Submission
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Submission to the Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee
- May 31, 2024
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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No CommentsIn this submission we address the complex interplay between substance use and domestic and family violence and how this requires a multifaceted approach to enhance data collection and management within the AOD sector.
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Drug Checking Principles & Practice: A model for Victoria
- May 3, 2024
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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This paper presents a preferred model for drug checking in Victoria, providing principles for equitable access, an approach to reducing harms for those intending to use drugs, and the establishment of a real time public alert system that can keep our community safe.
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Submission to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee | Inquiry into vaping and tobacco controls
- April 3, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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VAADA’s submission to the inquiry into vaping and tobacco controls by the Victorian Public Accounts and Estimates Committee makes the case for an evidence-based approach to e-cigarettes. Balancing prevention with harm reduction, VAADA advocates for a well-regulated market for e-cigarettes as a consumer product.
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Submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the AOD System and First Peoples in Victoria
- February 22, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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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.
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VAADA State Budget Submission 2024
- February 2, 2024
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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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.
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A Stronger, More Diverse and Independent Community Sector Consultation
- December 4, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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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.
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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
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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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VAADA 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
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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
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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