This FREE, in-person session will provide an overview of strategies for addressing stigma and successfully coordinating care in the AOD and mental health sectors.

It is aimed at community-based AOD and mental health workers.

Date: Friday, 15th November 2024.

Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm.

Location: Hamilton Centre, Level 1, 110 Church Street, Richmond.

Cost: Free

Target audience: Community-based AOD and mental health workers.

Learning objectives

Part 1: Stigma

• Identify the most common examples of stigma in health settings.
• Explore forms, effects, and causes of stigma.
• Discuss steps to challenge stigma.

Part 2: Care-coordination

• Understand the continuum of care for people with co-occurring conditions in the Victorian healthcare system.
• Explore the difference between collaborative and integrated care.
• Identify opportunities to enhance integrated care.

In this interactive session, we will bring together community-based AOD and mental health workers to learn about addressing stigma and successfully coordinating care. Tickets for this session are limited, so register for your spot today!

About the presenters

Alice Frank is a senior clinical pharmacist with a particular interest and expertise in mental health and substance use disorders. She has extensive experience working in various clinical and leadership roles in Victorian Public Health Services. She is passionate about the significant positive impact mental health pharmacists bring in ensuring optimal patient-centred and evidence-based treatments.

Annie Williams is a highly experienced registered nurse who has worked in clinical leadership and project management roles. She is committed to continuous improvement, advocacy, and equitable service delivery. Annie holds a master’s qualification in Pain Management and has collaborated extensively with the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector.

Lee Baillie (they/them) is a senior social worker at Turning Point. They have 5+ years of experience in the adult AOD sector in Naarm and completed a postgraduate degree in Addictive Behaviours via Monash University (2021). Lee has extensive experience in coordinating the care of people experiencing substance use disorders, mental ill health and significant psychosocial complexities, including family violence, forensic and legal needs and people who are unhoused. Lee is a passionate advocate for equity and diversity in healthcare and works to utilise a decolonial approach to their clinical work. As a trans-nonbinary person, Lee brings lived experience as part of the LGBTQIA+ community to the AOD sector and works to challenge the stigma and discrimination experienced by minority populations accessing health treatment.

About the Centre

Hamilton Centre is a statewide centre for mental health and addiction in Victoria, Australia. It works towards integrated care for people with co-occurring substance use or addiction and mental illness through an innovative program of clinical, research, and education & training streams.

Working with key stakeholders, including people with lived and living experience, the centre helps build the capability of healthcare workers within Area and Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, as well as alcohol and other drug services, to deliver integrated care.