Sentences with phrase «indigenous substance issues»

The Knowledge Centre will enable us to provide the collation and provision of advice to governments and health practitioners on Indigenous substance issues, with special focus on how current research can best inform future policy and planning and provision of strong and practical support for the Indigenous AOD workforce».

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It is also simply not enough to suggest, as in the past year, that the rights agenda is over by splintering the focus on Indigenous affairs and shifting attention from one topical issue to another, whether it be violence or substance abuse or petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities.

It's about addressing broader health issues like closing the 17 - year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and treating alcoholism and substance abuse.