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VAADA Annual Report 2023
- November 20, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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No CommentsTo say that 2022-2023 has been a big year for VAADA is no understatement. As we slowly adjust to life after the pandemic, the Victorian alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector continues to face a mix of challenges and opportunities.
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Years in the Sector Workforce Snapshot
- November 20, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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In 2023 VAADA received nearly 400 responses in its biennial Victorian Alcohol and other Drugs Workforce Development survey. A detailed report was produced exploring the high-level findings and offering a handful of recommendations on workforce capacity, capability and wellbeing. This is document forms part of a series of snapshots which focus exclusively on a segment of that data.
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Increasing rates of overdose in Victoria necessitate urgent action
- November 8, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is deeply concerned about the surge in fatal overdoses in Victoria during 2022 as detailed in the data released by the Coroners Court of Victoria. The soaring number of fatal overdoses is indicative of a preventable crisis with harm reduction measures such as Overdose Prevention Centres and Drug Testing urgently required to save lives.
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LGBTIQA+ Workforce Snapshot
- November 1, 2023
- Posted by: Trudi Jordan
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In 2023 VAADA received nearly 400 responses in its biennial Victorian Alcohol and other Drugs Workforce Development survey. A detailed report was produced exploring the high-level findings and offering a handful of recommendations on workforce capacity, capability and wellbeing. This is document forms part of a series of snapshots which focus exclusively on a segment of that data. In the following months, VAADA will unveil a series of insightful Snapshots, each delving deeper into survey data. Today, we proudly present our first in the series: LGBTQIA+ Workforce Snapshot.
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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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AOD Sector Leaders and Managers in VIC: on Identity, Skills, and Development.
- March 1, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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A research report for The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) by Ramon Wenzel, PhD | Curtin University, 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHY WE DID THIS RESEARCH For the non-government alcohol
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The AOD Sector Workforce in VIC: on Engagement, Learning and Wellbeing
- March 1, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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A research report for the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) by Ramon Wenzel, PhD | Curtin University, 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHY WE DID THIS RESEARCH The non-government alcohol and
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Additional supervised injecting capacity vital in addressing reduce drug harm
- June 5, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association welcomes the announcement of a second Injecting room following the release of the Hamilton report.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Alcohol and Other Drug Services – residential guidance June 2020
- June 4, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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This information provides guidance to Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) community residential rehabilitation and withdrawal providers (referred to as essential AOD residential services in this guidance) about continued service delivery during coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Challenges in maintaining treatment services for people who use drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic
- May 22, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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The impact of COVID-19 across health services, including treatment services for people who use drugs, is emerging but likely to have a high impact. Treatment services for people who use drugs provide essential treatment services including opiate agonist treatment and needle syringe programmes alongside other important treatment programmes across all substance types including withdrawal and counselling services. Drug and alcohol hospital consultation-liaison clinicians support emergency departments and other services provided in hospital settings in efficiently managing patients who use drugs and present with other health problems.