2022
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Welcome commitment for additional residential AOD services
- July 26, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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No CommentsThe Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the commitment from the Victorian Opposition to resource additional residential rehabilitation and withdrawal capacity in Shepparton, Warrnambool, La Trobe as well as
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Pandemic Oversight Committee Minority Report recommends increased drug treatment capacity
- July 26, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee (the Committee) today released two reports which made a number of recommendations. The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) supports recommendations 13 –
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Alcohol and other drug system under pressure – more support now
- May 30, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Victoria’s alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment system cannot meet community demand for treatment. COVID-19 has only made this worse. The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today releases their
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VAADA election statement summary: More Victorians in crisis are waiting for longer to access alcohol and other drug treatment
- May 30, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Victorians deserve an alcohol and other drug treatment workforce that is highly skilled, capable of supporting people with a range of issues and stable. That means that remuneration and conditions
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Victorian election statement: Equitable access to alcohol and other drug treatment for all Victorians
- May 30, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association has developed this statement to detail some of the key needs of Victorians experiencing alcohol and other drug (AOD) dependency and related harms. This
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High Risk Indicators of Family Violence – Poster/Resource
- May 11, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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MARAM-Aligned Evidence Based High Risk Indicators If clients that have been identified as victim survivors are experiencing any of the following high-risk factors, they are at increased risk of being
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VAADA Victorian Budget Pack 2022/23: Funding cut to drug treatment during pandemic will place lives in jeopardy
- May 3, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is alarmed with the overall cut of $39M in service funding to 2021-22 revised budget figures for alcohol and other drug treatment and
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State Budget Submission 2022/23
- May 3, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Summary of recommendations Recommendation 1: $2M to support agencies to maintain flexible work arrangements and ensure that service users can maintain connected with online services. Recommendation 2: Permanently resource the
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Position Paper: Supervised Injectable Opioid treatment (hydromorphone)
- March 30, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Summary The Victorian government should consider introducing hydromorphone as a supervised injectable opioid treatment to supplement traditional therapies for opioid dependence. Background Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) is the gold standard
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Reform proposal a far better way to reduce drug harms
- March 10, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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MEDIA RELEASE 8/3/2022 [starts] Reform proposal a far better way to reduce drug harms The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) supports reforms that will divert people who are caught