Partnerships for better health outcomes for Indigenous injecting drug users (IDUs)

• Reach:

  VIC

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project is being carried out by Anex and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) under their Yiaga ba wadamba (Find and renew) projects partnership. Funding was received from the Rural health support, education and training (RHSET) program for the project, which aims to improve health outcomes for Indigenous injecting drug users (IDUs) in rural and regional Victoria. This will be implemented by attempting to improve inter-sectoral understanding and collaboration between Aboriginal community controlled health organisations and mainstream health services that provide harm reduction services in each of five identified areas (Mildura, Bairnsdale/Lakes Entrance, Shepparton, Geelong and Bendigo) in Victoria.

The project involves consulting with service providers in each of the five communities in order to identify:

• local issues in relation to substance use and injecting drug use among Aboriginal Victorians
• existing local resources, supports, services and approaches to addressing these issues
• local gaps and needs in relation to working with and supporting Aboriginal IDUs.

Abstract adapted from Yiaga ba wadamba (Find and renew) projects

Contacts

Anex Inc.
600 Nicholson St
Suite 1, Level 2
Fitzroy North 3068
Ph: (03) 9486 6399
Fax: (03) 9486 7844

Victorian Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation
5-7 Smith Street
Fitzroy Vic 3065
Ph: (03) 9419 3350
Fax: (03) 9417 3871
Email: enquiries@vaccho.com.au

Links

• View information: Partnership for better health outcomes for Indigenous inject drug users (IDUs) (PDF - 1.9 MB)
• View website: Yiaga ba wadamba (find and renew) projects