NADA – The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA)

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Take action: Strengthen your service with a NADA program, be supported in a network, and take advantage of the latest opportunities.

Learn online: Enhance your core AOD knowledge and skills, engage families and significant others, and be guided on gender and sexuality indicators.

Advocate: We showcase drug markets, use and harms in NSW; service responses to GHB; and considerations for medicinal cannabis.

The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) is the peak organisation for non-government alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services in NSW. We represent 85 organisational members that provide services in over 100 locations across NSW. They provide a broad range of AOD services, including health promotion and harm reduction, early intervention, treatment and continuing care programs. Together, we improve the health and wellbeing of people with living and lived experience of alcohol or other drug use across the NSW community. Learn more.

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Last chance for the NADA Conference 2025

Registrations close 2 June. Don’t miss out! The NADA Conference 2025 will inform you with cutting-edge practice and research, spark your passion and pride, and engage you with

Apply for a NADA training grant

The July to December 2025 round is now open! The NADA training grants program allows members to access financial support and participate in individual and group

NSW Community Service Industry Scheme – A new portable long service leave scheme for the community services sector

Download webinar slides [PDF] The NSW Government is soon to be introducing a new portable long service leave scheme for people working in community services

Media release: NSW Government must act on drug summit report recommendations

The following is a joint statement from the Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA),the National Users and AIDS Association (NUAA), and ACON. 4

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We have exciting events in the pipeline, yet none are ready for registration. We share new events in our mailing lists.

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NSW Community Service Industry Scheme – A new portable long service leave scheme for the community services sector

Download webinar slides [PDF] The NSW Government is soon to be introducing a new portable long service leave scheme for ...

The wait time to access non-government alcohol and other drugs services in NSW

November 2024There are 101,773 people in NSW who do not receive treatment despite being suitable for and wanting treatment. However, ...

Practice tips: Using data and conversation to inform treatment

Clinical Care Standard 5: Monitoring treatment progress and outcomes This guide outlines an approach to reviews and monitoring treatment outcomes ...

Worksheet: Substance use planning safety tool

When life happens and events challenge our equilibrium, it can be harder to stick to our goals and easier to ...

Clinical Care Standard 4Identifying, responding to, and ongoing monitoring of riskAssessing and responding to risk is an important part of ...

Second edition of FundAssist out now – Revised 2024Prepare, plan, and write successful funding applications‘FundAssist’ helps non-government AOD organisations prepare, ...

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Applications close: 15 Jun 2025

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NADA data and research advisory group

Profile The NADA data and research advisory group informs, provides feedback on, guides and critically evaluates the implementation of the

Nurses network

ProfileThe NADA Nurse’s Network was established in acknowledgment of the growing nursing workforce within the non-government AOD sector. The group

Peer worker community of practice

About the community of practice There is a lot of research that supports the value of people working from a

NADA consumer advisory group

NADA is committed to the active and meaningful involvement of consumer representatives to inform our activities. We know the value

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NADA proudly acknowledges the Gadigal and Birrabirragal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our office stands and the waterways we view. We extend this acknowledgement to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.

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