2023
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Funding indexation announcement gives security for future planning.
- September 1, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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No CommentsThe Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the announcement from the Victorian Government of a new indexation rate and a formula to calculate future funding increases. The announcement will provide $259M over four years to support hundreds of community sector organisations, including alcohol and other drug agencies, and provides greater certainty and sustainability for
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International Overdose Awareness Day: Providing Support for Victoria’s most stigmatized population
- August 31, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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PRESS RELEASE 31/8/2023 [starts] Providing Support for Victoria’s most stigmatized population The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) stands with families, people who use drugs and the agencies providing AOD treatment and harm reduction services in remembering those who have died through overdose as well as celebrating the efforts of the many tireless advocates who
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Strategy towards the Elimination of Seclusion and Restraint – Views of the AOD Sector
- July 24, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Background In response to the request via Engage Victoria for feedback, VAADA coordinated an online consultation session on the 13th July 2023 with workers from the AOD sector to gather their perspective on the questions raised. The following report details outcomes of this consultation session and highlights the need to routinely incorporate perspectives from the
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VAADA supports a First Nations Voice
- June 30, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) acknowledges the historic and current injustices suffered by First Nations people in Australia. VAADA believes that as a starting point to remedying these traumas and injustices, First Nations people must have input into the policies and laws that affect them. To this end, VAADA supports the establishment of
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Summary of AOD sector feedback on Independent Review of Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Criteria and Alignment of Decision Making Laws
- June 13, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) conducted a 2 hour consultation workshop with members of AOD sector regarding questions raised in the consultation paper titled “The Independent review of compulsory assessment and treatment criteria and alignment of decision-making laws”. Eighteen participants were involved in the discussion and below is a summary of their feedback. VAADA
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Integration of Care in Practice – Resource
- June 6, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The VDDI provides guidance and oversight for a broad range of integrated mental health and alcohol and other drug activities. In support of the notion that integrated treatment is possible within mental health services, the VDDI would like to highlight a number of models, tools and activities that capture the integration of alcohol and drug
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Infographic – CBD drug trends 2023 snapshot
- May 26, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Drug overdoses, ambulance callouts and drug deaths in Melbourne’s CBD are on the rise following COVID. This CBD drug trends snapshot reveals the drug crisis in our city, and the cost to individuals and our community. The data shows there is a need for more harm reduction services in the city, including a dire need
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State Budget 2023-24: State Budget delivers carefully balanced budget to an AOD system on a tightrope
- May 24, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The 2023/24 Victorian state budget is a steady no frills budget that extends funding for some residential services in the short term, provides an uplift in opioid pharmacotherapy support, workforce training and progresses the public intoxication reforms. The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) acknowledges that this budget provides a level of surety for the
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Government embeds lifesaving support
- May 5, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Government embeds lifesaving support The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the passage of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medically Supervised Injecting Centre) Bill 2023 which was passed in the Legislative Council on Thursday night. The Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) has successfully reduced what was soaring intravenous drug related harm occurring
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Shaping great work experiences
- March 27, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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If AOD organisations give attention to the growth, wellbeing and overall work experience of their people, the workforce is more motivated, intents to stay, and performs better. NADA, together with VAADA and Curtin University conducted a study into the various elements that comprise your total work experience. This is understood a system of influences and
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