Turning Point Research -Lived Experience – Public Drunkenness
INTRODUCTIONLaws making public drunkenness an offence have been repealed in most English-speaking countries and most states of Australia, although not in Queensland and Victoria.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…
International Overdose Awareness Day Online Forum – Compassion Not Judgement
Live stream on #IOAD2020 at 7:30pm on our website. In honour of loved ones lost and dearly missed, our aim is to raise awareness and reduce stigma within our communities around this significant health issue.
Multicultural Drug and Alcohol Partnership
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…
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…