COVID-19 Coronavirus

• Community Services COVID-19 Resources - WACOSS
• document COVID-19 Capacity Self-Assessment Tool for the Alcohol and other Drug Sector (24 KB) - WANADA
• COVID-19 and Alcohol and other drug use FAQ - Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition (AODCCC)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for health care and residential care workers - Australian Government Department of Health information sheet.
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Strong Spirit Strong Mind, WA Mental Health Commission
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for paramedics and ambulance first responders - Australian Government Department of Health information sheet.
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Alcohol and other Drug Clients and Clinicians - Turning Point. Includes a guide for health professionals to Telehealth phone and video consultations.
• Impacts of COVID-19 and associated restrictions on people who use illicit stimulants in Australia: Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System 2020 - Drug Trends, UNSW
• In This Together: You, Alcohol and COVID-19 Podcast - Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and NOFASD Australia
• document Resources and Considerations for Alcohol and Other Drug Services: Risk Management and Response Planning for COVID-19 (as at 18 March 2020) (85 KB)  - WANADA
• COVID-19 Harm Reduction and General Information Flyers for Consumers - Peer Based Harm Reduction WA
• pdf Tips for transporting children and supervising contact (108 KB) - Department of Communities
• Healthy WA - for more information about COVID-19 and WA clinics.
• Coronavirus Health Alert - Australian Government Department of Health
• Information on COVID-19 (coronavirus) and your workplace rights - Employment Law Centre of WA
• WAConnect - a state-wide directory of resources for people experiencing financial hardship.

Wellbeing and the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Alcohol and other Drug Sector Guide to Worker Wellbeing Resources - WANADA
• In This Together - Alcohol and COVID-19 - Tips and Resources - Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE).
• Coronavirus: Resources for anxiety, stress & wellbeing - Black Dog Institute
• COVID-19 Fact Sheets- Blue Knot Foundation
• Relationships Australia - various resources on COVID-19 available.
• Working from home - Work health & safety & domestic and family violence - Women's Community Health Network WA
• 1800 RESPECT
• Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak - Beyond Blue
• Working from home tips - SANDAS

Guidelines, Assessment Tools and Fact Sheets

• Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Guidelines for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) - NSW
• Comorbidity Guidelines - Provides evidence-based information, training and resources to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions.
• pdf Alcohol and other Drug Assessment Form (174 KB) - WA Mental Health Commission - October 2018
• pdf Alcohol and Other Drugs Assessment Form - Clinicians’ Guide (1016 KB) - WA Mental Health Commission - October 2018
• Counselling Guidelines: Alcohol and other drug issues (4th ed.) - WA Mental Health Commission
• pdf Crisis Referral Tool for Alcohol and other Drug Services - January 2019 Update (978 KB)
• Drug and Alcohol Clinical Advisory Service (DACAS) - this new free telephone service from the Mental Health Commission provides specialist advice and support, including appropriate substance detoxification advice and community treatment referral guidance, to all WA health professionals. Call (08) 6553 0520, Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm.
• pdf Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Using Job Plan NV07 Advice (540 KB) (for employment service providers) - Department of Jobs and Small Business
• Hidden Harms: Methamphetamine use and routes of transmission of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections - AIVL - includes a series of best practice guidelines.
• Methamphetamine Treatment Guidelines (2nd Edition) – Turning Point
• Methamphetamine Use Among Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People: Intervention Options for Workers - National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
• National Alcohol and Drug Knowledgebase (NADK) - National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
• Overdose Prevention And Management - Peer Based Harm Reduction WA
• Quick Guide to Drugs and Alcohol - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
• Telephone and Video Consultations: How to Identify and Respond to Substance Use - A Guide for Health Professionals - University of Adelaide - ASSIST Program
• The Power of Words - a practical guide and desktop flip book from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation, designed to support stigma reduction.

Advocacy

• Advocacy in Action: A toolkit for Public Health Professionals (4th Edition) - Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA.
• Overdoselifesavers.org - aims to fill in the many gaps in public discussion of overdose, to counter stigmatising misconceptions, and to promote understanding and more effective community responses.
• Your Shout - an online alcohol advocacy toolkit that aims to assist young people and those concerned about young people to take action on alcohol in their community.

Prevention and Education

• Banned Drinkers Register Flyers / Posters - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
• Codeine Posters - National Rural Health Alliance
• Daybreak - developed by Hello Sunday Morning, this online program helps people to change their relationship with alcohol.
• Encouraging older Australians to open up about alcohol - resources for GPs from WAPHA
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Flyers / Video - Alcohol and Drug Foundation
• GHB Resources - Poster, Social Media Images, Facts - Penington Institute
• 'GPaskthequestion' Project (Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Videos) - Telethon Kids Institute In partnership with the WA Primary Health Alliance
• How alcohol increases your risk of cancer - Alcohol. Think Again Campaign Fact Sheet
• Mythbusters: let's have a yarn about alcohol and drugs - a Positive Choices fact sheet for secondary students (Year 7-12).
• National Pain Services Directory - Painaustralia
• New buprenorphine (Bupe) depot products - AIVL - What You Need To Know Series
• SMART Tracker App - SMART Recovery Australia
• Supporting Family Conversations - Telethon Kids Institute - tips for talking with adolescents about alcohol and online safety.
• Take Home Naloxone (THN) Pilot - Participating Services - WA Mental Health Commission
• Take Home Naloxone (THN) Pilot - Resources on Overdose Prevention and the Use of Naloxone - WA Mental Health Commission
• Think Ahead - harmful substance use and the brain - Dementia Australia's resource aims to increase awareness about the impact of harmful substance use on the brain.
• TOM Campaign and Resource - Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE) - supports the Third Of Men (TOM) who want to reduce their alcohol use.
• What is normal anyway? - new Beyond Blue series with author and journalist Jill Stark
• You're not alone - FARE Australia - information, tips, and tools on reducing alcohol use.

Alcohol and other Drugs and Mental Health

• Comorbidity Guidelines - Provides evidence-based information, training and resources to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions.
• Kids in rural and remote areas: Coping with tough times - The Trauma and Grief Network
• Embrace Mental Health - website resource for Australians from multicultural backgrounds.
• Lyrica (pregabalin) and Mental Health - AIVL - What You Need To Know Series
• Mental Health and Substance Use Webinars - NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS).
• Post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use: Promising new treatments for adults and adolescents (PDF Handouts) - Mental Health and Substance Use Webinars  - NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS).
• Strong Spirit Strong Mind, WA Mental Health Commission - Provides evidence-based information, training and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Talking About Trauma: A guide to conversations and screening for health and other service providers - Blue Knot Foundation

Blood-borne Viruses (BBVs) - Hepatitis C, HIV

• Hepatitis C Guides for Patients and GPs - Hepatitis Australia - updated patient guides are also available in Arabic, Hindi, Chinese Simplified and Vietnamese.
• Hepatitis C & Prison - AIVL - What You Need To Know Series
• Methamphetamine Use & Blood Borne Virus/Sexually Transmissible Infection (BBV/STI) - AIVL - What You Need To Know Series
• Police and Blood-borne Viruses - ASHM
• Emergency Service Providers and Blood-borne Viruses - ASHM
• Correctional Officers and Blood-borne Viruses - ASHM
• National Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project Online Portal - ASHM and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis
• Sexual Health Portal - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Capacity Building, Organisation and Sector Development

• Australian HIV Peer Support Standards - National Association of People With HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
• pdf Alcohol and other Drug Sector Worker Wellbeing - Guide to Resources (366 KB)  - WANADA 2020 
• Coping with disaster - produced by the Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NSW (NADA) - in acknowledgement of the recent bushfires.
• Creating partnerships: a guide for Community Drug Action Teams and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations - Alcohol and Drug Foundation
• Resources Sharing Hub - Mission Australia

Family and Domestic Violence Resources

• Guidelines for Identifying and Responding to People Who Cause Family Violence Harm Version 2.0 - Primary Care Partnerships in the North Western metropolitan region  of Melbourne (NWMR PCP)
• Identifying and Responding to Family Violence – Step by Step Guide - Primary Care Partnerships in the North Western metropolitan region  of Melbourne (NWMR PCP)

Human Rights and the Law

• Legal Health Check - National Association of Community Legal Centres
• Legal Health Check Introduction Video - National Association of Community Legal Centres

Youth

• WA Youth Health Policy 2018-2023 - WA Department of Health
• Where Can I Go? LGBTIQ+ Youth Homelessness Info Resource - Perth Inner City Youth Service (PICYS) with partners YouthLink and TransFolk of WA