Sentences with phrase «indigenous alcohol and other drugs»

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) Chair, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes, launched the new Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre (Knowledge Centre) at the NIDAC conference in Melbourne.

The contract to develop the Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre was awarded to Edith Cowan University's Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet by the Department of Health.

Not exact matches

The report also says Justice Reinvestment principles should be used to fund improvements to Indigenous mental health and alcohol and other drug services and programs.

Scott Wilson, Deputy Chair of the National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee, said tackling alcohol and other drugs must become core business for Aboriginal Medical SeAlcohol Committee, said tackling alcohol and other drugs must become core business for Aboriginal Medical Sealcohol and other drugs must become core business for Aboriginal Medical Services.

healing programs and services for the wider Indigenous community, not limited to addressing impacts of forced removal, but extended to address trauma arising from other situations such as drug and alcohol abuse, family violence, and rehabilitative programs for incarcerated Indigenous peoples;

We provide management, support and Indigenous leadership to the Indigenous Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug (IMHAOD) workforce.

Carol La Prairie's investigations of similar statistics in Canada suggest that there are three ways Indigenous women living in violent situations may end up convicted of violence offences: «they may retaliate with violence against abusive family members; they may resort to drug and alcohol abuse to escape abuse; or their victimisation may lead to the abuse and neglect of others».

From the workshops and from NIYMA's other work in the youth and Indigenous sectors, three major issues arose generally in addition to «traditional» socio - economic issues raised such as health, education, employment, drug and alcohol abuse.