Spring/Summer 2011 - Drug Arm
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Community Newsletter<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Executive Director’s<br />
Update P2<br />
Changes in AOD<br />
Education P3<br />
The Smallest Change<br />
Can Make The Biggest<br />
Difference P4<br />
Resource Centre<br />
Update P4<br />
Life in the MOSHPIT P5<br />
Healthy Connections P7<br />
Out and About P7<br />
Resource Corner P8<br />
Vision<br />
Reaching Out<br />
Reducing Harm<br />
Mission<br />
Engage Encourage Empower<br />
People and Communities<br />
Values<br />
Xmas<br />
Cards<br />
P6<br />
The worth of each individual<br />
Leadership based upon<br />
vision and innovation<br />
Credibility, integrity,<br />
accountability and excellence<br />
DRUG ARM is pleased to<br />
announce the creation of a new<br />
opportunity to make a difference<br />
in the community and reach out<br />
to those in need, thanks to an<br />
exciting new partnership with<br />
the Mental Health Association<br />
of Queensland (MHAQ).<br />
In one of the first mergers between<br />
a mental health organisation and<br />
an alcohol and other drug agency in<br />
Australia, MHAQ and DRUG ARM have<br />
joined forces with the Australian College<br />
of Community Services (ACCS), MHAQ’s<br />
formal training division to work together<br />
to deliver the utmost care, support, and<br />
education to people affected by the<br />
harms associated with mental health,<br />
and alcohol and other drug use.<br />
The friendly merger comes in line with<br />
the national direction of dual diagnosis<br />
structures; as 83 per cent of DRUG ARM<br />
Dr Dennis Young with MHAQ CEO Geoff Ridell.<br />
DRUG ARM and MHAQ<br />
Uniting to make a difference<br />
clients present a co-occurrence of both<br />
mental health, and alcohol and other drug<br />
issues. DRUG ARM Executive Director,<br />
Dr Dennis Young, says the merger offers<br />
better outcomes for clients in need, who<br />
may also be experiencing issues such as<br />
homelessness, unemployment, health, and<br />
criminal justice.<br />
“The merger brings together three<br />
agencies that will form one specialist<br />
group committed to providing quality care<br />
and support for people with complex<br />
needs, who may otherwise be excluded<br />
from access to care,” Dr Young said.<br />
In line with the merger, DRUG ARM<br />
Australasia has moved into shared<br />
premises with MHAQ and ACCS in a new,<br />
larger office in Annerley. This provides<br />
further support for clients by offering<br />
more options within the one service,<br />
as collaboration increases between<br />
the two organisations’ training and<br />
education programs. Support workers<br />
and volunteers will gain an increased<br />
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Executive Directors Update<br />
Since our last newsletter, many<br />
changes have taken place at<br />
DRUG ARM, presenting new<br />
opportunities for the future.<br />
Change can impact on us in different<br />
ways. As an organisation, we strive<br />
to move forward to enhance our ability to<br />
serve the community. Through times of<br />
change we can all gain strength and focus<br />
when we take the time to reflect upon the<br />
Serenity Prayer that is often used during<br />
the recovery process.<br />
‘God, grant me the serenity<br />
To accept the things I cannot change,<br />
Courage to change the things I can,<br />
And wisdom to know the difference.’<br />
Since my last update, I note that Mr Robert<br />
‘Bob’ Cook has resigned from the DRUG<br />
ARM Board and Board Committees.<br />
On behalf of the directors, managers, staff,<br />
volunteers and students, I thank Bob for his<br />
tireless contributions to DRUG ARM. Our<br />
Board members are volunteers who have<br />
varying commitments. Your generosity in<br />
supporting DRUG ARM to help those in<br />
need, makes a big difference. Our thoughts<br />
and prayers are with Bob and his family<br />
as he retires to spend more time with his<br />
family.<br />
I am delighted to welcome two new<br />
members to the DRUG ARM (Foundation)<br />
Board. Dr David Loder, General<br />
Superintendent of the Queensland Baptist<br />
Church, and Dr Neil Watts, President,<br />
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, South<br />
Queensland Conference. Both directors<br />
bring a wealth of experience, knowledge<br />
and skills to their new roles. On behalf of<br />
everyone involved I thank David and Neil for<br />
volunteering their services to DRUG ARM.<br />
This newsletter covers in more detail the<br />
exciting news of the merger between the<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Awareness and Relief Foundation<br />
(Australia), DRUG ARM Australasia, the<br />
Mental Health Association QLD and the<br />
Australian College of Community Services.<br />
This is the first time that an alcohol and<br />
other drug agency has merged with a<br />
mental health organisation, with the overall<br />
aim to improve the quality of client service.<br />
I acknowledge and thank the tireless efforts<br />
of Geoff Riddell, CEO of the Mental Health<br />
Association QLD who has significantly<br />
contributed to the success of the merger.<br />
I also thank Mr Ian Hay, President of the<br />
Australian College of Community Services<br />
and Vice President of Mental Health<br />
Association QLD, and all their directors for<br />
their input into the merger. Dr John Roulston<br />
AM and Mr Peter Henderson from the<br />
DRUG ARM Boards were also instrumental<br />
in this success of the merger. The benefit of<br />
the merger is the ability of the organisations<br />
to explore new opportunities for enhancing<br />
programs and services delivered to clients<br />
in the alcohol and other drug and the<br />
mental health sectors.<br />
In the words of the late and great Rev<br />
Charles Wesley “The best is yet to be”.<br />
In closing, I acknowledge the outstanding<br />
contribution of our staff, volunteers,<br />
students and directors in helping DRUG<br />
ARM continue to make a difference. The<br />
most precious gift you can give to anyone<br />
is your time and skills and I witness on a<br />
daily basis the overwhelming contribution<br />
being made by our team. It is both an<br />
honour and a privilege to be able to serve<br />
as the Executive Director with a dedicated,<br />
talented and gifted team.<br />
Please do not hesitate to contact me if<br />
any member of our team can be of further<br />
assistance to you.<br />
Regards,<br />
Dr Dennis Young<br />
Executive Director<br />
DRUG ARM<br />
South Australia Update<br />
DRUG ARM’s Brisbane office wasn’t the<br />
only one to move into a new home this<br />
year – as part of the amalgamation of the<br />
Glenelg and Unley offices, DRUG ARM’s<br />
SA State Office now operates from 249<br />
Diagonal Road, Warradale.<br />
In line with their relocation, our SA team<br />
has also enjoyed a generous $20,000<br />
grant from the Melbourne Lord Mayor<br />
Community Trust. This has allowed the<br />
expansion of their Education and Training<br />
Division and the employment of more full<br />
time staff. It has provided the opportunity<br />
for more comprehensive industry training<br />
for staff, as well as more AOD Prevention<br />
and Child Safe Environment Workshops<br />
for schools and the wider community.<br />
For further information on DRUG<br />
ARM’s programs and services<br />
in South Australia, visit<br />
www.drugarm.com.au<br />
or phone 08 8296 4777<br />
bmag Race Day<br />
DRUG ARM was the proud beneficiary of<br />
the bmag Family Race Day on Saturday<br />
July 9 at the Eagle Farm Racecourse.<br />
The event raised $2,115 for DRUG ARM’s<br />
support services and programs. DRUG<br />
ARM would like to thank bmag for their<br />
partnership and support.<br />
SAVE THE DATE!<br />
In celebration of our new partnership<br />
with the Mental Health Association of<br />
Queensland and the Australian College<br />
of Community Services, DRUG ARM<br />
will be holding an official Open Day in<br />
the latter part of the year. We would like<br />
as many of our donors and supporters<br />
to attend and help us celebrate our<br />
exciting new partnership with MHAQ.<br />
We would love the opportunity to<br />
showcase these new developments<br />
with our donors and supporters.<br />
If you would like to attend<br />
please contact Mechile Gumalal<br />
on 07 3620 8830.<br />
REACHING OUT SPRING <strong>2011</strong>
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capacity to improve their understanding of<br />
the complexity of dealing with clients with<br />
complex and challenging issues.<br />
“This new entity with its combined<br />
resources will result in improved quality<br />
services for clients of both organisations,”<br />
Dr Young explained. “It allows for the<br />
development of wider strategic alliances<br />
between our organisations, government<br />
organisations, and others within the nongovernment<br />
sector.”<br />
DRUG ARM, MHAQ and ACCS are<br />
committed to taking advantage of their new<br />
partnership to enhance their programs and<br />
services through collaborative education,<br />
training, and treatment. The opportunity<br />
to further develop DRUG ARM’s well<br />
resourced library, research and education<br />
division will result in the availability of<br />
a greater number and higher quality of<br />
valuable resources for the community.<br />
The merger allows the two organisations<br />
to continue their shared vision of delivering<br />
quality and sustainable outcomes for those<br />
living with or at risk of alcohol and other<br />
drug or mental health related issues. The<br />
partnership demonstrates and promotes<br />
increased recognition that the two issues<br />
often go hand in hand.<br />
“The new partnership provides us<br />
with opportunities to continue building<br />
on the strength of our accredited<br />
volunteering history and culture within our<br />
organisations,” Dr. Young said. “We look<br />
forward to making a real difference to the<br />
community.”<br />
Visit DRUG ARM at our new<br />
home with MHAQ:<br />
DRUG ARM Australasia<br />
473 Annerley Road<br />
Annerley QLD 4103<br />
Changes in AOD Education<br />
One of the most important<br />
and effective strategies<br />
for alcohol and other drug<br />
awareness is education.<br />
Schools are the perfect setting<br />
for these AOD programs, and<br />
DRUG ARM’s AOD Education<br />
Team conducts educational<br />
seminars intended to stop or<br />
delay the uptake of alcohol and<br />
other drug use amongst young<br />
people.<br />
Circus Spectacular<br />
DRUG ARM, in partnership with the<br />
Spastic Centre of South Australia (scosa)<br />
and the Rotary Club of Liverpool West,<br />
were proud beneficiaries of the Circus<br />
Spectacular; a project encouraging<br />
businesses to sponsor tickets to the<br />
circus in both SA and NSW for disadvantaged<br />
children, their families, and carers.<br />
The Rotary Club of Liverpool West’s<br />
Circus Spectacular, April 2-5, raised<br />
$63,671 for DRUG ARM’s New South<br />
Wales Outreach Services. scosa’s Circus<br />
Spectacular on May 21, raised $30,733<br />
for DRUG ARM’s South Australian<br />
Outreach Services.<br />
DRUG ARM thanks both organisations<br />
for their partnership and support.<br />
However, many AOD education<br />
programs are still using scare<br />
tactics and shock campaigns,<br />
an outdated approach which<br />
current literature proves is no<br />
longer relevant or effective.<br />
Research has found that kids are becoming<br />
immune to scare tactics, and greater value<br />
needs to be placed on communication,<br />
questioning and feedback, and peer-topeer<br />
learning.<br />
An understanding of the cognitive levels<br />
of children of different ages is essential<br />
for AOD education, as it allows for<br />
successful communication and passing<br />
on of information. It is important for more<br />
emphasis to be placed on incorporating<br />
AOD education into the school curriculum,<br />
to provide proven, evidence based<br />
information followed by evaluations of<br />
the programs’ effectiveness. Did the kids<br />
understand? Did they learn anything? Has<br />
there been a change in their perception of<br />
the harms of alcohol and other drugs<br />
since the program?<br />
DRUG ARM AOD Education Officers<br />
operating in schools have backgrounds<br />
and qualifications in education and<br />
health promotion. Our AOD education<br />
programs provide appropriate and effective<br />
approaches, delivering accessible and<br />
up-to-date information essential for harm<br />
minimisation and prevention for young<br />
people at risk.<br />
For more information on DRUG<br />
ARM’s AOD education and training<br />
programs, please contact Education<br />
Team Leader, Michael Watts, on<br />
07 3620 8825.<br />
Treatment Coordinator, Richard Norman,<br />
presenting certificates to students, Kate Hill<br />
and Dean Van Brunt, having successfully<br />
completed CAFSS training.<br />
Student Volunteer<br />
Showcase<br />
DRUG ARM is lucky enough to have<br />
the help of several student volunteers<br />
who participate in our programs as part<br />
of their work placement requirements.<br />
To acknowledge their amazing and<br />
valued contribution, DRUG ARM invites<br />
all student volunteers to participate<br />
in a Student Showcase, to be held<br />
on Thursday October 13, <strong>2011</strong>. The<br />
showcase is an opportunity for students<br />
to give presentations to academics,<br />
family and friends to describe and<br />
highlight their volunteering experience<br />
with DRUG ARM and the importance<br />
and benefit of the program.<br />
REACHING OUT SPRING <strong>2011</strong>
The Smallest Change Can<br />
Make the Biggest Difference<br />
Sharon Majerovic, CAFSS Volunteer<br />
For Sharon Majerovic, a voluntary case<br />
worker for DRUG ARM’s Community<br />
and Family Support Service (CAFSS) in<br />
Ipswich, watching her clients apply positive<br />
changes to their lives as a result of the<br />
program is reward enough. Beginning as<br />
a work placement student with CAFSS,<br />
Sharon was so inspired by the strength<br />
and courage of her clients that she chose<br />
to stay on as a volunteer case worker. She<br />
refuses to take any credit for the progress<br />
of her clients, as she believes DRUG ARM’s<br />
extensive volunteer training programs<br />
simply allow her to present them with<br />
opportunities for change, and “they do<br />
all the work, I just try to create a positive<br />
change in their lives”.<br />
Sharon often deals with dual diagnosis<br />
clients presenting complex issues; clients<br />
like 25-year-old mother-of-three, Kelly<br />
(name changed for confidentiality reasons),<br />
who was referred to the CAFSS program<br />
by Probation and Parole. Sharon describes<br />
Kelly as having an extensive history of<br />
alcohol use, coupled with aggression,<br />
anxiety, and depression.<br />
The exciting new merger between DRUG<br />
ARM, MHAQ and ACCS, along with the<br />
relocation to the shared office in Annerley,<br />
has meant there are promising new<br />
opportunities for increased collaboration<br />
through sharing and expanding of the<br />
Resource Centre’s valuable resources. In<br />
addition, the new Annerley offices boast<br />
a large training room equipped with the<br />
latest technology able to deliver training and<br />
development sessions both in-house and to<br />
other sites.<br />
As a result, the Resource Centre, as part of<br />
the Policy Research and Practice Division<br />
of DRUG ARM, is developing two new<br />
training concepts – the Seminar Series and<br />
the Journal Club - to help fulfil professional<br />
development requirements in line with<br />
emerging trends and relevant topics. The<br />
programs will be available to DRUG ARM,<br />
MHAQ, and ACCS staff along with other<br />
alcohol and other drug (AOD) professionals.<br />
The monthly Seminar Series will involve<br />
presentations by a selection of expert guest<br />
Sharon Majerovic, CAFSS Volunteer.<br />
“Kelly arrived for her initial assessment with<br />
her partner and two week old baby,” Sharon<br />
recalls. “She told me she drank on average<br />
up to four litres of wine per day, but had cut<br />
back since giving birth. Kelly felt used by<br />
others and had a very poor self image. We<br />
soon uncovered that people weren’t treating<br />
her poorly; she was allowing them to do<br />
so. This was the first step to her recovery<br />
Resource Centre Update<br />
speakers offering insight and knowledge<br />
in their specialised field. The seminars are<br />
designed to provide access to specialist<br />
information for staff, to enhance their<br />
skills and ability to work more effectively<br />
with clients. The Journal Club will be held<br />
regularly as an opportunity to discuss and<br />
review current research. It is designed to<br />
keep up to date with new literature, promote<br />
awareness of current research findings,<br />
learn to critique and appraise research, and<br />
encourage research utilisation.<br />
The Resource Centre is vital to both<br />
DRUG ARM’s and MHAQ’s overall<br />
mission, as it provides the necessary<br />
education, knowledge and skills for<br />
both staff and clients to gain a deeper<br />
understanding of AOD and mental health<br />
issues. Contributions and sponsors are<br />
encouraged and welcomed to support the<br />
Resource Centre (see the donation form for<br />
details).<br />
The Seminar Series will be held on<br />
the second Tuesday of every month from<br />
and she said this realisation alone<br />
changed her life.”<br />
Sharon focused on building Kelly’s<br />
confidence while working to uncover the<br />
triggers that lead her to drink heavily. Kelly<br />
practiced her new skills at home, reporting<br />
that she could not believe the positive<br />
impact they were making to her life. By this<br />
stage, Kelly had abstained from drinking<br />
for five weeks, regained custody of her<br />
two older children, began studying Fashion<br />
Design from home and eventually found<br />
she had completely lost the urge to drink<br />
alcohol at all.<br />
“She took the lessons I offered her and<br />
after some time felt she was finally in<br />
control of her life,” Sharon explained. “The<br />
main thing I try to teach my clients is that<br />
you don’t need to make a huge change to<br />
make a positive change; it’s often merely a<br />
slight shift in their way of thinking.<br />
“People think they have to do something<br />
extraordinary, when it’s really the smallest<br />
change that makes the biggest difference.”<br />
The next CAFSS volunteer training<br />
session will be held on Saturday<br />
September 24th <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
To register for training or for more<br />
information please contact DRUG<br />
ARM on 07 3620 8800<br />
Student Volunteer Alis Cobas in our<br />
new Resource Centre<br />
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. with morning tea provided.<br />
The dates for the commencement of the<br />
Journal Club are yet to be finalised.<br />
To be involved in either of these<br />
programs, or for further information,<br />
please contact DRUG ARM’s<br />
Resource Centre Library on<br />
library@drugarm.com.au,<br />
or phone 07 3620 8800.<br />
REACHING OUT SPRING <strong>2011</strong>
Life in the MOSHPIT<br />
Donna Phillips, DRUG ARM Volunteer<br />
Life is interesting isn’t it! At aged 60<br />
I find myself starting over again.<br />
Yes, I feel sad; yes, I’m learning to take<br />
responsibility for the choices I’ve made.<br />
One way off the lounge and back onto the<br />
streets has been as a ‘guest’, riding out with<br />
the DRUG ARM MOSHPIT Van crew.<br />
Dana was my first contact. Before we met,<br />
every person in the office I spoke with said<br />
the same thing about the MOSHPIT Van<br />
lady; that she is a truly wonderful person,<br />
and that she has great personal warmth.<br />
Later, when we finally met, I understood<br />
their sentiments. I felt like I’d always known<br />
her. And later, out on the streets, I saw<br />
that the folk who met us for tea, coffee,<br />
bikkies and soup, felt the same. Dana’s<br />
Donna Phillips, DRUG ARM Volunteer.<br />
Toowoomba Op Shop<br />
Relocates<br />
DRUG ARM’s Toowoomba Op Shop,<br />
offering quality second-hand clothes<br />
and bric-a-brac at affordable prices, has<br />
moved to an exciting new location at 2<br />
Leichhardt Street, Toowoomba.<br />
Forced to move after the devastating<br />
floods earlier this year, Business<br />
Manager Paul Richardson says the store<br />
is back on its feet again. “It’s taken a<br />
long time, but our volunteers are back<br />
working and very happy with the new<br />
store,” he said.<br />
The move will benefit the community<br />
by providing new opportunities for<br />
volunteers to put up their hands and<br />
day as a DRUG ARM ‘Ambassador’ begins<br />
as early as 5am, flood, rain, hail or shine.<br />
Commanding the big MOSHPIT van, she<br />
negotiates narrow alleys and tricky terrain<br />
to meet and greet the homeless and others<br />
who receive the support of this collaborative<br />
service around inner Brisbane city.<br />
At one of the stops in front of an old<br />
boarding house, a group of eager people<br />
were already milling on the footpath. Then,<br />
amongst the servings of refreshments came<br />
the connection and a good ear, I could see<br />
the regulars look forward to. Talk was of<br />
bed bugs, complaints of aching joints, a<br />
visit to nurse Julie who has a clinic set up<br />
in the van, some cards for referrals to better<br />
accommodation, a receiving and reply to<br />
a verbal “How are you, hope you’re okay”<br />
message from Pat (over at New Farm), to<br />
Pete and Norm, rolling back up for seconds<br />
that grew into sixth servings, squirreling<br />
away of ‘treats’ for the next meal, and some<br />
really, really nice sharing.<br />
As these new acquaintances of mine are<br />
on record as ‘homeless with shelter’, at<br />
the end of the day came reflection on how<br />
the experience can provide some food for<br />
thought. Some nourishment perhaps, for<br />
a jaded soul to rebuild perspective and<br />
gratitude. So, who’s helping whom? My<br />
guess is we’re all in it together.<br />
Yes, I look forward to the next visit. I’m<br />
so glad I volunteered. The experience<br />
has deepened my appreciation and<br />
commitment to DRUG ARM’s mission.<br />
help. All proceeds from the Toowoomba<br />
Op Shop go towards supporting DRUG<br />
ARM’s treatment and outreach programs<br />
in Toowoomba.<br />
To volunteer, or just to find a bargain,<br />
visit Paul and Ann at the store or call<br />
07 4687 7684<br />
NSW Operations Manager Louise Smith<br />
with Dr Dennis Young and Con Gulisano<br />
from Penant Hills Toyota.<br />
The Power of Philanthropy<br />
NSW Receives Generous Grants<br />
At DRUG ARM, we believe in the<br />
worth of every individual. Everyone is<br />
entitled to the opportunity to live a safe,<br />
healthy lifestyle free from the harms<br />
associated with alcohol and other drugs.<br />
Unfortunately, due to limited funds<br />
and resources it can prove difficult to<br />
supply adequate support programs<br />
for individuals and families who are<br />
experiencing these harms.<br />
Philanthropic grants from trusts and<br />
foundations provide a significant source<br />
of funds for many of DRUG ARM’s vital<br />
programs and services. The NSW offices<br />
have recently been the grateful and<br />
fortunate recipients of some fantastic<br />
grants. The extended team at DRUG<br />
ARM Australasia would like to deeply<br />
thank the following organisations for<br />
their overwhelming contributions:<br />
Fairfield CDSE<br />
A $12,556 grant allowed DRUG ARM<br />
to fund a pilot drug awareness program<br />
at Verona School in Fairfield, a school<br />
for children with behavioural and<br />
emotional issues.<br />
The Honda Foundation<br />
A $2,784 grant funded new computer<br />
equipment for the NSW State Office in<br />
Fairfield.<br />
An $8,730 grant funded new external<br />
equipment for the Wollongong office<br />
including a canopy lock up trailer, BBQ,<br />
outdoor heater, tables and a marquee.<br />
Trust Company<br />
A $30,000 grant funded a new Street<br />
Outreach Service van for the<br />
Wollongong office.<br />
Greater Newcastle Building Society<br />
A $57,700 grant provided funds for<br />
a new Street Outreach Service van for<br />
the Newcastle office.<br />
REACHING OUT SPRING <strong>2011</strong>
Christmas Cards<br />
The best gift that you can give this Christmas<br />
won’t be found under the Christmas tree.<br />
Sending a DRUG ARM Christmas card to your loved ones<br />
is your opportunity to share some of your blessings and<br />
make a difference in someone’s life this Christmas.<br />
To order your selection of Christmas Cards visit<br />
www.drugarm.com.au or call our Donor Development<br />
Coordinator on (07) 3620 8831.<br />
You can also visit charity card shops:<br />
Adelaide:<br />
Charity Connections,<br />
Shop 7B Southern Cross Arcade,<br />
52-62 King William St, Adelaide CBD<br />
Brisbane:<br />
Combined Charities Card Shop,<br />
Albert Street Uniting Church,<br />
Cnr Ann & Albert Streets, Brisbane CBD<br />
Aboriginal Design<br />
75 cents (155mm x 110mm)<br />
Greeting inside:<br />
Christmas Greetings and Every<br />
Good Wish For The New Year.<br />
Christmas Tree<br />
80 cents (127mm x 127mm)<br />
Greeting inside:<br />
Best Wishes for a very Merry<br />
Christmas and a Happy New Year.<br />
Baubles<br />
80 cents (127mm x 127mm)<br />
Greeting inside:<br />
Season’s Greetings and best<br />
wishes for a peaceful New Year.<br />
Doves (silver/embossed)<br />
95 cents (127mm x 127mm)<br />
Greeting inside:<br />
Wishing you Joy at Christmas,<br />
Peace in the New Year and<br />
Goodwill always.<br />
Cat<br />
70 cents (124mm x 124mm)<br />
Greeting inside:<br />
Season’s Greetings and Best<br />
Wishes for the coming year.<br />
Animals of Christmas<br />
90 cents (115mm x 175mm)<br />
Greeting inside:<br />
May your happiness this Christmas<br />
last throughout the New Year.<br />
Note: Front Cover has Full Song Lyrics<br />
REACHING OUT SPRING <strong>2011</strong>
Healthy Connections<br />
National <strong>Drug</strong> Action Week<br />
When you think of healthy connections<br />
what comes to mind?<br />
For DRUG ARM, healthy connections are<br />
about building your networks to improve<br />
your ability to help people. During National<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> Action Week (19-25 June <strong>2011</strong>), DRUG<br />
ARM delivered several Healthy Connections<br />
events across south-east Queensland<br />
with an all-star line up of guest speakers<br />
including:<br />
• Professor Jake Najman – Director of<br />
Queensland Alcohol and <strong>Drug</strong> Research<br />
and Education Centre<br />
• Dr Leanne Hides – Deputy Director<br />
Centre for Youth Substance Abuse<br />
Research<br />
• Dr John Roulston AM – DRUG ARM<br />
Chairman<br />
• Dr Wendell Rosevear OAM<br />
• Mr Stephen Anstis - Director of Alcohol<br />
and Other <strong>Drug</strong>s Treatment Strategy<br />
Unit, Queensland Health<br />
• Magistrate Tina Previtera – Brisbane<br />
Murri Court Magistrate<br />
• Ms Nancy Collins – Murri Court Elder,<br />
GP Partners Closing the Gap Program<br />
• Dr Jeannette Young – Chief Health<br />
Officer, Queensland Health<br />
OUTand<br />
About<br />
Professor Jake Najman speaking at Healthy<br />
Connections - National <strong>Drug</strong> Action Week.<br />
The speakers provided a wealth of insight,<br />
sharing research outcomes and models of<br />
care with a greater emphasis on the need<br />
to continue to work together. The events<br />
enabled government, non-government,<br />
agency workers, church representatives<br />
and key members from the legal and justice<br />
sectors to come together with a view to<br />
improving their networks.<br />
The success of the events showed there<br />
is a committed approach to improving the<br />
health of Australians, particularly in relation<br />
to access to services in the alcohol and<br />
other drug and mental health sectors.<br />
We look forward to opportunities to<br />
continuously enhance our community<br />
relationships to better serve the people who<br />
need us most.<br />
Ipswich Book Affair<br />
Now in its seventh year, DRUG ARM’s<br />
Annual Ipswich Book Affair is as popular<br />
as ever. Some 960 people visited St<br />
Paul’s Anglican Church Hall from the<br />
4th – 7th of August, up by 30 per cent<br />
from 2010, to find a bargain amongst<br />
the thousands of quality second hand<br />
books on offer. Sales and donations<br />
from the Book Affair raised almost<br />
$8,000, with $1,078 from donations<br />
alone – an increase of 35 per cent<br />
from last year. All proceeds go towards<br />
DRUG ARM’s treatment, education, and<br />
outreach programs in Ipswich.<br />
This year, DRUG ARM received an<br />
overwhelming number of books<br />
including a generous donation from the<br />
Queensland State Library. As always, the<br />
Book Affair would not have gone ahead<br />
if it weren’t for the loyal and valued<br />
group of volunteers who gave their time<br />
to make the event a success. We were<br />
also supported by our partners QT,<br />
Ipswich City Council, and All Purpose<br />
Transport. DRUG ARM thanks the loyal<br />
volunteers, sponsors, and contributors<br />
for helping us to help others.<br />
For book donations or for more<br />
information please contact the<br />
Fundraising and Marketing<br />
Coordinator on 07 3620 8832.<br />
Above: Dr Dennis Young, Ipswich<br />
Lord Mayor Paul Pisasale, Book Affair<br />
Volunteer Elwyn Denman, and sponsor<br />
All Purpose Transport Alex White.<br />
Left: DRUG ARM’S beneficiary event<br />
with SCOSA’s Circus Spectacular.<br />
Right: SOS Coordinator Dana Kinderis<br />
with some volunteers.<br />
REACHING OUT SPRING <strong>2011</strong>
Resource<br />
Corner<br />
<strong>Drug</strong> use and mental health: effective responses to<br />
co-occurring drug and mental health problems<br />
edited by Steve Allsop<br />
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This book has the aim of exploring consumers’<br />
predicaments (duality is with the system – not the individual)<br />
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drug and mental health problems. All the authors<br />
are well established in their various fields of psychology,<br />
clinical research, and work in both the mental health and<br />
drug and alcohol sectors.<br />
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This handbook is an official PCYC initiative, the<br />
information contained inside is directly relevant<br />
for the school leaver who is entering into the world of adulthood.<br />
• Behind the wheel – information about buying a car, car insurance,<br />
driving, accidents, motorcycling and the law, etc.<br />
• Eating disorders – eating patterns, possible warning signs, friends.<br />
• Healthy body – what is a drug?, drug effects, drugs and the law,<br />
alcohol, cannabis, etc.<br />
• Healthy mind – depression, stress and relaxation, self-esteem<br />
and confidence.<br />
• Leaving school – deciding on a career, entering university / TAFE,<br />
Australian apprenticeships & traineeships.<br />
• Legal stuff – mobile phones, being sued, leaving home, police, sex.<br />
• Money – loans, credit cards and store cards, accounts, budgeting.<br />
• Moving out – leaving home, housing, applying for a property,<br />
what you need to know<br />
• Protecting yourself – cyber safety, Schoolies Week, out & about,<br />
ten core concepts of personal safety.<br />
• Sexual health – sex, safe sex and contraception, sexual diversity,<br />
pregnancy.<br />
• Contact information – web addresses and contact phone numbers<br />
of services and agencies specialising in supporting youth.<br />
The Resource Centre welcomes visitors:<br />
Weekdays, 8.30a.m. - 4.45 p.m. (Closed on public holidays)<br />
473 Annerley Road, Annerley QLD.<br />
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New South Wales<br />
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Fairfield NSW 2165<br />
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South Australia<br />
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