The NADA Conference 2016 - Integrated care: Working together to respond to complexity will bring together people from across the alcohol and other drug sector and will provide a forum to highlight and foster interagency partnerships. It is an important opportunity for the sector to exchange best practice and showcase its achievements in responding to complexity.

What are the conference themes?

• Integrated solutions to complex needs—Tackling complexity through person-centred and integrated care
• Tobacco—Understanding the barriers and facilitators to going smoke free
• Drug trends—Sharing and learning from new and emerging trends and understanding media hype
• Developing a thriving workforce—Investing in the health and development of the AOD workforce
• Empowering consumers—Showcasing practices that empower consumers through partnership and collaboration
• Therapeutic conversations—Promoting innovative and best practice treatment approaches including narrative
approaches and approaches addressing trauma
• Responding to the needs of children—Highlighting innovative programs in residential and community settings
• Domestic and family violence—Understanding challenges and opportunities for change for both the
victim and perpetrator
• Sexual health and BBVs—Profiling approaches that reduce Sexually Transmitted Infection and Blood Borne
Virus transmission risk

Who is the target audience of the conference?
• Frontline staff and managers in the alcohol and other drugs sector
• Clients, consumers and carers
• Sectors working with clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
• Policy makers and funders
• Researchers with an interest in community responses to alcohol and other drugs.