Project Gauge - Further Reading

Alcohol and other drugs specific SOURCES

Not Just Another Participation Model… Guidelines for Enabling Effective Youth Consumer Participation in CAMH and AOD Services in New Zealand (2nd ed)

“Nothing about us without us” – Greater, meaningful involvement of people who use illegal drugs: A public health, ethical, and human rights imperative, International edition (Canada)

The Peer Model Manual – Consumer participation in action (Victoria)

Straight from the Source: A practical guide to consumer participation in the Victorian alcohol and other drugs sector

Voices on Choices: Working towards consumer-led alcohol and drug treatment (Tasmania)


OTHER SOURCES

Engaging Queenslanders: A guide to community engagement methods and techniques

Health Consumers Queensland Consumer and Community Engagement Framework

Scottish Health Council participation toolkit


National and State peer-based drug user organisations

QuIHN (Qld)

Queensland Injectors Voice for Advocacy and Action (QuIVAA)

Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)

Association of Participating Service Users(Victoria)

Harm Reduction Victoria

NSW Users and AIDS Association


State based health consumer organisations

Health Consumers NSW

Health Consumers QLD

Health Consumers Alliance of South Australia

Health Issues Centre (VIC)

Health Consumers’ Council (WA)

Health Consumers of Rural and Remote Australia Inc.


Other useful links

Making a complaint about a service (Queensland Mental Health Commission)

Alcohol and Other Drugs Action Plan 2015 – 2017 (Queensland Mental Health Commission)

Guideline to Consumer Participation in NSW Drug and Alcohol Services (Ministry of Health NSW)

Translated AOD resources (various languages – Queensland Health)

Interpreting and translation services (Queensland Health)