Sponsors

The ACT Health Community Services Directorate serves as the ACT’s primary social safety net, dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals and strengthening the social fabric of the territory. The CSD manages a broad spectrum of portfolios, including social housing, child protection, disability services, and multicultural affairs. By coordinating programs for seniors, youth, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the directorate aims to reduce disadvantage and foster an inclusive community. They work closely with non-government organizations (NGOs) to deliver localized support, ensuring that all Canberrans have access to the resources needed for a dignified life.

Family Drug Support receives assistance from the ACT Government under the Family and Carer Drug Support.

Avive Health is a clinician-led private mental health provider in Australia that delivers trauma-informed, evidence-based psychiatric care. The organization operates premium, purpose-built hospitals in Brisbane and the Mornington Peninsula, offering inpatient treatment, day programs, and outpatient services for conditions like depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

Uniquely owned and operated by psychiatrists, Avive uses a modern "salutogenic" design—incorporating nature and advanced technology—to create healing environments. In addition to physical hospitals, their "Cloud Clinic" provides virtual psychiatric consultations and ADHD assessments, ensuring accessible care for veterans, first responders, and the general public.

The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation provides assistance to address the cause and effect of homelessness and poverty, as well as unemployment. Indeed, we succeed in achieving this through a combination of caring services like food provision, social welfare and education support.

Rev. Bill Crews and his team have been caring for the homeless and disadvantaged for almost 40 years. Today, The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation is at the forefront of alleviating the causes and effects of homelessness and poverty.

Michael Berkman is the Greens MP for Maiwar, having made history in 2017 as the first Queensland Greens member elected to the state’s Parliament. A former public interest environmental lawyer, he uses his platform to advocate for urgent climate action, stronger integrity in politics, and the protection of local ecosystems from mining and development.

In his electorate and across Queensland, Berkman focuses on social justice issues such as affordable housing, expanded public transport, and fully funded essential services. He is a vocal advocate for treating drug use as a health issue rather than a criminal one, pushing for evidence-based harm reduction measures like pill testing and expanded access to drug diversion programs to keep people out of the prison system.

The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) is the peak organisation for non-government alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services in NSW. We represent 85 organisational members that provide services in over 100 locations across NSW. They provide a broad range of AOD services, including health promotion and harm reduction, early intervention, treatment and continuing care programs. Together, we improve the health and wellbeing of people with living and lived experience of alcohol or other drug use across the NSW community.

Queensland Health is the statutory body responsible for managing and delivering public healthcare services across Queensland. Through a vast network of hospitals and community centers, it provides everything from emergency and specialist medical care to mental health services and statewide immunization programs.

The organization’s website serves as a vital resource hub for both the public and health professionals, offering tools to locate services, access clinical guidelines, and stay updated on public health alerts. As one of the state's largest employers, it remains focused on providing equitable, world-class healthcare to all regions, from major cities to remote Indigenous communities in Queensland.

The Queensland Mental Health Commission (QMHC) is an independent statutory body that drives statewide reform in mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and drug services. Rather than providing direct clinical care, it acts as a strategic leader, developing whole-of-government plans to create a more integrated and effective support system for all Queenslanders.

The Commission prioritizes the voices of people with lived experience to ensure policies are person-centered and recovery-oriented. By partnering across sectors like housing, justice, and education, the QMHC works to tackle the root causes of mental ill-health, reduce stigma, and promote early intervention.

SANDAS is the peak body for non-government AOD services in South Australia. We amplify lived experience, shape policy, and build a stronger, more connected sector to deliver real impact in reducing alcohol and other drug-related harms across the state. SANDAS mission is to enhance community wellbeing and address the harm associated with alcohol and other drug use by elevating the voices of our members and the broader community sector through advocacy, workforce development and driving growth and continuous improvement.

The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association Inc. (VAADA) is the peak body representing publicly-funded AOD services in Victoria.

VAADA work to prevent and reduce AOD-related harms in the Victorian community by ensuring the people experiencing those harms, and the organisations that support them, are well-represented in policy, program development and public discussion.