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  • 2016/17 budget initiatives welcomed
    • June 27, 2016
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    MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, 27 APRIL 2016 2016/17 budget initiatives welcomed The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today welcomes the various innovations announced in the 2016/17 Victorian Budget to address AOD related harms. We welcome the acknowledgement of several items that VAADA has been advocated for over many years, including an investment of  $29.5M

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  • Government investment will thaw the impact of ice
    • June 27, 2016
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    MEDIA RELEASE Monday, 18 APRIL 2016 Government investment will thaw the impact of ice The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today welcomes the Victorian Government Ice Action Taskforce endeavours and stage two funding announcements detailed in Saturday’s press release and associated reporting. With the spiralling alcohol and other drug (AOD) death toll surpassing 400

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  • State Budget Submission 2016-2017
    • June 27, 2016
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    VICTORIAN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ASSOCIATION State Budget Submission 2016/17 February 2016 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. 2 | P

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  • The Victorian Drug Court must be accessible state wide
    • August 5, 2013
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    MEDIA RELEASE 5 August 2013 The Victorian Drug Court must be accessible state wide The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today releases a position paper entitled ‘Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options’ which calls for the Victorian Drug Court to be accessible in all regions of Victoria. Currently the Victorian Drug Court is

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  • Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options
    • July 1, 2013
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    Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options Issued July 2013 Overview This paper describes the current Drug Court model in Victoria and proposes an extensive program of expansion through strategically applying the Drug Court model to all regions of Victoria. It provides the most up‐to‐date evidence regarding the cost effectiveness of the Victorian Drug Court.

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