Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) CEO, Dr Robert Stirling, today welcomed progress towards the NSW Drug Summit including the announcements of Carmel Tebbutt and John Brogden as co-Chairs. Dr Stirling said the Summit is an opportunity to bring NSW drug policy into line with modern community expectations
A plan for urgent actionSynthetic opioids preparedness plan for NSW 2024 outlines simple, effective steps the NSW government should take to help protect the people of NSW. We know what is at stake, and what it will take to prevent a synthetic opioids overdoses and save lives. We’re at our
We are excited to announce that the NADA Conference 2025 will be held on 5–6 June in Sydney. Get ready to respond to the conference theme: Strength in community. Abstracts close 7 February
The NHMRC has released an Medical Research Future Fund grant opportunity targeting AOD. Detailed instructions are available on the Grant Connect website: Current grant opportunity view – GO7060: GrantConnect (grants.gov.au) There are four streams, focusing on: The grant value is up to $3 million. Minimum data is due 9 Oct
By Sam Nichols ABC online, posted Fri 12 Jul 2024 A second drug summit will be held in New South Wales at the end of the year, the state government has confirmed. The summit is scheduled to be held over a collective four days, beginning with two days of regional
12 July 2024 The forthcoming NSW Drug Summit is an opportunity to shelve outdated drug policies that have failed to deliver better health and wellbeing outcomes for individuals and their families. That’s the verdict from the peak organisation for the non-government drug and alcohol sector in NSW, the Network of
Closes 11 July The U25-GO grant opportunity assists targeted organisations to deliver crime prevention and drug diversion programs for youth under the age of 25 at risk of engaging with the criminal justice system. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: provide alternative pathways for young people who are
The July to December 2024 round is now open! The Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA) Training Grants program allows NADA members to access financial support and participate in individual and group training. Application rounds are open twice yearly for training activities held between January and June and
Summary snapshot The Australian Alcohol and other Drugs Council (AADC) has developed a snapshot of key announcements in the Federal Budget 2024/25. It includes measures directly impacting the AOD sector, as well as those intersecting with our work. It also includes links to budget analysis from other key national stakeholders.summary
NADA is conducting a project to build the research and evaluation capacity of non-government organisations in the alcohol and other drugs sector in NSW. NADA is actively recruiting NGO NADA member agencies who meet the following criteria: Individuals working in NGO AOD service in NSW and who are older than
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