By Dana McCauleySydney Morning Herald, March 31, 2019 After almost nine years clean, former drug addict Elizabeth Gal, 35, considers herself one of the lucky ones. Despite a long wait for treatment, she managed to get into a long-term rehab and turn her life around after more than a decade living
Applications close Wednesday 10 April 2019 at 5pm The Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA) invites non government alcohol and other drug (AOD) organisations, who are funded by NSW Health to provide AOD treatment services in NSW, to apply for funding under the NGO Service Development Grant (NGO
Monday 18 March 2019 The Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA) – NSW’s peak body for non government providers of services to people with alcohol and drug issues – says the state needs hundreds of new residential rehabilitation and withdrawal/detoxification beds to meet demand. NADA’s call is based
The passage of the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 established a Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme in Australia. Commencing from 22 February 2019, the NDB scheme requires organisations covered by the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (the Act) to notify any individuals likely to be at risk of serious
NSW Ministry of Health update: The NSW Government has formally responded to the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee No.2 (Health and Community Services) Report 49 Provision of drug rehabilitation in regional, rural and remote New South Wales. Australian Government Department of Health update: Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie has announced funding of
Tuesday 26th February 2019 10.30am – 12.00pm Heritage Room, NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills Click here to register your attendance. International Family Drug Support Day is an annual event that has been running since 2016. It is a non-partisan event reflecting the widespread support for
NADA kindly requests delegates to attend the special general meeting, to be held on Tuesday 5 March at the Rydges Sydney Central Hotel located at 28 Albion Street, Surry Hills. At this meeting, NADA proposes to put the following special resolution: Amending the clause 5.3.4 (All Board Directors may only
The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) is releasing grants to fund innovative clinical research for the treatment of substance use due to methamphetamine or emerging drugs of concern. $500,000 is available in round two of funding with applications of $5,000 – $100,000 being considered. Applications close:
NADA seeks expressions of interest [PDF] from a suitably qualified researcher, research team or consultant to investigate the current barriers and enablers associated with access and equity in non government AOD treatment in NSW.
The Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Research Network (CMHDARN) is pleased to announce the two successful recipients of the second round of Seeding Grants for 2018-19. The projects investigate coexisting mental health and substance use issues for the diverse clients that access their services and well represent the aims
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