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The Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association is the peak body representing Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) services in Victoria. Retweets & follows don't = endorsement
Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2010
Every year, thousands of people die in Australia from drug-related causes, many of these people had reached out for help but couldn’t access support when they needed it most. Laura shares her son’s experience of seeking help. 🔗 Full interview:
abc.net.au
Drug overdoses now kill twice as many Australians as road crashes. Yet half a million people are turned away from drug and alcohol services each year. Why? And what happens when someone is ready to...
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TodayVAADA held a members-only State Budget Consultation at VAADA Central. By listening, sharing and reflecting together, we make sure our submission speaks to the real needs and aspirations of the AOD sector. 💙. #VAADA #StateBudget #StrongerTogether
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🕯️ 584 Victorians died of overdose in 2024 .VAADA’s Scott Drummond:.“These deaths are not inevitable. They’re the consequence of inaction.”.Read the articles:.🔗 ABC: 🔗 Herald Sun:🔗 Geelong Advertiser:
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🚨 583 Victorians died from fatal overdose in 2024 — the highest on record. Services can’t keep up. Wait times are months. People are giving up. We need urgent action, not more policing. 📄
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The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service are hosting a Snap Rally to support the Bail Saves Lives campaign on Wednesday 30th July on the steps of Parliament. See below for more details and how to join them.
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We acknowledge the tragic passing of Noeline Dalzell, a proud Aboriginal woman. Our Family Violence Project Worker, Meg Bagnall, responded to the Coroner’s findings with a powerful letter. 🔗 📄 Read it here:
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Last Friday was a full house at the 2025 Vic AOD SPC. We heard a heartfelt panel on public intoxication reform and alcohol policy, conversations on justice, self-determination, LLE, and innovative treatment approaches. Thank you to everyone who took part in the days success!
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Melissa Donovan from @valsmob, Danny Jeffcote, @cohealth_au, and Daniel Yakopo, @Ngwala spoke about the public intox response (PIR), "PIR is not just a service, it's a bridge" with 70 - 80% of community who engaged in the service have consented to long-term supports.
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Ngwala Willumbong's De-Joel Upkett says there hasn't been much progression in how we work and so there is a need to challenge the status quo. "The needs of our people are complex and varying, so our services need to be open and ever-changing"
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It's a full house at the Service Providers Conference this year! Marie Mitchell, Director of Community Justice Program at @thevalsmob, says over-policing of First Nations people continues despite ongoing advocacy, and changes to bail will usher in further harms.
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🙌Kicking off at the Victorian AOD Service Providers Conference! This year's theme is "From Policy to People: Centring Communities in Our Response" .#VICAODSPC25
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🎉 The Victorian Government has announced the Victorian Pill Testing Service fixed site at 95 Brunswick St, Fitzroy! This service will detect dangerous substances like fentanyl. Congrats to @YSASVic, @WeAreTheLoopAU & @HRV_Aust .ℹ
health.vic.gov.au
Victoria's trial pill testing service aims to reduce harm from illicit drugs.
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🙌 Great visit today at @YourCH_org, Wulempuri Barring and met with YCH's A/CEO Liz Chondros, Cate Grindley, Executive Director Primary & Integrated Care and Bee Brown, Harm Reduction Coordinator. Thanks for having us!
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The @TheAADC are hosting an online webinar on best practices for AOD Services in Media Engagement and Lived and Living Experience Storytelling. Book now!.👉 Learn more: 📑 Download the guide here:
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VAADA Submission to the Fair Work Commission on the SCHADS Award Review. We welcome the recognition that community services work—largely carried out by women—has been historically undervalued. We also raise key concerns for the AOD sector. Read submission:
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Five people in two separate incidents across Melbourne are known to have been exposed to O-PCE, a dissociative/hallucingoen that is commonly mis-sold as "extra strong ketamine".Read More 👉 #drugalert
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👏 Big news for Vic’s #LivedExperience workforce!. The Allan Labor Govt has launched The Collective — a new consortium of @WeAreSHARC, @HRV_Aus, @tandemcarers, @VMIAC & the Carer Lived Experience Workforce Network to boost training & support.
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VAADA is concerned the 2025/26 State Budget fails to address long wait times for AOD treatment. VAADA CEO Chris Christoforou says it’s “impossible to reduce growing wait times without increasing service capacity.” Read the VAADA Press Release:.
vaada.org.au
VAADA notes the importance of the inquest into the tragic overdose of four individuals in Broadmeadows on 25 June 2024, calling for a Potent Synthetic Opioid Plan.
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In October 2024, Victoria became the final Australian jurisdiction to criminalise non-fatal strangulation. Approx 165 charges have been laid each month under the new legislation. Early intervention is critical. Hear more from VAADA’s Meg Bagnall. 🎧
abc.net.au
In 2016, Queensland was the first Australian jurisdiction create a stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation. Since then, every other state and territory has followed its lead - most recently...
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VAADA appeared in the Herald Sun after the release of our Submission to Infrastructure Victoria calling for urgent investment in alcohol and other drug (AOD) infrastructure to meet rising health and social needs across the state.
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to Infrastructure Victoria’s draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy 2025-2055. Over the next 30 years,...
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