On the eve of International Family Drug Support Day (24 February) with the theme 'Family Connection not Tough Love', an alliance of community organisations is speaking out against drug dependence stigma and pointing out the futility of ‘tough love’ approaches…

The 24th of February 2021 marks International Family Drug Support Day. This is a non-partisan event reflecting the widespread support for families dealing with drug use issues that exist across all political parties and the community. This year's theme is…

INTRODUCTIONLaws making public drunkenness an offence have been repealed in most English-speaking countries and most states of Australia, although not in Queensland and Victoria. The Premier of Victoria has committed to decriminalising public drunkenness and to developing and implementing a…

https://www.ceh.org.au/multicultural-drug-alcohol-partnership-mdap/ The Multicultural Alcohol and Drug Partnership (MDAP) aims to support young people from the South Sudanese community who are experiencing harm from alcohol and drug use. The program is focused on working with young people, their families and the…

Looking out for the health of people who inject drugs is a complex task for health services in the context of criminalised and stigmatized drug use. Such was the health crisis in North Richmond over several years with heroin overdose…

Health.vic.gov.au | Medically supervised injecting room trial - Review panel summary In June 2018 Minister for Mental Health Martin Foley appointed me to chair a panel to review and provide a report on the trial of Victoria’s medically supervised injecting…

Congratulations to the independent Review Panel led by Professor Margaret Hamilton on the report on the first 18 months of operation of the first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) established in Melbourne in North Richmond by the North Richmond Community…

Join South Sudan Voice’s Zoom dialogue on Thursday, May 7, from 4-5.30pm to participate in the new Digital Drama Series, Where Are You Now. In response to the lockdown situation, the dialogue theatre project has been developed into an online…

If you have even mild flu or cold like symptoms free testing for coronavirus is available at cohealth. In the City of Yarra testing is available between 29 April – 8 May 2020 at the cohealth site at 365 Hoddle…

Visit the following link for information and updates on Yarra City Council coronavirus response https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/the-area/community-safety-and-wellbeing/coronavirus-updates

A lot has been written about the potential effects of COVID-19 on drug use and the drug market in Australia. However, there hasn’t yet been much done to understand what is actually happening. Penington Institute is trying to change that…

We are piloting our first on line monthly forum on Monday 3 May 12:30-2:00pm with a great topic : Peer Work and Harm Minimisation in the Context of Criminalised Drug Use and a great line up of speakers providing research,…

The community information lunch planned for Monday 6 April has been cancelled as part of managing community safety around COVID 19. YDHF will be looking to continue business using electronic communication means but meanwhile we wish everyone to be safe…

YDHF is concerned about the stats concerning ambulance call outs and overdose events in Yarra reported in the Herald/Sun and by MRAC. Each one of those stats refers to a person who is someones son/daughter/someone's loved one. We want to…

Know anyone who would like to participate in a focus group around the experience of public drunkenness? Clients or people you know who have experienced being drunk in public in Victoria, are aged 18+ and able to participate in a…

On behalf of the executive of the Yarra Drug and Health Forum, it is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce the appointment of our new Executive Officer, Ms. Bernadette Burchell. Bernadette will be working for the forum on…