AOD Knowledge Centre

Check out this webinar recording from @wnswphn, part of their Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing series. It covers vaping with info on local resources, brief interventions, cessation care & the NSW Quitline: 🔗 bit.ly/44vSBzT

This brochure from Strong Spirit Strong Mind supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander individuals thinking about making changes to their #AOD use. It also provides resources for families helping someone with AOD use: 🔗 bit.ly/4njb7Tt

This @AODpeak webinar offers key insights on vaping policies in SA, including its harms & evolving laws. Topics include tobacco use trends, treatment costs for tobacco-related illnesses, youth vaping, social media's role in promoting tobacco use: 🔗 bit.ly/4ege2Zc

Today is World Hepatitis Day. You can find information and resources on hepatitis B & C in the Blood Borne Virus section of the @AIAODKC website: 🔗 bit.ly/455RJRE

Lemongrass Place is a residential facility for Aboriginal men from remote communities on community corrections orders. Intended for men from the APY lands, supporting Closing the Gap to reduce prison overrepresentation & reoffending. Learn more: 🔗 bit.ly/4f85rbo

This report aims to support #AOD practitioners to support best practice when engaging with clients who perpetrate domestic/family violence, assisting the workforce to work safely & become familiar with suitable pathways for specialist support: 🔗 bit.ly/4lKjNRP

QLD: This 1-day workshop provides practical strategies & techniques for effective harm reduction discussions with clients, suitable for newcomers or those wanting to refresh their skills, offering valuable insights & tools: 🔗 bit.ly/40nRj7H

It's #NationalDiabetesWeek! This factsheet is for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people living with diabetes. It covers the effects of smoking, how it harms the body, benefits of quitting for you and your Mob, tips to stop & sources for help: 🔗 bit.ly/44lO7vV

These CPOP Training Courses offer essential guidance for WA health workers involved in opioid substitution treatment. Courses include: Pharmacist Training, Buprenorphine Prescriber Training, Sublingual & Depot Buprenorphine Resources & more: 🔗 bit.ly/45VqdZh

This 30-minute online module provides alcohol and other drug (#AOD) and mental health workers with an overview of how to use, administer ASSIST, and how to conduct a brief intervention based on ASSIST results. More info: 🔗 bit.ly/3I7RvBU

Workers in Qld: Register for this online session on how you can use your lived experience with AOD in your roles. Led by educators with an understanding of the challenges of self-disclosure around AOD use in peer work. More info: 🔗 bit.ly/4exBNfq

Sign up for this free course to enhance cultural safety in youth justice. It aims to reduce Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander youth in the justice system & build positive community connections, addressing cultural competence & unique challenges: 🔗 bit.ly/4481Eaa

Are you an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker in need of resources about alcohol and other drugs? The @AIAODKC has more than 920 resources to support your efforts! Check out the website now! 🔗 bit.ly/4k62Z5T

Did you know? The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre website has over 6,100 content items which have been categorised into 14 focused topics. Explore the Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre website & view the subtopics today: 🔗 bit.ly/3HCm2az

Looking for the latest jobs in the #AOD sector? The @AIAODKC jobs page is regularly updated with relevant positions from around Australia. 🔗 bit.ly/447tF1t

The newly released Australian Guidelines for Assessment and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has been developed to support Australian health practitioners involved in the assessment and diagnosis of #FASD across the lifespan. Read it now: 🔗 bit.ly/45JaaO0

This factsheet provides a brief outline of key messages from the Summary of the book. It includes information on community-led approaches to preventing & managing harms from alcohol use, treatment & support services & more: 🔗 bit.ly/3Zekp90

TOMORROW: Register for this online workshop that aims to equip #AOD & mental health workers with greater awareness signs of burnout including practical things they can do if it occurs. More info: 🔗 bit.ly/43tFTRV

Our 2024 User Survey results are now available! See the feedback from 160 individuals who use the @AIAODKC website for work purposes via this easy-to-read infographic: 🔗 bit.ly/4kFHk5e

On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we celebrate the strength of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities in leading the way towards healthier futures. Learn about the impact of #tobacco use and the positive changes happening. Find out more here: 🔗 bit.ly/4dCvy9I