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Women in the Sector Workforce Snapshot
Today, we are proud to introduce the fifth and final instalment in our Snapshot Series: 'Women in the Sector.' This report provides an extensive insight into the unique capacities and capabilities of Victoria's AOD workforce.
Submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the AOD System and First Peoples in Victoria
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 has drawn on the insights and experiences of its members, and crucially members of the Victorian Aboriginal community to develop its response.
Lived and Living Experience Workforce Snapshot
In early 2023, VAADA launched its very first AOD Workforce Development Survey. The survey received an impressive nearly 25% response rate from the workforce. Today, we introduce the fourth instalment in the Snapshot Series, where we take a look at the Lived and Living Experience Workforce.
VAADA State Budget Submission 2024
Our major call to action for the upcoming State Budget is the Victorian Government committing to the development of a comprehensive Victorian AOD Strategy, that provides planning, resourcing, service integration and oversight for the way AOD services and supports are delivered across our community.
VAADA Press Release | Festival Overdoses Preventable
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 those directly affected but also for the broader community who view the overdoses as preventable.
Rural and Regional Workforce Snapshot
In early 2023, VAADA inaugurated its first AOD Workforce Development Survey, with an impressive nearly 25% response rate from the workforce. The report offers a comprehensive glimpse into the distinctive capacities and capabilities of Victoria's AOD workforce. For an in-depth understanding, access the complete survey report by clicking here. Today, we're thrilled to present...
A Stronger, More Diverse and Independent Community Sector Consultation
The Australian Alcohol & Other Drugs Council (AADC) have made a submission to the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) A Stronger, More Diverse and Independent Community Sector consultation. VAADA is an AADC member, we consulted on the submission and are a signatory to the submission.
Drug Checking Saves Lives
PRESS RELEASE: 30/11/2023. The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) supports the drug checking pilot proposed by the Victorian Greens, along with the Legalise Cannabis Party and Animal Justice Party. Drug checking (also called pill testing) is currently being supported by 78 agencies in Victoria including health providers, community service organisations, unions, peak bodies...
Cannabis law reform in Victoria a necessary step to improving community wellbeing
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) supports law reform which reduces law and order interventions among people who use drugs. To that end, VAADA supports the Regulation of Cannabis
Sentencing drug law reform in Victoria: A chronically relapsing disorder?
This monograph – by leading Victorian expert in sentencing law Professor Arie Freiberg – examines the 170-year history of drug sentencing reform in Victoria. Despite the long and complex history of drug criminalisation, this is the first document to examine these issues in the Victorian context. From the fines, bonds and imprisonment of the...