$14 million funding boost to mental health including AOD sector
Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform are very pleased with the recent announcement to the community support sector. “Through this package, the ACT government...
Category: Mental Health
Youth Mental Health submission by FFDLR
Inquiry into Youth Mental Health in the ACT by the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs Submission of Families and Friends for Drug...
EMERGENCY ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
COVID-19 demands action and provides the opportunity to get the most disadvantaged and needy out of prisons. FFDLR CALLS FOR 1.The establishment of clinics in...
Submission of FFDLR to the Australian Productivity Commission into the Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health
Introduction This paper argues that the burden of mental illness in Australia is in a large measure increased by the coincidence of illicit drug abuse...
President’s Annual Report 2018
2018 has seen an unprecedented amount of action in support of drug law reform. Most notably this has involved Uniting’s fair treatment campaign launched in...
Johann Hari appearing in the ACT
Wednesday 19 September: A drug policy conversation with Johann Hari The first event of the 2018 Canberra Drug Policy Series: A drug policy conversation with Johann...
FFDLR Newsletter February 2018
Items in the newsletter include: FFDLR meeting Thursday 22nd February at 7:30. Guest speaker Dr Paul Kelly, ACT Chief Health Officer Mental Health and Drugs...