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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

Free

Ringwood: Family Drug Support Meeting

EasternVolunteers 1a/36 New St, Ringwood VIC 3134

Thursday every fortnight (6.00 pm - 8.00 pm) Non-religious, open meetings for family members and friends impacted by the use of drugs and/or alcohol by others. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgemental, safe environment. Venue: Eastern Volunteers - Suite 1, 36 New Street,  Ringwood, VIC Enquiries:  Andrea 0493 683

Free

Frankston: Family Drug Support Meeting

Tuesday every fortnight (6.00 pm - 8.00 pm) Non-religious, open meetings for family members and friends impacted by the use of drugs and/or alcohol by others. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgemental, safe environment. Venue: Peninsula Health: Frankston Hospital, Level 2, Group Room 2, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston VIC Enquiries: Andrea 0493

Free

Footscray: Family Drug Support Meeting

Thursday every fortnight (6.00 pm - 8.00 pm) Non-religious, open meetings for family members and friends impacted by the use of drugs and/or alcohol by others. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgemental, safe environment. Venue: Cohealth -  215 Nicholson St, Footscray VIC Enquiries:  Cadence 0493 683 860 or Head

Free

Victorian AOD Peer Workforce Community of Practice (CoP) – 26 June 2024

The Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC) currently facilitates the Victorian AOD Peer Workforce Community of Practice supported by the Department of Health (DH). The Community of Practice (CoP) for the AOD Peer Workforce supports and cultivates the existing and emerging AOD Peer Workforce and seeks to draw upon the collective knowledge, experiences and resources

Free

Family Support Group

Leonie Keep and Nick Foster from SW AOD office are back running our In Person Family Support Group in Werribee. Group will be running the second Friday of each month from 1.00-3.00 pm. Our Group is dedicated to offering Support/Information to the loved-ones and family members of those with problematic drug or alcohol issues. Your

Free

Yarra Drug and Health Forum – Progress of the Public Intoxication Reform (PIR)

This forum will provide an update on the progress of the implementation of the Public Intoxication Reform process with a focus on the Metropolitan area. Speakers will provide an overview of their agency’s involvement in the PIR since its inception in November 2023. Challenges and outcomes will be discussed. Speakers: Melissa Donovan – Manager, Centralised

Free

The Zone: Intersectional AOD Symposium

Footscray Community Arts Moreland Street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Intersectional AOD Practice Symposium Wednesday 17 July – 9:30am to 4:30pm - Footscray Community Arts How inclusive and accessible can an AOD service be? Are you aware of the ways in which different aspects of a person's identity can expose them to overlapping forms of discrimination and marginalisation? Learn how to better support them by

Free

ADDICTION ON FILM, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Cinema Nova 380 Lygon st, Carlton, Australia

This years film festival has a session dedicated to the struggles of addiction and recovery. The session has 3 films a feature length documentary,  "His name is Ray, about a former lifeguards struggle with Opioid addiction and two shorts "Fight for safety" about safe injecting rooms and "My name is Jack" about an Anaesthetist's private

Rethinking the governance of ‘young people’ and drugs

RMIT University, Building 8, Level 4, Room 11 Megaflex 1 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

VSURF quarterly in-person seminar, hosted by Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT, Swanston St, Melbourne. When: Friday 16th August, 4-5pm, followed by drinks/networking Where: This is a hybrid event. Register here for in-person or online attendance: https://events.humanitix.com/the-victorian-substance-use-research-forum-vsurf-quarterly-seminar What: A talk followed by Q&A Title: Rethinking the governance of ‘young people’ and drugs Abstract: This talk, based

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