There’s been a stirring in the garden at Maryknoll. Community Gardener Jane fills us in on the work residents have been doing over winter, and what will be blossoming over the coming season. How has the garden fared over our harsh Maryknoll winter? The winter months provide an...
Read moreToday is International Overdose Awareness Day. It’s an important day here at Windana, and for anyone who has lost people they love to overdose. It’s a chance to take a moment and remember loved ones who have died or suffered permanent injury from a drug overdose. Stories from GTC...
Read moreInternational Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) It’s important to understand the distinction between ‘Harm Minimisation’ and ‘Harm Reduction’ in relation to drug use. ‘Harm Minimisation’ is an umbrella term covering three pillars – Demand Reduction, Supply Reduction...
Read moreInternational Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) One of IOAD’s social media hashtags is #OverdoseAware. When asked what people can do to become more ‘overdose aware’ in their lives, Harm Reduction Practitioner Gyu encourages people to challenge pre-conceived ideas about what...
Read moreInternational Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) Naloxone has been a game-changer for preventing opioid overdose. Gyu, Harm Reduction Practitioner at Windana, says there have been many large-scale studies on Naloxone’s effectiveness as an overdose response, and it can be accessed by...
Read moreInternational Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) From 5pm on Tuesday 31 August, Melbourne landmarks – including Fed Square, Flinders Street Station and the Bolte Bridge – will be bathed in a purple glow for International Overdose Awareness Day 2021. This is all part of the...
Read moreJenny Gillam, Windana Board Chair, today announced that Andrea McLeod has been appointed as the new CEO of Windana. Andrea replaces Anne-Maree Kaser who left Windana in July to take up a position at Gippsland Lakes Complete Health. “Andrea brings more than 25 years executive leadership...
Read moreThe healing power of art is on full display in The Artist is Found (www.theartistisfound.com) – Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery and SECADA’s second annual online Art Therapy Exhibition. Over 70 pieces are featured in the exhibition, all created by artists in the Community Studio Art...
Read moreTo mark International Yoga Day (21 June), we caught up with Tania who teaches yoga at DWH, WYCH and the Community Clinic. Read on to learn how yoga is used at Windana and the positive ways it can support a client’s recovery Yoga is an important and much-loved part of Windana’s...
Read moreMen’s Health Week (14-20 June) It’s Men’s Health Week. In Australia, this gives us a platform to challenge the key issues affecting men’s health. For insight into men’s health challenges, barriers to seeking support and how we can work together to overcome them, we spoke to...
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