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  • MEDIA RELEASE The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health: $268 million to continue the battle against alcohol and drug misuse
    • February 27, 2019
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    27 February 2019 The Liberal National Government will provide $268 million to continue support for Australians battling alcohol and drug issues. The funding over three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22 will be provided to Primary Health Networks (PHNs), providers of residential and non-residential withdrawal management and rehabilitation programs, alcohol and peak drug organisations and other

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  • Victorian Alcohol and Drug Collection (VADC) – news and updates
    • December 13, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    Project update With the end of the first full quarter of VADC reporting nearing, it is great to see 54 funded agencies collecting live VADC data through their compliant client management systems. The remaining 30 in-scope agencies received implementation extensions, and are working hard to get their VADC systems up and running as soon as

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  • “Using Collaborations as a Capacity Building Tool” is now available for download
    • November 21, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    VAADA is proud to announce the release of its new resource ‘Using Collaborations as a Capacity Building tool’. This manual has been developed by VAADA as an adjunct to the popular ‘Capacity Building and Change Management’ manual made available in 2016.  This new resource has been designed to provide community services and alcohol and other

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  • VAADA November Newsletter is now available
    • November 20, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    You can view the newsletter  here

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  • Victorian Alcohol and Drug Collection (VADC) – news and updates
    • October 31, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    Project update We have now finished our first month of collecting data through the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Collection (VADC). It was great to see so many providers get their VADC compliant systems up and running by 1 October 2018. A range of useful queries have been coming through as providers enter live client data

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  • Victorian Alcohol and Drug Collection (VADC) – news and updates
    • September 17, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    Posted to ENEWS for Chrystallee Durose on behalf of the DHHS The go-live date for the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Collection (VADC) project of 1 October 2018 is now just around the corner. This update contains a range of information related to transition and testing requirements. Transition information Providers or consortia who have not passed

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  • Sector Update: Family Violence and Child Information Sharing Schemes
    • September 11, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    Three reforms, the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS), the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) and the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework come into effect on Thursday 27 September, 2018 for the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Sector.  Together, the schemes are designed to promote children’s safety and wellbeing, protect family violence victims

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  • Alcohol and other drugs information seminar for nurses and midwives
    • September 7, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS, Event
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    Friday 12 October 2018 8am – 12 noon or 1pm – 5pm, CPD 4 hours Carson Conference Centre, ANMF (Vic Branch) 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne No cost What is it like to work in alcohol and other drugs (AOD)? Interested in a career move into an alcohol and other drugs specialty?  Expand your horizons at

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  • Concession tickets pave the way for VAADA 2019 to be our most inclusive conference to date.
    • September 6, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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      VAADA would like to announce the introduction of two new ticket types at our biennial conference: student and consumer tickets. Tickets for consumers and students opens the doors for those who could otherwise not afford to attend but also provides an opportunity for a much richer discussion for those already planning on attending. The

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  • Penington Institute overdose report now available
    • August 29, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
    • Category: ENEWS
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    Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2018 – a Penington Institute publication – reveals that accidental overdose continues to be a significant cause of death in Australia. The continued growth in overdose deaths is linked to highly potent drugs, many of which are available through prescription, such as pharmaceutical opioids and benzodiazepines. Illegal drugs such as heroin

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