I have been asked for advice about improving organisational culture. My view? DON'T start by setting up a "culture change" programme or a direct "culture" intervention. Culture gets changed when people start doing real work differently. Culture change is a byproduct of wider

Today Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), UNSW released a report that found law enforcement continued to consume almost two thirds of the total Australian drug budget in 2021/22, with prevention, treatment & harm reduction accounting for little more than a third. Read more: tinyurl.com/4akbmhvn

Turning Point is seeking EOIs for registrar positions in the fascinating & growing fields of addiction medicine & addiction psychiatry. Find out more 2 Addiction Psychiatry Registrar roles: ow.ly/2Pmx50S9eCW 2 Addiction Medicine Registrar roles: ow.ly/NZRO50S9eCY

Please retweet to your networks so that we can talk to as many people as possible! We want to know about the impacts of being detected for a minor drug offence in Victoria *and* any suggestions for a different approach

Great to chat with Healthy Male about masculinity, alcohol, & help-seeking. Here’s more on our (Prof Steven Roberts , Dr. Brittany Ralph, Dr Karla Elliott , Brady Robards, Jo Lindsay, Kerry O’Brien & Dan Lubman) work for VicHealth on men’s drinking cultures bit.ly/3Xi6XAN

What’s it like to be a “test pilot” for research? With so many fascinating studies currently open for recruitment, we spoke to two recent study participants to hear what it’s like to be part of cutting-edge research and more. Read more: tinyurl.com/2ezhp4xa

This is my 4 x yearly reminder to Australian parents to get your kids to empty every pocket in their bag & all lunch containers before the holidays. You do not want to find biohazardous waste there at the end of the holidays. Believe me, you will not EVER be able to un-smell it.

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New scoping review in JMIR Mental Health led by Dr Annette Peart has found that web-based forums offer an alternative approach to traditional face-to-face support options for people experiencing substance use or gambling disorders Read: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38885012/ JMIR Publications Monash Research

"Mattering" is the belief that we’re significant to the world around us. When people feel they matter, they feel seen, important & needed through how others treat them. Scholars have deemed mattering to be a core instinct that drives all human behaviour. That’s why, when someone

Turning Point's Student Open Night is on Wednesday 28 August. Discover study opportunities available in addiction sciences, including internships, scholarships, post-graduate courses, & PhD projects. 🎟️ Register today: eventbrite.com.au/e/student-open… Monash University Eastern Health

Are you a mental health or #AOD peer support worker? Share your thoughts on psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT). Your responses will help us understand barriers to recruitment for PAT. Complete the survey or find out more: ow.ly/HwpB50SLSTo

We're currently recruiting to our MPATHY Clinical Trial of medication-assisted psychotherapy Turning Point Richmond -live in Melbourne? (or are happy to travel to Richmond regularly over 3 months), and - seeking treatment for both #PTSD and #alcohol? bit.ly/MPATHY_Melbour…

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Thread on our new state of the science review on #LongCovid. Commissioned by The Lancet, peer-reviewed, coauthored with MANOJ SIVAN, Dr. Alice 💕 and Janko Nikolich. Link for free access is here kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2… (after 50 days that won’t work, then you’ll have to

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We have a PhD scholarship available for a student (sociology/gender studies/anthro/STS) interested in studying the role of cosmeceutical drugs in contemporary experiences of health, gender and ageing. More info below and please get in touch if you have any questions. Please R/T!

Overcoming trauma and an addiction to alcohol, alone, was the hardest thing I ever did. I literally guarantee you know someone who is facing their own demons, or battles, when it comes to booze. Please let them know they aren’t alone anymore . They can join our group any time.

Best wishes to Naomi Beard who is presenting at #AUSTPH2024 this week. She will be discussing her research into spatiotemporal characteristics of suicide and self-harm-related ambulance attendances in Qld in 2021 and 2022. Abstract here: ow.ly/xGVT50TkLMb