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  • 28 September 2011
    Hi all my name is Christine Ohrin an Aboriginal Health worker based in Lightning Ridge NSW. I am interested to find out any information about eating healthy while pregnant and using natural remedies when reducing drug use while pregnant.
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    23 September 2011
    Hi, I am the Female Family Support Officer and I work with MAMU Cultural Wellbeing Centre here in Innisfail, QLD. We deal with emotional and mental issues. We have a Drug and Alcohol Team here too.
  • 25 August 2011
    Hi My name is Anni Hine Moana. I am interested in the use of narrative therapies/ story in healing, in working with people with AOD problems. I have felt very inspired by the work of Larry Towney and Barbara Wingard and would like to talk to anyone about these and related topics.
  • 20 June 2011
    Hi Narelle

    The federal governement (health) funds VSU units in a number of states
    Their office is based in Alice Springs.
    I am from western australia and there is one worker in Kalgoorlie and one in ? Broome or Derby for the east kimberley

    Drug and Alcohol Office ( State health ) has one dedicated senior worker who works across WA. Her name is Angela Rizk and she is helpful and knowledgable.

    After you create your list of workers and key agencies it would be helpful for us to have it posted here as a VSU resource list

    good luck

    M
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    20 June 2011
    Hi Narelle,
    In NSW I know a person who works in the Department of Education, Drug Prevention Programs unit and who is responsible for looking into educational issues in that area if you need to be put in touch. He has a range of responsibilities of which this is one area he has looked into. Is there anything specific you require?
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    20 June 2011
    Hi Narelle,

    My name is Gary Magee and I run the Cairns VSM service which covers an area from Innisfail to Mossmann, Yarrabah and Kuranda. The service condsists of a Manager, Case Coordinator and a male and female Outreach worker
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    17 June 2011
    Hi All,
    My area is Volatile Substance Misuse, are there any others out there who deal only with VSM?
  • 7 October 2010
    Discuss any aspects of Indigenous substance use