Professor Margaret Hamilton presents on the MSIR Review to the community
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…
Medically supervised injecting room trial – Review panel summary
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…
MSIR preventing overdoses and saving lives
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…
Diversity, conflict and the power of story: Community Forum 1 June 2020
Urban planners Andrea Cooke and Imogen Carr presented on the concept of storytelling as a means of encounter between disparate groups in the community and the experiment of providing a mediated “storytelling as encounter” experience…
Keep the MSIR and improve residential amenity
The Forum is committed to supporting the community to understand and address alcohol and drug related issues as primarily health issues and to work together to develop evidence-based services and strategies aimed at reducing harms…
Invitation to South Sudan Voice online event
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…
get tested for coronavirus
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…