Keep up-to-date with the latest evidence based research and practice. This conference will cover essential content for frontline staff and managers in the AOD sector; sectors working with clients with AOD issues; researchers with an interest in community responses to AOD; policy makers and funders; and clients, consumers and carers. An exciting two days are in store!

We're currently developing content for the conference—this page will be continually updated. Check back to see the program highlights.

Abstracts have been invited with the following themes

• Best practice therapeutic approaches
• Brief interventions and awareness raising/psychoeduction
• Complimentary focus areas to the therapeutic intervention (eg. physical activity, diet, vocation/education)
• Community approaches
• Co-occurring AOD and chronic disease
• Co-occurring AOD and mental health
• Criminal justice contact
• Domestic violence
• Empowering consumers
• Engaging culturally and linguistically diverse communities
• Groupwork or interventions for groups
• Health of the workforce
• Partnerships for treatment interventions
• Physical health needs of people accessing service
• Prevention and early intervention approaches
• Telephone, online/virtual approaches
• Women
• Working with Aboriginal clients
• Working with children and families
• Working systemically with treatment issues
• Use of apps or social media technologies
• Youth focused interventions

NADA members may be eligible to receive a travel subsidy to attend the conference. For more information, please view the travel subsidy guidelines.