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.
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
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
3 April 2025: The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) has welcomed the NSW Drug Summit Report handed to the NSW Government today
Promote your service. Recognise the work of staff. Nominations close 6 AprilNADA invites nominations for the 2025 AOD Awards for the NSW Non-government Sector. The
Join us at the NADA Conference 2025, to be held on 5–6 June in Sydney. This conference will attract delegates from across NSW, the broader Australian alcohol and other drug sector and other heal...
Overview Workshop 1: Criminal Records: Big Picture Assessments This is the first workshop of the ‘Inside Out’ series. If understanding criminal records is one of the requirements of your role, t...
Overview This two-day training will give you foundations for working within a culturally responsive trauma informed framework. Content covers neurobiology, Aboriginal worldviews, trauma informed care ...
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Profile The NADA data and research advisory group informs, provides feedback on, guides and critically evaluates the implementation of the
ProfileThe NADA Nurse’s Network was established in acknowledgment of the growing nursing workforce within the non-government AOD sector. The group
About the community of practice There is a lot of research that supports the value of people working from a
NADA is committed to the active and meaningful involvement of consumer representatives to inform our activities. We know the value
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.
NADA has award level accreditation under the Australian Services Excellence Standards (ASES) a quality framework certified by Quality Innovation and Performance (QIP).
NADA is a member of
