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WANADA is excited to be leading the 2020 WA Alcohol and other Drug Conference in collaboration with the sector. We are now collecting your reflections to support the conference theme of Shifting Perspective - Alcohol and other drugs: everybody's story. We look forward to your contributions and encourage you to plan your participation over 8-9 October 2020, at The Westin Perth.
WANADA is also pleased to be part of the Eliminating Hepatitis C Australia Partnership, funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation and coordinated nationally by the Burnet Institute. WANADA will be working to identify opportunities across the sector to better support service users to access hepatitis C education, testing and treatment.
For more information about WANADA's work, please contact WANADA on (08) 6557 9400 or via drugpeak@wanada.org.au.
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Nine years in the making, set in WA and meticulously researched. Wild Butterfly is a dramatised documentary that explores the trauma of childhood sexual violence and its relationship to ongoing mental health issues and drug use. It uncovers the hidden story behind a family’s tragic circumstances and opens our eyes to the impacts of social injustices and prejudices that could befall anyone.
View the Wild Butterfly trailer, find out how to host your own Wild Butterfly screening, or book tickets to see Wild Butterfly in WA cinemas:
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- Webinar: Smoking among disadvantaged and vulnerable groups with Dr Veronica Boland, NDARC - Thursday 6 February 2020, 10am (WA), Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre online
- Bunbury Districts LDAG FASD Community Workshop - Thursday 13 February 2020, Bunbury
- Webinar: Synthetic Cannabis: information for health professionals with Dr. Stephen Bright, NDRI - Thursday 13 February 2020, 10.30am, Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre online
- International Family Drug Support Day 2020 - Monday 24 February 2020
- Women’s Council International Women’s Day Sparkling High Tea 2020 - Friday 6 March 2020, 3pm -5pm, Duxton Hotel, Perth. Tickets $85 plus booking fee.
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Swan City Youth is again a beneficiary of Febfast. Across Australia, thousands of people give up alcohol or sugar for the month of February to raise funds for young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they need. It is the perfect excuse to kick-start the year with a little good health and good will. Register now at Febfast.
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The Take Home Naloxone (THN) Pilot provides naloxone free-of-charge to anyone who is at risk of an overdose, including people who are prescribed opioid medicines, as well as people who are likely to witness an opioid overdose. Both injectable and intranasal formulations of naloxone will be available. Funded by the Commonwealth Government, the THN pilot is coordinated in WA by the Mental Health Commission until 28 February 2021.
Access the list of THN Pilot participating services and resources on overdose prevention and the use of naloxone.
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Social Justice WA is collaborating with the youth justice sector and young people with lived experience to produce a report to highlight critical issues, and recommend key areas for urgent change in WA’s justice system.
Sector Workshop - Thursday 6 February 2020, 9am-12.30pm, King Edward Mallesons QV1, St Georges Tce, Perth. RSVP for the Sector Youth Justice Workshop on Eventbrite by Monday 3 February 2020.
Lived Experience Workshop - Monday 17 February 2020, 12.30pm-4pm, YACWA Office, Leederville. RSVP for the Lived Experience Youth Justice Workshop at Eventbrite by 3 February 2020 and/or please share this invitation with relevant networks.
For more information, please contact Social Reinvestment WA via srwa@wacoss.org.au.
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Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia is a new report from the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW) that consolidates the most recently available information on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Australia.
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- Fortescue Community Grants - small grants to support community projects within the Town of Port Hedland, Shire of East Pilbara, Shire of Ashburton and City of Karratha. Applications open March 2020.
- CommBank Grassroots Grants - grants of $1000 are awarded to charities creating a better society for youth in our communities. One to watch in 2020 - applications yet to open.
Learn more - visit Grants and Funding on the WANADA website.
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Alcohol and other drug-related roles are currently open at Cyrenian House, Womens Health & Family Services and Hope Community Services - Goldfields Community Alcohol and Drug Service.
For more information, please visit AOD Jobs.
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"Life is always moving, changing, shifting into its next shape. The movement is natural. It is how we evolve. Let the shifts happen. Take responsibility for yourself each step of the way. Trust the new shape and form of your world."
Melody Beattie
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