Events

VAADA and DANA Present: AOD Nurses Forum ‘Toolkit top-up’

Latrobe City Campus 360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Tuesday November 8th 2022 10:00am-3:30pm (fully catered) Latrobe City Campus, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne (and streamed online via ZOOM) Click here to register Join us for an informative and entertaining forum covering a diverse set of topics including: The only way out is in: Addictions, Trauma, and Psychedelics Kamini vidrawan ras: Emergence and implications of

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Overdose Awareness Event – Public Health Approaches to Overdose

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Dear Sector colleagues and partners To conclude our week of events marking International Overdose Awareness Day, the Department of Health's #IOAD2023 Committee are delighted to host a 60 minute learning session with special guests Assoc Prof​ Jennifer Schumann and intensive care paramedic Richard Armour. Jenn Schumann (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine; Monash University) will be presenting the

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BreakThrough – Understanding Addiction

Impact Recovery Ltd. 24-30 View St, Bendigo

Since 2015, this unique program has helped family members across Victoria better understand addictive behaviors, improve communication and wellbeing, and access appropriate support networks. BreakThrough offers practical strategies and support, and provides an opportunity for family/friends/partners of people with addictive behaviors to connect and learn from each other. This session includes information about models of

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YDHF Community Network Forum: Public Amenity and the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room

YDHF Community Network Forum: Monday 19th February 12- 1:30pm Public Amenity and the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room Speaker: Bianca Whiteside PhD candidate, Deakin University and Burnet Institute Additional information: Bianca Whiteside, PhD candidate, Deakin University and Burnet Institute will present on her ongoing research at our first Community Network Forum for 2024.   Bianca’s

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International Family Drug Support Day Victoria

Parliament House 1 Spring Street, Melbourne

Events are being held around the country to mark the International Family Drug Support Day in February 2024 International Family Drug Support Day (IFDSD) first started in 2016 to draw attention to the importance of families affected by alcohol and/or drugs, including the benefits of supporting families. When families are given education, awareness and tips on

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HCV Community of Practice

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This peer learning approach enhances the practice of AOD workers to recognise those who may be living with or at risk of HCV and supporting them onto the care pathway, particularly if they are disengaged with traditional health care services. Linking attendees with expert knowledge in point of care testing, prison settings, nurse led models

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YDHF Community Network Forum – Drug Checking: An update from inside state parliament

Avi Puglielli Greens Member for North East Metro Melb - Parliament of Victoria, will provide his insight into what has changed in Victoria on the issue of drug checking in 2024. He will explore the external factors that have led to a shift within the state parliament and provide an update on the historic cross-party

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Therapeutic Creative Writing and Storytelling for Families and Carers

Belgrave Community Hub 1616/1624 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, Australia

Led by award-winning published writer Karen McKnight who has lived experience as a carer and has spent years helping individuals and groups to find their voice through writing, these creative writing workshops will cover a range of writing styles such as freewriting, poetry, memoir and fiction-writing, allowing for the development of creative self-expression, storytelling skills

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