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Reforming community support services for people with a mental illness: Ministerial Communiqué Number 5
Recommissioning update The recommissioning of Mental Health Community Support Services (MHCSS) is now complete and I am pleased to be able to announce the organisations that will deliver $74 million of an annual total of $110 million of community mental health services across Victoria. The recommissioning process attracted many high quality submissions which is...
State Budget Analysis: Alcohol and Drug funding – a move in the right direction
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 6, 2014 State Budget: Alcohol and Drug funding – a move in the right direction The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the additional funding allocation to the Victorian alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector. This allocation of $9 million annually over the next four years is pivotal for the...
Submission to the Community Sector Reform Council Discussion Paper
VICTORIAN ALCOHOL & DRUG ASSOCIATION Submission Submission to the Community Sector Reform Council Discussion Paper August 2014 VAADA Vision A Victorian community in which the harms associated with drug use are reduced and general health and wellbeing is promoted. VAADA Objectives To provide leadership, representation, advocacy and information to the alcohol and other drug...
Reducing the harm of prison
Reducing the harm of prison Dealing with alcohol and other drugs within the prison system Issued October 2013 Overview The state incurs the responsibility of providing healthcare to all prisoners in Victoria. The prison population is highly disadvantaged and experiences poor health, welfare and educational outcomes. This includes a Hepatitis C infection rate which...
Drug deaths – communities in crisis
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 24 September 2013 Drug deaths – communities in crisis The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is highly concerned with the continuing high trends in drug deaths in Victoria, following the release of acute drug toxicity deaths data for the first half of 2013 by the Victorian Coroner’s Court. This data...
VAADA Annual Report 2012-2013
VAADA Annual Report 2012/13 1 VAADA Board 2 VAADA Staff 5 Vision & Mission 6 Management Reports • President 7 • Executive Officer 10 • Co-occurring Capacity Building (CCB) Project 11 • Sector Development 12 • Treasurer 25 Snapshot 12/13 14 Financial Reports 25 TABLE OF CONTENTS VAADA Annual Report 2012/13 2 VAADA BOARD...
The Victorian Drug Court must be accessible state wide
MEDIA RELEASE 5 August 2013 The Victorian Drug Court must be accessible state wide The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today releases a position paper entitled ‘Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options’ which calls for the Victorian Drug Court to be accessible in all regions of Victoria. Currently the Victorian Drug Court...
Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options
Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options Issued July 2013 Overview This paper describes the current Drug Court model in Victoria and proposes an extensive program of expansion through strategically applying the Drug Court model to all regions of Victoria. It provides the most up‐to‐date evidence regarding the cost effectiveness of the Victorian Drug...
Rising drug death toll fails to get relief from stagnant AOD budget
MEDIA RELEASE Monday 7, 2013 Rising drug death toll fails to get relief from stagnant AOD budget The latest figures available from the Victorian Coroners Court indicate that 367 individuals died due to acute drug toxicity in 2012 – more than one person per day. Medically prescribed pharmaceuticals now account for more deaths than...