Talking PointTalking Point is a regular series of publicly available lectures that aim to inspire, inform and challenge our notions of what we know about addiction and its impact across society. Health and social sector professionals and the general public are all welcome to attend. |
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- The joy of data: How data can help you to improve policy, planning and intervention.
- People released from prison are at markedly increased risk of preventable death. This risk is orders of magnitude higher after release than in prison custody.
- How will “brain disease” explanations of addiction affect an individual’s belief in their ability to stop using drugs or seek treatment?
- Child aware practice: Where does ‘the village’ end and ‘child protection’ begin?
- BreakThrough: Ice Education for Families, is a joint initiative between Turning Point, SHARC (Self Help Addiction Resource Centre) and The Bouverie Centre, funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Ice Action Plan.
- Dr. Khalsa discusses his clinical research trials evaluating a yoga treatment for insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic stress and anxiety disorders.
- Ambo-AODstats provides detailed state-wide and local information regarding the harms related to alcohol, illicit and pharmaceutical drugs in Victoria.
- The presentation provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of contemporary drinking motive research; the Motivational Model of Alcohol Use (Cox and Klinger). It will clarify the relationship between personality factors, alcohol expectancies and drinking motives.
- Over the past four years Turning Point and the Coroners Court of Victoria have collaborated to develop a better understanding of pharmaceutical drug related harms in Victoria and how these might be reduced.
- This presentation provides an examination of illicit drug trading conducted via the anonymous, encrypted 'darknet'.