AOD resource listing


Why do people use alcohol and other drugs?

Provider: Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)

An overview of drug use in Australia.

Patient behaviours

Delivery format: Website

Stigma – why words matter

Provider: Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)

How to reduce stigma around alcohol and drug use in everyday conversations.

Language and communication Patient behaviours

Delivery format: Webpage

Stigma and people who use drugs

Provider: Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)

Explores the social phenomenon of stigma and how it impacts people who use alcohol and other drugs - Part 2.

Language and communication Patient behaviours

Delivery format: Webpage

Understanding the impact of stigma

Provider: Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)

Explores the social phenomenon of stigma and how it impacts people who use alcohol and other drugs - Part 1.

Language and communication Patient behaviours

Delivery format: Webpage

Drugs of dependence: Responding to requests

Provider: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Fact sheet on how to identify and respond to requests for drugs of dependence that might be inappropriate.

Harm minimisation Patient behaviours

Delivery format: PDF

Whole of Practice Resource – De-escalation flow chart

Provider: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Tips and strategies for general practice staff to de-escalate a situation when a patient poses a threat to patients and staff.

Language and communication Patient behaviours

Delivery format: PDF

Whole of Practice Resource – Managing a patient in distress flow chart

Provider: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Tips and strategies for general practice staff to manage a person who is in distress.

Language and communication Patient behaviours

Delivery format: PDF

Headspace Youth mental health modules

Provider: Headspace

A set of three online courses focused on Youth Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Sexual Health in Young People, and Developmental Disorders in Young people.

Patient behaviours Young people

Delivery format: Webpage

What is trauma-informed care?

Provider: NSW Health

An overview of trauma-informed care with links to videos, fact sheets and toolkits.

Patient behaviours Trauma informed care

Delivery format: Webpage

Early response to psychological trauma: What GPs can do?

Provider: Australian Family Physician

How GPs can implement an evidence-based early response to psychological trauma.

Patient behaviours Trauma informed care

Delivery format: Article

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