NADA – The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA)

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Policy and advocacy: We are focused on addressing critical AOD sector funding and contracting, workforce, service access, and reducing drug stigma.

Learn online: Enhance your core AOD knowledge and skills, engage families and significant others, and be guided on gender and sexuality indicators.

Advocate: Enhance positive outcomes with strong partnerships, support for families and cultivating genuine connections.

The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) is the peak organisation for non-government alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services in NSW. We represent 87 organisational members that provide services in over 100 locations across NSW. They provide a broad range of AOD services, including health promotion and harm reduction, early intervention, treatment and continuing care programs. Together, we improve the health and wellbeing of people with living and lived experience of AOD use across the NSW community. Learn more.

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Apply now: Aboriginal-led AOD research consortium

Grant opportunity: Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drugs (AOD) research consortium This new competitive, closed grant opportunity is to establish an Aboriginal-led AOD research consortium to

Media release: ‘Missed opportunity’: Peak body gives verdict on NSW Government response to the NSW Drug Summit Report

28 October 2025The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) gave its verdict on the NSW Government response to the NSW Drug Summit Report,

Apply now: $20,000 innovation and evaluation grant

For community-managed mental health and AOD organisations to explore big ideas and build sector knowledge CMHDARN is excited to announce the 2025–2026 Innovation and Evaluation

Media release: Peak body issues plea to NSW Government: “Don’t drop the ball on drug reform”

12 August 2025NSW needs a funded, 10-year whole-of-government alcohol and other drug strategy, or the rates of drug-related death and harm will continue in the

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NADAbase research webinar

09 Dec 12:00 PM, Online

Overview• Are you an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander AOD worker; and/or• Work for an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that is a NADA member service.We are interested to h...

Resources

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This toolkit has been developed to assist organisations within the NSW non-government AOD sector to improve governance knowledge and practice. ...

The Clinical Care Standards for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment (the Standards) outline the core elements of care that underpin ...

Version 2 Language is powerful—especially when discussing alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and the people who use them. Intended for ...

If AOD organisations give attention to the growth, wellbeing and overall work experience of their people, the workforce is more ...

Second edition of FundAssist out now – Revised 2024Prepare, plan, and write successful funding applications‘FundAssist’ helps non-government AOD organisations prepare, ...