Government of Western Australia; Mental Health Commission Country Resources Substance Abuse Strategies and Plans Western Australia 1 January 2018 Policy document

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The Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Interagency Strategy 2018-2022 (WAADIS) is Western Australia’s key policy document that outlines strategies to prevent and reduce the adverse impacts of AOD in Western Australia. WAADIS operates under the national framework of supply, demand and harm reduction and is underpinned by two core elements: first and foremost a focus on prevention and early intervention; and secondly, on providing support for those who need it.
The key strategic areas of WAADIS are:
Focusing on prevention - Educating and providing supportive environments for individuals, families and communities to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills to choose healthy lifestyles and demand healthy environments.
Intervening before problems become entrenched – Implementing a range of programs and services that identify individuals, families and communities at-risk and intervening before problems become entrenched.
Effective law enforcement approaches - Minimising the supply of illicit drugs, reducing and controlling the availability of AOD and implementing strategies that promote diversion to treatment and aim to prevent or break the cycle of offending associated with AOD use.
Effective treatment and support services - Providing integrated, evidence-based treatment and support services that promote positive and healthy lifestyle changes by effectively responding to an individual’s AOD use and those affected by someone else’s use.
Strategic coordination and capacity building - Providing improved and targeted responses to AOD problems through capacity building, workforce development, collaboration, evidence-based and informed practice, monitoring, review and information dissemination.

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