A community response to alcohol and other drug issues in the City of Yarra

2019 | Jen McLachlan

YDHF Worker of the Year Award 2019 was awarded to Jen McLachlan from YSAS and presented to her at the February lunchtime forum.

Jen was nominated for this award to recognise her ongoing contribution and unwavering advocacy to young people, the Youth Alcohol and Other Drug sector and the wider community.

Congratulations Jen!

Yarra Drug and Health Forum

3 months 2 weeks ago

International Overdose Awareness Day is next Wednesday, and Harm Reduction Victoria (Australia) along with many

Yarra Drug and Health Forum

5 months 2 weeks ago

Congratulations to the team at Victoria Street Drug Solutions for this successful project!

Art brings residents and safe injecting room users together

Residents who live near Melbourne’s safe injecting room in Richmond have come together with drug users to put on an art exhibition in a show of support.

Yarra Drug and Health Forum

5 months 2 weeks ago

This Sunday is Support. Don't Punish. Global Day of Action and Open Society Foundations are

Repairing the Harms of the Drug War

Recognizing June 26—the Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action—panelists from the U.S., Brazil, and the Philippines explore the consequences of failed drug policy and how reparations are crucial to creating a post-prohibitionist future.

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