stigma
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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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Drug testing welfare recipients a false positive
- June 27, 2017
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 2017 Drug testing welfare recipients a false positive The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) maintains grave concerns regarding the Federal Government’s announcement today to pilot a program of drug testing 5000 welfare recipients. This proposal does not have an evidence base and is likely to engender greater harm to