Submission
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Submission to the National Mental Health Commissions draft National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy
- February 13, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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No CommentsVAADA is pleased to provide this submission to the National Mental Health Commissions draft National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy consultation and welcomes the Commission’s recognition of (i) the impact of stigma, (ii) the different forms of stigma – structural, public and self – and (iii) the importance of society wide efforts to address and
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Submission into ‘Australia ‘s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement’
- January 20, 2023
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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VAADA 2023 Submission into ‘Australia ‘s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement’ Recommendations and findings Finding 1 Law enforcement activities have a deleterious impact on people who use illicit drugs. Finding 2 Law enforcement activity does not make any significant impact on reducing the supply of illicit drugs. Finding 3 Australia is
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Victorian Eating Disorder Strategy – VAADA submission
- November 10, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Introduction The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcome the opportunity to comment on the development of a new Eating Disorders Strategy in Victoria. As is recognised in the discussion paper, and further through this document, there is a strong correlation between substance use, abuse and dependence, disordered eating behaviours and eating disorders. The identification
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Submission: Victorian suicide prevention and response strategy
- September 19, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy. The strategy, along with the Victorian Suicide Prevention Framework 2016-2025, can provide a means of fostering social conditions that protect against suicide, identifying and mitigating risk factors for suicide, and acute and targeted support and interventions
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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 $25M 100 AOD workers initiative to account for future demand with additional capacity built in annually over the next four years. Recommendation 3: Resource an
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State Budget Submission 2021/22
- May 21, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Each year the Victoria Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) prepares an annual state budget submission for the Victorian Government outlining a range of initiatives that we think can make a difference in reducing alcohol and other drug (AOD) related harms across the community. This year’s submission could be considered supplementary to an earlier submission responding
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VAADA submission Inquiry into the use of Cannabis in Victoria
- February 25, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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VAADA submission Inquiry into the use of Cannabis in Victoria Contacts: Sam Biondo and David Taylor SEPTEMBER 2020 1. Executive Summary Cannabis is the third most prevalent primary drug of concern for those engaging alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services in Victoria. It is the most commonly consumed illicit substance. Like any substance, cannabis
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Submission to the TGA’s joint-ACCS/ACMS meeting, November 2020
- October 9, 2020
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Please note: This submission relates solely to the proposed changes to scheduling of psilocybin and MDMA, not to other substances listed in the Consultation Paper for the November 2020 meeting of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s Advisory Committees on Chemicals/Medicines Scheduling. Statement of support VAADA supports the proposed amendments to the scheduling of Psilocybin and N,
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Submission to the Inquiry into the social and economic benefits of improving mental health
- May 5, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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VAADA Vision A Victorian community in which the harms associated with drug use are reduced and general health and well being is promoted. VAADA Objectives To provide leadership, representation, advocacy and information to the alcohol and other drug and related sectors. Submission to the Inquiry into the social and economic benefits of improving mental health
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VAADA State Budget Submission
- March 20, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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VAADA Vision A Victorian community in which the harms associated with drug use are reduced and general health and well being is promoted. VAADA Objectives To provide leadership, representation, advocacy and information to the alcohol and other drug and related sectors. State Budget Submission 2020/21 Contact Person: Sam Biondo