Alcohol or other drug use. Violence at home. Keeping children safe. Finding stable housing. Living with trauma. Meaningful work or study. Women seeking support rarely present with one clearly defined problem. Life simply doesn’t work that way. Yet still too often, the service system asks women to decide which issue comes first. Is it alcohol

At the Calvary Riverina Drug and Alcohol Centre, the Women’s Wellness and Recovery Program is providing targeted support for pregnant women and mothers navigating alcohol and other drug use. The program uses a flexible and person centred approach to support women to strengthen family, community, and social connections, leading to better health outcomes for them

It’s International Women’s Day and an ideal time to reflect on the importance of thinking about gender-specific responses in alcohol and other drug treatment. We know that the needs of women (including trans and cis-gender women) in alcohol and other drug treatment differ greatly from men and that different, gender sensitive responses are needed for

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “#ChoosetoChallenge” – a day to challenge the inequalities for women within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector . The rate of women struggling with substance abuse disorders (SUDs) is reported at about half the rate of men – however, this gap is closing and women