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| Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings | 22/12/09 | It is with great pleasure that the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre would like to announce the release of a new resource for those working in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) field:
Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings
Written by: Katherine L Mills, Mark Deady, Heather Proudfoot, Claudia Sannibale, Maree Teesson, Richard Mattick, Lucy Burns
The Guidelines were developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in collaboration with clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers from across Australia, with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide AOD workers with up-to-date, evidence-based information on the management of comorbid mental health conditions in AOD treatment settings.
Specifically, the Guidelines aim to:
· Increase AOD workers’ knowledge and awareness of mental health conditions.
· Improve the confidence and skills of AOD workers working with clients with comorbid mental health conditions.
· Provide guiding principles for working with clients with comorbid mental health conditions.
· Improve AOD workers’ ability to identify mental health conditions.
· Provide practical information on the management of comorbid mental health conditions.
· Provide information regarding the treatment of comorbid mental health conditions.
· Provide information regarding referral processes.
· Provide resources that may be used to facilitate all of the above.
A limited number of hardcopies are currently being disseminated to all alcohol and other drug treatment services across Australia. Additional copies and resources may be downloaded from: read on...
|  | | THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DRUG & ALCOHOL CONFERENCE (NIDAC 2010) | 29/09/09 | 16–18 JUNE 2010
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
Across Australia, there are a number of people, organisations and communities working together to address Indigenous alcohol and drug issues and associated harm. Recognising that harmful alcohol and other drug use contributes significantly to the poor
health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, the continuing capacity and quality of these efforts is contingent on learning good practices and skills, building a local workforce and strengthening Indigenous communities to respond effectively.
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference aims to assist and contribute to further develop the capacity of those working to address these harms in meaningful and practical ways. The Conference will also showcase and celebrate the quiet efforts and achievements of those striving to improve the health and well being of our communities.
It is a time for listening, learning and leading the way on what can be accomplished on this important health and social issue within Australia.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Inaugural National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference will appeal to workers, service providers, organisation and government working in the areas of:
• Harmful Indigenous drug and alcohol use and associated harm
• Law and Justice
• Health and Medicine
• Community Development
• Indigenous Research
• Indigenous and health policy
The Inaugural “National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference” (NIDAC 2010) is proudly organised and supported by the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee. read on...
| | National Binge Drinking Campaign | 01/12/08 | To find out information on the consequences of drinking to intoxication, visit Drinking Nightmare read on...
|  | | First Aid Guidelines Project: Problem drinking | 17/04/08 | ORYGEN Research Centre would like to invite members of the APSAD to participate in their project developing first aid guidelines for problem drinking.
First aid for problem drinking is the help provided to a person developing a drinking problem or in an alcohol-related crisis (e.g. alcohol poisoning). The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves. At present, there are conflicting views about how to support a person with drinking problems. Thus, the aim of this project is to get consensus between experts (consumers, carers and clinicians) on the best way to help.
Once developed, the Guidelines will direct the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training program. The MHFA training program was developed in 2000 in an attempt to provide basic knowledge to people on how to help someone who is experiencing mental health difficulties (see www.mhfa.com.au for more details). The course has been very well-received by the Australian public and has now been taught in Scotland, the USA, Hong Kong, Canada, Ireland, Finland, and the UK.
APSAD has been identified as a source of potential clinical experts by members of the ORYGEN research team. They are looking for members who are:
Clinicians – someone with professional experience in the area of problem drinking
Further, they would be grateful if members would pass on information about this project to any consumer or carer organisations as they are also recruiting individuals who fit the criteria below. However, for ethical reasons we request clinicians do not recruit their own clients.
Carer groups - someone who has cared for a person who has had a drinking problem and is now in an advocacy role
Consumer groups - someone who has at some time had drinking problems but is currently functioning well and able to reflect on their experience
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International Events |
| Europad 2010 | 25/08/09 | 28th - 30th May, 2010
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni,Finland
Organised by: The European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association read on...
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