About AODCCC

Our aim is to empower the voices of consumers, their families and supports, ensuring the health and wellbeing of our community. 

About AODCCC

Beyond Stigma

We aim to create a safe space for diverse views to be shared, along with taking courageous steps towards what is needed in the community, which in this case, is to look beyond stigma.

Beyond Stigma

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Resources and Support

 

In need of instant support?

Click on the headings below for more information about each service or call the number listed.

Lifeline
Crisis support, 24hrs 7 days per week, call 13 11 14.

Here For You
Alcohol, drug and mental health support line, 7am – 10pm 7 days per week, call 1800 437 348.

Alcohol and Drug Support Line
24hrs 7 days per week, call (08) 9442 5000 (metro), or 1800 198 024 (country).

Parent and Family Drug Support Line
24hrs 7 days per week, call (08) 9442 5050 (metro), or 1800 653 203 (country).

Family Drug Support Line
24hrs 7 days per week, call 1300 368 186

Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Support Services Website
A one-stop-shop website for support lines, programs available, volunteer opportunities, resources and more.

Having the Conversation
Advice for friends and family looking to have a conversation about a loved ones alcohol and other drug use.

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Mental Health Commission (MHC) – My Services

The Mental Health Commission has developed the My Services online directory to help make it easier for consumers, carers and families to navigate the system and find mental health and alcohol and other drug support services.

It is also a useful tool for the sector and other professionals, enabling service planners and providers to work together using the same information.

My Services has the best available information, with more than 560 mental health, alcohol and other drug services included.

Mental Health Commission - My Services

Green Book Directory

For those of you looking for alcohol and other drug services or community-mental health services in WA, the Green Book is a great place to start.

Green Book Directory

Frameworks, Guides & Resources

Lived Experience (Peer) Workforces Framework Lived Experience (Peer) Supervision: an overview for all stakeholders Western Australian Mental Wellbeing Guide The Power of Words: A practical Guide to having Alcohol and Other Drug Conversations Common Cause Australia – Message Guide: Drug Stigma National Quality Framework for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Australian Alcohol Guidelines TGA's Medicinal Cannabis Hub: Information on the regulation of medicinal cannabis in Australia TGA’s Vaping hub: Information on the regulation of vapes in Australia AODCCC Covid FAQs

For Family, Carers, Significant Others, Supports and the Individual

Drug Facts - Alcohol and Drug Foundation Drug Mixing Calculator Find your nearest Take Home Naloxone Needle and Syringe Programs WA Talk About It: A guide to having open conversations about alcohol and other drugs with young people - Alcohol and Drug Foundation Caring for Yourself (while caring for someone with FASD) - NOFASD Australia Family Drug Support Resources & Factsheets (a guide to coping, dealing with conflict, setting boundaries etc.) Drug Types - Drug Aware Having the Conversation - Alcohol and Drug Foundation Responding to someone who is upset or aggressive - Alcohol and Drug Foundation AOD Factsheets - DrugARM

Other Resources and Services

Care Opinion

Care Opinion is a safe, confidential and independent site where anyone can share their stories and personal experiences within the health care system. Care Opinion is for the consumers, families and carers of those who have accessed aged care, health care, and community services in Australia.

Any stories shared are moderated to ensure safe and constructive feedback for the consumer and the service or provider.

Care Opinion

Path 2 Help

Path2Help is a free and confidential tool from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) designed to help support yourself or your loved ones with alcohol and/or drug use.

Path2Help asks up to 11 questions and provides local support services based on your answers – you don’t need to know what you’re looking for, the online tool’s intuitive search function does it all for you.

Path 2 Help

Peer Based Harm Reduction WA

Peer Based Harm Reduction WA (PBHR WA) is a peer-based consumer-led organisation that provides health and harm reduction services for people who use drugs.

PBHR WA is the state’s largest Needle & Syringe Program (NSP) provider, operating fixed-site, mobile, and outreach (home delivery) needle & syringe exchanges (NSEPs) throughout the greater Perth Metropolitan Area and throughout the Southwest Region of WA. They also offer peer education programs, an overdose prevention and take-home-naloxone (THN) project, and confidential Health Clinics (co-located within their NSEP sites and in Mobile Health Clinic Vans) which provide testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses.

Visit Peer Based Harm Reduction WA

Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA)

CoMHWA is the independent, state-wide, peak body for people with lived/living experience of mental health issues (consumers). CoMHWA recognises that a consumer-led organisation is essential to achieving a strong, assertive, independent voice for social changes that reflect the needs and priorities of those with mental health issues. Head over to their website to get a full summary of services they offer and the work they do.

Visit CoMHWA

Health Consumers Council WA

Health Consumers’ Council (WA) Inc, (HCC) is an independent, not for profit organisation passionate about ensuring the consumer is at the heart of our state’s health care system. They provide an Individual Advocacy Service during office hours Monday to Friday to help you navigate our health system. They also provide systemic advocacy for the WA Community by participating on a large range of committees and working groups to ensure the consumer voice is heard at the highest level.

Visit HCC (WA)

WANADA

The Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) is an independent, membership-driven not-for-profit organisation that takes a ‘whole of community’ approach to alcohol and other drug issues. WANADA informs and connects people with an interest in the alcohol and other drug sector through research, reports and tools, training, conferences, service listings and more.

Visit WANADA

WA Recovery College Alliance

The WA Recovery College Alliance (WARCA) is one of over eighty colleges across the world that provide an educational pathway to wellbeing for students experiencing mental health challenges and/or alcohol and other drug use. By using an educational approach to recovery, WARCA courses enable individuals to recognise and develop their own skills to find the most meaning, connection and enjoyment in day-to-day life.

All courses are free, recovery-based, and designed by community for community. They cover a variety of topics ranging from “Thriving with Adult ADHD” to “Navigating life with a Criminal Record” and “Sound Healing”, but all have the common goal of providing students with the knowledge and tools to find the most meaning, confidence and enjoyment in day-to-day life. Everyone aged 18 and over is welcome.

AODCCC is proud to be part of the WA Recovery College Alliance.

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Family Drug Support Australia

Family Drug Support (FDS) provides up to date information on all aspects of alcohol and drug use relative to the families of people who use substances.

FDS also operate a National 24hr, 7 day a week telephone support service for families affected by alcohol and other drugs.

FDS also have a wide range of resources, factsheets and helpful guides available for family members of people who use substances.

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