National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Category:

  Non-government

Description

NIDAC provides policy advice to the government on how to address alcohol and other drug issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The committee of Australia's leading Indigenous experts and Indigenous health professionals assists the Australian National Council on Drugs, and reports to the Australian National Council on Drugs/Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs Joint Executive Committee and other key relevant national Indigenous health bodies.

Abstract adapted from National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)

Contacts

215 City Walk
PO Box 205
Civic Square
Canberra ACT 2608
Ph: (02) 6166 9600
Fax: (02) 6162 2611
Email: nidac@ancd.org.au

Related publications

National Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Committee (2012)

NIDAC strategic plan 2012 – 2014.

Canberra: National Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Committee

• Links
• View report: NIDAC strategic plan 2012 – 2014 (PDF - 144.0 KB)
• View information: About NIDAC
• View information: NIDAC strategic plan 2012-2014: background and further information
• View website: National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2011)

NIDAC implementation plan.

Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

• Links
• View report: NIDAC implementation plan (PDF - 288.0 KB)
• View information: NIDAC implementation plan
• View website: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2007)

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee Strategic Plan 2007 - 2010.

Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

• Links
• View report: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee Strategic Plan 2007 - 2010 (PDF - 472.0 KB)
• View website: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (2006)

National drug strategy: Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area complementary action plan 2003–2009: Supplement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples complementary action plan 2003–2009.

Canberra: Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy

• Links
• View report: National drug strategy: Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area complementary action plan 2003–2009: Supplement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples complementary action plan 2003–2009 (PDF - 970.5 KB)
• View website: National Drug Strategy

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2012)

Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia.

Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

This report was produced by the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee as a position paper on Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The report contains an overview of FASD in Australia, including the health and social impacts of alcohol use during pregnancy. The report also contains recommendations to address the condition, which include:

• implementing broad ranging social marketing campaigns to raise awareness of FASD, and the risks to the fetus or baby if the mother consumes alcohol while pregnant and breastfeeding
• supporting health professionals and services through the development of national policy and clinical practice guidelines, as well as workforce development and training.

NIDAC officially released this position paper on the opening day of the NIDAC conference (6 June 2012).

Abstract adapted from National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

• Links
• View report: Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia (PDF - 468.0 KB)
• View information: Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia
• View website: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2009)

Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health.

Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs

• Links
• View report: Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health (PDF - 424.0 KB)
• View media release: “Indigenous prisoners: solutions for a broken system” (PDF - 120.0 KB)
• View website: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2013)

Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health: revised edition.

Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs

This report provides a comprehensive examination of Indigenous incarceration in Australia. The report provides details on:

• prison-related health risks
• characteristics of Indigenous prisoners and detainees and trend information about Indigenous incarceration
• Indigenous substance use issues and how they interact with the justice system
• reasons for over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the correctional system
• intervention opportunities within the criminal justice system
• issues for consideration, including Indigenous participation in diversion programs, access to health care while in the correctional system and after release, recidivism, cost of incarceration, and the suitability of programs
• recommendations.

This report provides an update to the Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health report released in 2009.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View report: Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health: revised edition (PDF - 644.0 KB)
• View information: Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health [original report: 2009]
• View information: Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health: revised edition
• View website: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

Links

• View website: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee