Yarning about the misuse of kava and other drugs
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© Roderick Collard
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Sydney 2007
The painting:
Rod says his artwork reflects his ancestry and Dreamtime spirit of which he has a strong spiritual passion. This helps him to create his designs and colour which come from within. 'This really inspires me which enables me to become more creative, this also gives me a real purpose in life'.
The artist:
Roderick Collard (a Nyungar man, the original peoples of the southwest of Western Australia). Born in 1951, Pingelly, Western Australia.
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About this web resource
Why develop a web resource about the misuse of kava, pharmaceuticals and other drugs among Indigenous peoples? Find out more below.
The need for better information and resources
The development of this web resource recognises the urgent need to improve approaches to the misuse of kava, pharmaceuticals and other drugs among Indigenous peoples. It is one component of the efforts required to improve the information and knowledge base necessary for the formulation of committed, long-term strategies and policies addressing substance misuse among Indigenous peoples.
Web resources addressing other aspects of Indigenous substance misuse (alcohol, tobacco, inhalants and illicit drugs) are also available online. » more information
Content of the web resource
In aiming to provide access to good quality information and resources about the misuse of kava, pharmaceuticals and other drugs among Indigenous peoples, this web resource will include: reviews; guidelines; resources; programs, projects and lessons; policies and strategies; publications; and links. It will also include information about: research activities; funding opportunities; organisations, agencies and individuals working in the field; news and events; and training programs.
Sharing information about research and practice
The web resource also provides the capacity for people involved in the area to actively share their information and experiences. It does this through support of a yarning place (an electronic network) that encourages electronic yarning and networking among people working across Australia to address the misuse of kava, pharmaceuticals and other drugs among Indigenous peoples. » more information
Development of the web resource
Development of this web resource and the associated yarning place has been made possible with funds provided to the HealthInfoNet by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing’s Drug Strategy Branch.
Alcohol and Other Drugs Reference Group
Development of this and other associated web resources and yarning places is guided by a national reference group. The Alcohol and Other Drugs Reference Group - comprising Indigenous and non-Indigenous people working as practitioners, policy-makers and/or researchers in areas related to the misuse of alcohol and other drugs among Indigenous peoples - provides advice on:
- content of the web resources, including the co-opting of people for expert advice;
- priorities for future development of content areas;
- promotion of the resource and of the HealthInfoNet 's work among people and organisations involved in areas that address the misuse of alcohol and other drugs among Indigenous peoples. This includes the development and enhancement of linkages with relevant organisations/agencies. They will also look at aspects of the associated 'yarning places' – electronic networks based on the ‘community of practice' (CoP) model – in their area(s) of interest (including how to promote their use, providing contact details for potential members, etc);
- appointment of HealthInfoNet Consultants in areas related to the misuse of alcohol and other drugs among Indigenous peoples.
Members of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Reference Group are:
- Wendy Casey, Principal Advisor, Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drugs Program, Western Australia Drug and Alcohol Office, Perth.
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- Dr Alan Clough, NHMRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
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- Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, Disciplines of Medicine and Psychological Medicine, and School of Public Health , and Staff Specialist, Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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- Kim Gates, Director, Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc., Darwin
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- Associate Professor Dennis Gray, Deputy Director, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
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- Superintendent Frank Hansen, Manager of Drug and Alcohol Coordination, NSW Police Service, Sydney
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- Dr Noel Hayman, Inala Community Health Centre, Inala, Queensland
- Professor Neil Thomson, Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
The reference group meetings also involve the HealthInfoNet's research/project officers working on the development of the web resources, and a representative of the Alcohol and Indigenous Programs Section of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing’s Drug Strategy Branch.
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