Allies for recovery: Information and support options for families living with mental illness and alcohol & drug use in Tasmania. [pdf]
Hanna Graham, School of Sociology & Social Work. University of Tasmania and the Salvation Army Bridge Program. March 2011.
This resource includes information for you as a person, an individual family member, as well as information to help you support your loved one in their recovery, with practical tips for those ups and downs along the way. Every family is unique, so tailor the information in this resource to fit your circumstances where you are at now. The information and professional services listed in the following pages are not here to override your lived experiences or personal expertise, we are here to come alongside you as allies on the road to recovery.
The National Drug Strategy 2010-2015: a framework for action on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. [webpage]
Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy, March 2011.
The aim of the National Drug Strategy 2010-2015 is to build safe and healthy communities by minimising alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related health, social and economic harms among individuals, families and communities. The strategy maintains the cooperative venture between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments, as well as the non-government sector, to build safe and healthy communities by minimising alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harms among individuals, families and communities. It maintains the balanced approach between demand reduction, supply reduction and harm reduction that has underpinned the strategy since its inception in 1985. The strategy also continues the key partnership between health and law enforcement whilst acknowledging the importance of working with other sectors to address the complex causes and consequences of drug use.
Needle and Syringe Program: Treatment Service Users (TSU) project: phase two [pdf]
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AVIL) March 2011.
This project implemented consumer participation demonstration projects in a variety of drug treatment settings in Australia. It followed the phase one research project which recommended a series of priority actions to support education and training in relation to consumer participation.
Monograph No. 21: An assessment of illicit drug policy in Australia (1985-2010): Themes and trends. [pdf]
DPMP Monograph Series. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. March 2011.
This monograph reviews drug policy in Australia from 1985 to 2010. It examines the development of Australia’s drug strategies and then compares this approach to that of other countries. It provides an analysis of trends and patterns of drug use and harms in Australia and considers what may account for these changing patterns, including the role of government intervention. The monograph critically examines how policy actors, stakeholders and the mix of competing ‘voices’ in the Australian drug policy arena shape and influence the nature of drug policy. The monograph provides a balanced and accessible overview of drug policy in Australia. It is a tool for policy makers, practitioners and researchers alike.
Managing drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services [pdf]
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office, March 2011.
Harmful drug and alcohol use is a major social issue with an estimated annual cost to the community of $14 billion. Around 77 000 Victorians are hospitalised for alcohol and drug related conditions each year and 27 000 enter government-funded specialist alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment programs.
The current community-based alcohol and drug program has operated since 1997. The state allocated $135.7 million for AOD prevention and treatment activities in 2010–11, with 81 per cent of program funding allocated to treatment.
The audit found that the Department of Health has no assurance that the service system objectives, of effective case management and continuity of care for clients, and consistent, high quality services, are being achieved.
Despite thirty-one reviews of various service system components since 1999, refinement of the treatment system has been at the margins. A real commitment to implement long overdue reforms is required.
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