The ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan 2018-2021 (the ACT Action Plan) was released on 11 December 2018 by Meegan Fitzharris MLA. It outlines ACT Government priorities to address harms from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. “The new ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan released today outlines 43 key actions that the Government will prioritise over the […]
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse with AOD Experience Odyssey House NSW Casual Position – 24/7 Roster Based at Ingleburn and/or Eagle Vale Free off street parking They have an exciting opportunity for experienced Endorsed Enrolled Nurse to work with clients withdrawing from substance abuse. An understanding of contemporary approaches of drug and alcohol management as well as […]
Date: Wednesday 5 December 2018 Time: 9:00am – 16:30pm Venue: ATODA office, 11 Rutherford Cres, Ainslie Are you interested in learning about screening and brief intervention for substance use? The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) is a validated tool developed by the World Health Organization. This one-day interactive workshop will provide an overview of the […]
In February 2018, ACT Health released a Draft ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan (DSAP) to selected NGO stakeholders for consultation. The DSAP is intended to replace the previous ACT ATOD Strategy which expired in 2014. ATODA was invited, by ACT Health to make a submission. The ATODA submission reflects feedback from 3 stakeholder consultations on […]
On behalf of the many stakeholders who co-designed the first year of the ACT Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Safer Families Program, ATODA invites you to attend the launch of the AOD Safer Families Program Tools. The event will launch three Australian first tools that aim to inform more effective responses for people who use AOD in harmful ways […]
With Canberra’s third public hospital set to open in mid-2018 and growing demand to meet population growth, the ACT Government will separate operational health services from policy and planning function to improve access, timeliness and quality of health services for Canberrans and those in the region. From 1 October 2018, ACT Health will be separated […]
ATODA requested information from two areas of ACT Health. This information was provided: Ministerial Statement available at: http://www.atoda.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Hansard-12-September-2017_.pdf Media release available at: https://www.aida.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bush_Healing_Farm.pdf
The consultation draft of the National Alcohol Strategy 2018-2026 has now been released for comment and is available at http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ministerial-drug-alcohol-forum As a sub-strategy of the National Drug Strategy 2017-2026, the National Alcohol Strategy is overseen by the Ministerial Drug and Alcohol Forum. The Forum consists of Ministers from across Australia with responsibility for alcohol and other […]
Posted on the behalf of ACT Health: The contact information regarding alcohol and other drug policy matters for ACT Health has been updated. ACT Health encourages services to use the AODPolicy@act.gov.au email address as a central point of contact for routine enquiries, including Service Funding Agreement (SFA) enquiries. This address will be monitored by staff during business hours, and senders will […]
The National Drug Strategy is a national framework for building safe, healthy and resilient Australian communities through preventing and minimising alcohol, tobacco and other drug related health, social and economic harms among individuals, families and communities. The purpose of the National Drug Strategy is to provide a national framework which identifies national priorities relating to […]