholic Leadership Centre The annual Victorian AOD Service Provider’s Conference brings -
Submission to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee | Inquiry into Vaping and Tobacco Controls
- April 3, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
View the submission here VAADA is pleased to release its submission to the Inquiry into Vaping and Tobacco Controls by the Victorian Public Accounts and Estimates Committee. The submission makes -
VAADA Monthly Newsletter | Edition 15 | March 2024
- March 22, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
Welcome to the latest edition of The VAADA Monthly! As we dive into March, we're excited to share updates, insights, and highlights from across our organisation and the sector. In -
Submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the AOD System and First Peoples in Victoria
- February 22, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
View the submission here VAADA is pleased to release its submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) System and First Peoples in Victoria. VAADA -
VAADA Press Release | VAADA budget submission provides pragmatic solutions to alcohol and other drug harm
- February 1, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
View the VAADA State Budget Submission 2024 PRESS RELEASE 1/2/2024 [starts] This submission canvasses a range of priorities which are cost effective, evidence informed and respond to contemporary alcohol and -
VAADA Press Release | Festival Overdoses Preventable
- January 8, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: ENEWS
PRESS RELEASE 08/01/2024 [starts] The eight overdoses which occurred at the Hardmission music festival on 6 January 2024 are distressing, not only due to the pain and suffering experienced by -
Recording Available | 2023 AOD Nurses Forum: Toolkit Top-Up
- December 21, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
- Category: Training
Recordings from the 2023 AOD Nurses Forum now available! On 16 November 2023, VAADA held its third annual AOD Nurses Forum: Toolkit Top-up. The event brings together two networks supported