Improving Drug Information and Services for Families

Overview

This grant opportunity was announced as part of the Extension of Alcohol and Other Drug Activities Budget Measure for continued investment in a number of drug and alcohol prevention and support programs. The purpose of this grant opportunity is to strengthen the information and support services provided to families and friends of people experiencing harm from drugs and alcohol. The objectives of the grant opportunity are: continue to undertake a review of current models of information provision, prevention and treatment support for families and friends of people who use drugs and alcohol and identify best practice including a gap analysis to inform future models  continue to develop and provide models of information provision, prevention and treatment support for families and friends of people who use drugs and alcohol, noting the current information and support programs available, the potential gaps and national applicability  continue to contribute to an evidence base that will inform development and/or enhancements to resources and support services already available  enhance collection of priority population data   increase the availability of the grant activities to reach vulnerable population groups  continue to develop and maintain resources and advice to improve support systems in line with the gaps identified, and  continue to engage with the advisory committee regularly to inform this work.   To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.