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SUMMARY:So your consumer lasted less than a day in detox
DESCRIPTION:So your consumer lasted less than a day in detox…\n\nDid the consumer you referred to detox drop off the waiting list\, not arrive for admission\, leave within hours of arrival\, get asked to leave because of unsafe behaviour\, or decide not to go to the rehab program that was lined up? \nIt’s a common\, frustrating story and results in empty beds within detox facilities. \nIn this webinar\, Uniting’s Curran Place will present data on its waiting list and common behaviour’s that result in early exit from the program. We discuss the complexities of managing emerging emotions within group based residential withdrawal programs.  We outline the role of early exit when those emotions begin escalating towards aggression. \n 
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/so-your-consumer-lasted-less-than-a-day-in-detox/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T113000
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SUMMARY:Comorbidity Guidelines Webinar- Dialectical behaviour therapy in practice: A clinician's guide
DESCRIPTION:March| Dialectical behaviour therapy in practice: A clinician’s guide \nThis webinar will give an overview of applying dialectical behaviour therapy into alcohol and other drugs clinical practice and is part of the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use Comorbidity Project webinar series\, which is focused on applying evidence into practice. \n When: Thursday 5th March 2026\, 10:30AM – 11:30AM (AEDT) \nSpeakers include Dr Natalie Mastrogiovanni \nDr Natalie Mastrogiovanni is a research psychologist at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use\, and also works as a clinical psychologist in community mental health\, seeing adults with complex mental health needs. Natalie generally works with clients who have complex trauma backgrounds\, personality vulnerabilities\, emotional dysregulation and substance use. Natalie tailors evidence-based treatments to suit clients’ needs\, primarily working with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy\, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy\, Acceptance and Commitment therapy\, trauma-focussed CBT and schema-informed approaches. \nBy the end of this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nIdentify and describe the key components of the DBT model\nOutline DBT skills and determine when they are best applied\nUnderstand how DBT skills and concepts can be incorporated into AOD clinical practice\n\nRegister here: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWpf-NCQQHqLP7YONsb1sA#/registration \n 
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/comorbidity-guidelines-webinar-dialectical-behaviour-therapy-in-practice-a-clinicians-guide/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use":MAILTO:enquries@comorbidityguidelines.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260225T120000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Integrated care for young people
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an insightful look at integrated mental health & AOD care for young people\, featuring expert clinical and research perspectives.\n\n\n\nYoung people seeking support through primary care\, mental health or alcohol and other drug (AOD) systems frequently face both substance use and mental health challenges. However\, integrated support addressing both concerns remains the exception. \nThis webinar will explore clinical and research perspectives on the characteristics of youth presenting with co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions across different settings. It will also highlight approaches to integrated care and examine developmental factors that influence how these issues emerge\, affect and progress in young people. \nThis webinar is offered by the Hamilton Centre in collaboration with Mental Health Victoria\, Orygen and Parkville Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS). \n\nDate: Wednesday\, 25 February 2026\nTime: 12pm – 1pm (AEDT)\nCost: Free\n\nLearning objectives\n\nTo know the principles of care for young people with co-occurring severe mental health and substance use issues and learn about youth-specific interventions.\nTo be able to describe substance use and mental health characteristics in youth presenting via the mental health and AOD systems and understand recent research addressing potential approaches to integrated care in these settings.\n\nPresenters\nA/Prof Gill Bedi \nA/Prof Gillinder Bedi is the Head of Substance Use Research at Orygen and Principal Research Fellow/Associate Professor (Addiction and Youth Mental Health) at the Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She is also a clinical psychologist at headspace\, treating young people with substance use problems and comorbid mental illness. Her research seeks to understand substance use and substance use disorders (with a focus on young people)\, develop new early interventions and treatments for problematic substance use in youth and safely leverage the potential therapeutic effects of substances that are also ‘abused’ (e.g.\, MDMA). \nDr Enrico Cementon \nDr Enrico Cementon is a consultant psychiatrist with Parkville Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) and Honorary Principal Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry\, Faculty of Medicine\, Dentistry and Health Sciences\, University of Melbourne. He was previously the Victorian Director of Addiction Psychiatry training for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. \nEnrico is active in maximizing the dual diagnosis capability of colleagues in different service sectors to better manage the needs of young people\, patients and families. He commenced this important work in 2000 with the Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative and provided a witness statement for the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System in 2020. His passion and commitment for dual diagnosis capability continue to this day. He trains students and medical and allied health staff in addiction and dual diagnosis issues on a regular basis. \nDr Sonya Morrissey \nDr Sonya Morrissey is a GP working in the northwest of Melbourne and since 2021 has worked across five headspace centres in that region for which Orygen is the lead agency. Her role in the headspace centres combines direct clinical work with young people\, overseeing clinical processes for GPs in the centres and supervising GP registrars completing extended skills placements. She also has a role with Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service as Physical Health Lead\, developing processes to support the physical and sexual health of young people while they are engaged with that service. Sonya works as a GP advisor with the headspace National Office and is passionate about improving access to primary health services for young people with mental health difficulties. She believes that GPs have a vital role to play in their care. \nModerator\nAnnie Williams\, Hamilton Centre Relationship and Partnership Lead. \nAnnie is a highly experienced Registered Nurse who has worked in clinical leadership and project management roles. She is committed to continuous improvement\, advocacy and equitable service delivery. Annie holds a master’s qualification in Pain Management and has collaborated extensively with the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector. \nAbout us\nHamilton Centre is the statewide centre for mental health and addiction in Victoria\, Australia. It works towards integrated care for people with co-occurring substance use or addiction and mental illness through an innovative program of clinical\, research\, and education and training streams. Working with key stakeholders\, including people with lived and living experience\, the centre helps build the capability of healthcare workers within Area and Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services\, as well as alcohol and other drug services\, to deliver integrated care.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/webinar-integrated-care-for-young-people/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hamilton Centre":MAILTO:info@hamiltoncentre.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251126T150000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
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UID:67924-1764165600-1764169200@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Drug checking around Australia: A snapshot of services\, findings\, and insights for the festival season
DESCRIPTION:As Australia heads into the summer festival season\, concerns associated with high-potency and emerging synthetic substances\, such as nitazenes\, are high. In an evolving drug market\, drug checking is increasingly recognised as an important harm reduction and public health tool\, supporting both surveillance and informed decision-making. \nThis webinar will bring together experts from drug checking services across the country\, providing a snapshot of the current landscape of drug checking and alert systems in Australia. Through four short presentations\, speakers will explore how and where these services operate\, their role in national surveillance and alert systems\, trends in the illicit drug market\, key insights for the festival season\, and what’s on the horizon for harm reduction in Australia.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/drug-checking-around-australia-a-snapshot-of-services-findings-and-insights-for-the-festival-season/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251017T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250924T053920Z
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SUMMARY:VSURF - Darcy Coulter - Mental illness\, substance use disorders\, dual diagnosis\, and reincarceration among First Nations adults leaving prisons.
DESCRIPTION:Email michael.curtis@burnet.edu.au to be sent the event link.\n\nTitle: Mental illness\, substance use disorders\, dual diagnosis\, and reincarceration among First Nations adults leaving prisons.\n\nAbstract: Mental illness\, substance use disorder (SUD)\, and their dual diagnosis are highly prevalent among incarcerated populations\, though existing prevalence estimates may not be accurate for several methodological reasons. While many studies have demonstrated associations between these diagnoses and future justice system contact\, few studies have demonstrated the temporal relationship between diagnosis and reincarceration in First Nations adults. Further\, evidence on whether dual diagnosis presents a significantly greater risk of reincarceration than mental illness or SUD alone is scarce and equivocal. In a sample of First Nations adults (n=978) released from prisons\, we aimed to: (1) estimate the lifetime prevalence of mental illness\, substance use disorder\, and dual diagnosis among First Nations adults in prisons\, (2) determine the temporality and strength of any association between mental illness\, SUDs\, or dual diagnosis and reincarceration\, and 3) determine whether dual diagnosis presents a greater risk of reincarceration than diagnoses of mental illness or SUD alone.\n\nSpeaker bio: Dr Darcy Coulter is a Research Fellow with the Justice Health Group at the enAble Institute and School of Population Health\, Curtin University. He holds honorary appointments at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute\, and the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science. He conducts research focussed on healthcare use and health outcomes for justice-involved people\, primarily in the context of mental and behavioural disorders. He has considerable experience working with linked administrative data to understand and improve health and justice outcomes in vulnerable populations.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/vsurf-darcy-coulter-mental-illness-substance-use-disorders-dual-diagnosis-and-reincarceration-among-first-nations-adults-leaving-prisons/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Victorian Substance Use Forum":MAILTO:vicsubstanceuseresearchforum@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
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SUMMARY:NDRI webinar: Young people\, alcohol and risk: understanding recent declines in youth drinking
DESCRIPTION:Adolescent alcohol consumption has declined steeply since the early 2000s in many high-income countries. This webinar will summarise the results of a major international collaboration between researchers in Australia\, the UK and Sweden to attempt to describe and explain these changes. We will be summarising work that is laid out in more detail in our recently published book\, Young People\, Alcohol and Risk: A Culture of Caution\, which outlines the key themes developed across the course of our work. \nSpeakers: \nA/Prof Michael Livingston (NDRI\, Curtin): Michael will introduce the topic\, outlining what we know about drinking trends among young people in high income countries alongside trends in a range of other risk-taking behaviours including illicit drug use. \nProf John Holmes (University of Sheffield): John will summarise the key quantitative findings of our research program\, explaining the work that we’ve done assessing the links between a variety of potential explanatory factors (e.g. parenting practices\, attitudes to risk\, the internet and social media) and drinking trends. \nDr Amy Pennay (La Trobe University): Amy will bring everything together\, drawing on qualitative data from Australia\, Sweden and the UK and laying out the theoretical framework we have developed to explain how generational differences in attitudes to risk have shaped consumption patterns of today’s young people.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/ndri-webinar-young-people-alcohol-and-risk-understanding-recent-declines-in-youth-drinking/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250910T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250910T120000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T055248Z
UID:65273-1757502000-1757505600@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Adverse Childhood Experience - Health Impacts
DESCRIPTION:To register email sdds@monashhealth.org \nThe connection between childhood experiences\, the brain and development into adulthood.  The training will focus on how these adverse occurrences/traumas impact mental health\, physical health and how substance use plays a part in the developing body and brain.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/adverse-childhood-experience-health-impacts/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250821T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250821T120000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250710T055255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T055255Z
UID:65266-1755774000-1755777600@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Methamphetamine and Harm Reduction
DESCRIPTION:Register via email sdds@monashhealth.org \nA comprehensive overview of Methamphetamine uses and its impact.  Emphasis is on evidence-based approaches to reducing associated acute and chronic risks.  This training fosters a compassionate and informed response to methamphetamine use with a focus on harm reduction.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/methamphetamine-and-harm-reduction/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250820T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250820T134500
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250721T060427Z
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SUMMARY:NDRI WEBINAR: Opioid overdose: Evidence\, experience and emerging threats
DESCRIPTION:NDRI WEBINAR: Opioid overdose: Evidence\, experience and emerging threats \nWED AUGUST 20TH – 11-11:45am AWST / 1-1:45 AEST \nPresenters: \nProfessor Simon Lenton (National Drug Research Institute\, Curtin University) \nEle Morrison (AIVL) \nDr Amanda Roxburgh (Burnet Institute) \n­­Facilitated by Dr Michael Curtis (National Drug Research Institute\, Curtin University) \nEvery opioid overdose is preventable\, yet more than 12\,000 Australians have died from a drug overdose which included opioids in the past decade. \nIn NDRI’s August webinar\, Dr Michael Curtis will briefly describe current trends in opioid overdose in Australia. Professor Simon Lenton will then present evidence from recent developments in Australian harm reduction initiatives. Ele Morrison will discuss peer perspectives and priorities for reducing opioid overdoses in Australia. Finally\, Dr Amanda Roxburgh will present on the emergence of novel synthetic opioids in Australia and implications for harm reduction initiatives. \nPlease register to join us virtually for the webinar.   \nClick here for further information about the NDRI webinar series and to join the mailing list for future events\, email ndri@curtin.edu.au
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/ndri-webinar-opioid-overdose-evidence-experience-and-emerging-threats/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250702T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250626T014137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T014137Z
UID:64624-1751472000-1751475600@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:NDRI July webinar: Foresight methods and more resilient health policy
DESCRIPTION:We live in an increasingly uncertain world. In response to this\, the use of Foresight methods has become recognised as a highly valued approach for more effective engagement with stakeholders\, to inform policy development and strategic planning exercises\, and to increase organisation and sector resilience and preparedness to future events. \nIn NDRI’s July webinar\, hear firsthand insights into how using Foresight methods has increased EU agencies’ ability to prepare for and rapidly respond to new public health challenges in the area of illicit drugs and communicable disease\, and take part in a discussion on the possible lessons we can learn from the European experience on how we can be better prepared in Australia to respond effectively to future health challenges.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/ndri-july-webinar-foresight-methods-and-more-resilient-health-policy/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250625T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250625T134500
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250513T020101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T020101Z
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SUMMARY:NDRI WEBINAR – Trends in harms from alcohol: The National Alcohol Indicators Project
DESCRIPTION:The National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) is a nationally coordinated project aimed at tracking and reporting on trends in alcohol-related harm in Australia at national\, state and local levels. One of the main objectives of the project is to develop a set of indicators for the continual monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of state and national alcohol policies. This webinar will focus on trends in alcohol-related hospitalisations and deaths in Australia. \nThis webinar will be facilitated by Professor Tanya Chikritzhs\, the principal investigator of NAIP. Dr William Gilmore will provide a tour of www.alcoholharmtool.info – an instant\, interactive data visualisation tool to identify trends and patterns in alcohol-attributable deaths and hospitalisations in Australia. Associate Professor Michael Livingston’s presentation will examine recent trends in alcohol-related liver disease in Australia\, unpacking how rates of deaths and hospital admissions have been influenced by cohort specific patterns of drinking as well as broader social changes. Dr Nic Taylor will discuss how NAIP has been used to evaluate the Northern Territory’s alcohol floor price (Minimum Unit Price).
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/ndri-webinar-trends-in-harms-from-alcohol-the-national-alcohol-indicators-project/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250514T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250514T130000
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250507T042843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T042843Z
UID:63375-1747224000-1747227600@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Challenges in integration and integrated care: psychedelic assisted therapies for addiction and mental illness
DESCRIPTION:Join Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri for a webinar exploring emerging treatments in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector\, with a focus on psychedelic-assisted therapies. Dr. Arunogiri is a clinical psychiatrist specialising in addiction and the Deputy Clinical Director at Turning Point\, a national centre for addiction treatment\, research\, and education. She is also an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at Monash University\, where she leads research into innovative approaches to treating substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. With extensive contributions to national policy\, clinical training\, and service development\, Dr. Arunogiri is a recognised leader in the AOD field and currently serves on the board of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD). Key learning outcomes: By the end of this webinar\, attendees will be able to: – Understand the current evidence base for the use of MDMA and psilocybin in addiction and related mental health problems – Understand key evidence gaps in existing evidence in psychedelic assisted therapies – Identify and critically appraise challenges with implementation of psychedelic assisted therapies in Australia
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/challenges-in-integration-and-integrated-care-psychedelic-assisted-therapies-for-addiction-and-mental-illness/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use":MAILTO:matilda.centre@sydney.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T134500
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250422T045949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T045949Z
UID:61732-1746018000-1746020700@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:NDRI Webinar - Young people and vaping: The pervasiveness of social media marketing and prevention efforts
DESCRIPTION:Vaping is a growing public health concern\, especially for younger populations. National survey evidence indicates that vaping has increased exponentially in the past 5-10 years among adolescents and young adults. \nThis webinar brings together a range of speakers to discuss the marketing of vapes on social media\, key strategies to reduce vaping among young people\, and recent findings from projects aiming to prevent young people from vaping. \nProfessor Jonine Jancey will discuss how vape content is presented on social media\, how this content has been managed and how it will (hopefully) be managed in the future\, in the Australian context. Lorena Chapman will provide an overview of Cancer Council WA’s youth vaping prevention and support program\, Clear the Air\, including an overview of current campaign activities and community-based initiatives that the team is working on to support young people to break free from vaping. Jazlyn East will provide insight into NDRI’s Our Futures Vaping Trial\, an evidence-based educational initiative designed to address the rising concern of adolescent vaping in Australia.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/ndri-webinar-young-people-and-vaping-the-pervasiveness-of-social-media-marketing-and-prevention-efforts/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T164500
DTSTAMP:20260515T211355
CREATED:20250327T002859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T002859Z
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SUMMARY:NDRI APRIL WEBINAR: The Intersection of Violence and Drug Use Among Women
DESCRIPTION:WED APRIL 16th – 2-2:45pm AWST / 4-4:45pm AEST / 7-7:45am BST \nPresenters:  \nGail Gilchrist\, Kings College\, London \nSam Colledge-Frisby\, National Drug Research Institute\, Curtin University \nJade Lane\, Burnet Institute \nFacilitated by Shelley Walker & Emma Vieira (National Drug Research Institute\, Curtin University) \nWomen who use drugs are at an increased risk of gender-based violence\, which encompasses a range of victimisation and has been linked to negative social and health outcomes. As well\, there are unique consequences for this group of women\, such as increased and negative interactions with police\, higher risk of overdose\, adverse impacts on substance use patterns\, and impeding treatment engagement or completion. \nThis webinar will start with an overview of the international literature regarding violence among women who use drugs\, provided by Gail Gilchrist. Next\, Sam Colledge-Frisby will present findings from a developing study investigating the prevalence of gender-based violence and accessing of medical care among women who inject drugs. Finally\, Jade Lane will introduce perspectives from a co-design project focusing on community-led alternative responses to gender-based violence that are suitable to the needs of women with histories of drug use. \nPlease register to join us virtually for the webinar.  \nClick here for further information about the NDRI webinar series and to join the mailing list for future events\, email ndri@curtin.edu.au
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/ndri-april-webinar-the-intersection-of-violence-and-drug-use-among-women/
LOCATION:Online webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="National Drug Research Institute":MAILTO:ndri@curtin.edu.au
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