NADA provided a submission [PDF] to the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019 (Bill). We argued that the measures in the Bill are not based on evidence; they contravene the expert advice from the addiction medicine sector, the AOD
It’s been over 10 years since there has been a national survey of the AOD workforce, in which AOD workers voiced their views, experiences and perspective on working in the AOD sector in Australia. Evidence based policy, practices, programs and funding require good quality workforce data and information. The 2019
Register now for the NADA 2019 annual general meeting, to be held on the Monday 18 November at the Rydges Sydney Central Hotel, 28 Albion Street, Surry Hills. This year’s AGM will provide NADA members with the opportunity to inform NADA’s advocacy agenda. NADA will also provide an overview of
The Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ roundtable NADA attended the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ roundtable on planning and funding of AOD treatment services in NSW. This roundtable was convened to capture the expert opinion of AOD funders and planners, the non government sector,
Save the date 4-5 June 2020 Showcasing interventions designed to improve outcomes for clients, this event will inform with new ideas, engage with the evidence base and provide networking opportunities. Join us for keynote speakers, presentations, workshops and lively panel discussions. Abstracts are now open Announcing keynote speakers
By Julie PowerSydney Morning Herald: August 20, 2019 Medicare should be extended to cover treatment of drug and alcohol problems that would encourage doctors to treat addiction as a chronic medical condition, a special roundtable of health services for the ice inquiry has heard. Read the full story.
NADA recently held webinar to train members on how to use, analyse and maximise the new NADAbase dashboards. Did you miss out? Watch the video recording below.
Future cuts to the ERO supplementation payments to NGO grants by the Commonwealth Government You will be aware of the additional funding from the Commonwealth and state governments to NGO grants to cover the 2012 Fair Work Commission decision to address the gender undervaluation of work and associated wage levels.
Employer: Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies Work Types: Contract, Part Time Classifications: Advocacy & Campaigns, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Policy & Research Sector: Not For Profit (NFP) Location: Australia-wide Applications close: 05 August, 2019 Work for the network from Sydney, or any other capital city, Australia-wide The
NADA has just launched a new dashboard component in NADAbase. The dashboards display an overview of a service’s activity and data quality, and has increased flexibility for cross sectional data analysis. We also made changes to the reports section so you can extract and analyse data more easily.
The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) is the peak organisation for non-government alcohol and other drug services in NSW.
Advocacy is one of our primary roles. To see our policy and advocacy updates, click here.
We provide expert commentary on alcohol and other drug issues, policy and research. We also speak to the needs of our membership in delivering effective and evidence based services to the communities they serve.
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