Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre

  • Research program: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
  • Project status: Completed
  • Start date: July 2017
  • Expected end date: June 2021
  • Completion date: July 2021
  • Funded by: AGDH
  • Lead organisation: Edith Cowan University

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet hosts an Indigenous Australian Alcohol & Other Drugs Knowledge Centre (https://aodknowledgecentre.ecu.edu.au/) that contributes to the provision of the evidence base for the reduction of harmful AOD use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. NDRI is a partner in this endeavour and, as well as providing expert advice, NDRI staff have recently completed a comprehensive 'Review of the harmful use of alcohol among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people' and a Webinar entitled 'Harnessing good intentions: addressing harmful AOD use among Aboriginal Australians' - both of which are aimed at the transfer of knowledge to practitioners and communities.

Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
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Professor Simon Lenton
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1603
s.lenton@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Harm reduction policy and strategies

Perth

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Professor Steve Allsop
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1606
s.allsop@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Alcohol policy and strategies

Perth

Professor Simon Lenton
Director
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1603
s.lenton@curtin.edu.au
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This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Gray, D., Cartwright, K., Stearne, A., Saggers, S., Wilkes, E., T. and Wilson, M. (2018). Review of the harmful use of alcohol among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet, 18, (1), pp. 42. [RJ1359] View web page