Path2Help
From the Alcohol and Drug Foundation Access Path2Help Path2Help is an intuitive online tool designed to help you find support and information tailored to the specific needs of your loved ones who use alcohol and…
Consumer Participation and Lived Experience Project – Consumer Focus Groups
Via VAADA E-News In each area of Melbourne, as well as Victoria more broadly, alcohol and other drug (AOD) services work together to identify service gaps, barriers and strategies to improve the AOD treatment system.…
Notes from our October 2021 meeting
Comments: Kevan (NEXUS) observed that front line community mental health workers haven’t been as engaged as AOD in the consultation/design process of the integrated system to date. Concern was expressed that AOD services are just…
Peer workers do important work
An excerpt from our March 2021 community forum. https://youtu.be/fwTNZrjQ7OQ Sione Crawford, Executive Officer at Harm Reduction Victoria https://ydhf.org.au/events/ydhf-march-forum/
YDHF December Community Forum
https://youtu.be/NryERvNMeOI YDHF have made it a priority to proactively engage in work and discussions to address the stigma and discrimination experienced by people who use drugs. The December forum of YDHF will look at the…
#IOAD21 and the Campaign for an Injecting Room
https://youtu.be/cB8cyIA5Ow4 Judy Ryan speaks on International Overdose Awareness Day 2021 Thank you to everyone who remembers those lost and works toward a post-stigma world that addresses overdose as a public health issue. https://ydhf.org.au/events/international-overdose-awareness-day-2021/
Yarra Mental Health Alliance – Mental Health Week Event
Heidi Everett author, composer, mental health advocate will be in conversation with Philippa Hemus and Katherine Barling about her recently published memoir My Friend Fox and the role of the arts in mental health
Law making around alcohol consumption in public spaces
The City of Yarra has proposed a revised local law to manage the public consumption of alcohol after a two-year process of consultation and review with stakeholders. The Yarra Drug and Health Forum has been…