NEW AWARD CATEGORY FOR 2021

As part of the Society's 40^th Anniversary celebrations, we are announcing a new Award Category. The Advocacy Award will recognise the outstanding impact by an individual or a team in the alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs sector who works in the policy and/or advocacy area.

This is the first APSAD Award open to teams and the recipient of the 2021 Advocacy Award will have the opportunity to hold an Advocacy Workshop at the 2021 APSAD Brisbane Conference.

Details for the new Advocacy Award:

The Advocacy Award recognises the outstanding impact by an individual or a team in the alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs sector who works in the policy and/or advocacy area.

Eligibility

• Any individual or team who has made an outstanding impact in policy and/or advocacy in the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs field, and can demonstrate one or more of the achievements below;
• Positive advancement in the understanding of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs issues in a given community or population group, or
• Advocacy for an advancement that is in the public interest (public health or welfare and/or criminal justice), evidence based (evidence that it will work as intended), and has a focus on reducing drug related harm, or
• Positive policy change for the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs field. Change could occur in the following areas but are not limited to; legislative, government, and community, or
• Strategy formation, e.g. strategic thinking, coalition formation, government liaison, key messaging.

Selection Criteria

Evidence of the impact made in the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs field. The nomination should clearly describe the achievements to be honoured, the scope and depth of the impact, and the processes used by the nominee, including for instance strategy formation and the use of evidence to underpin the advocacy/policy.

Further Details:

• Nominations can be for any individual or team that meets the criteria for the Advocacy Award category.
• APSAD Membership is not a prerequisite, nor is it of any advantage or disadvantage during the nomination process.
• The nominator must be a current (financial) member of APSAD. Any member can nominate across multiple Award Categories.
• Nominations close 7 September 2021, the Award recipient is announced in October and is given the opportunity to organise a workshop at the 40^th APSAD Conference in Brisbane.
• The Recipients for all Award Categories are announced at the official Awards Ceremony held during the 40^th APSAD Conference in Brisbane on 8-10 November.

Head to the Awards page for the Information pack and nomination form.