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Epidemiology
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Completed Projects
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Alcohol and other drug use and related harm in the City of Whittlesea: A local area profile
TP staff: Sharon Matthews
Summary: This is a secondary data analysis project. Using several data sources accessible to the local area level, the main aim of the research is to determine the extent of alcohol (and other drug) related use and harm in the City of Whittlesea. Selected areas will also be included for context. The most recent year of data available will be used to calculate population rates and proportions. The research will be used to provide an evidence base to inform council plans and policy.
Start date: June 2008
Finish date: October 2008
Contact person: Sharon Matthews
Email: sharon.matthews@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8410
Funding body: City of Whittlesea
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Alcohol and other drug use in the City of Bayside: A local profile
TP staff: Sharon Matthews
Summary: This project involves the analysis and compilation of local area statistics on alcohol and other drug use for the local area of Bayside, in Melbourne. Selected areas will also be included for context. The most recent year of data available will be used to calculate population rates and proportions. The research will be used to provide an evidence base for the the development of the Council's next local area health plan.
Start date: June 2008
Finish date: October 2008
Contact person: Sharon Matthews
Email: sharon.matthews@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8410
Funding body: City of Bayside
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Bargoongagat
case coordination panel review
TP staff: Sharon Matthews
Summary: The panel is designed
to provide a forum for a range of practitioners working with
complex Indigenous clients, where client cases can be presented,
discussed, additional services planned for and allocated.
It is not intended to function as a central intake or replace
existing intake and referral systems within the Indigenous
service system. Instead, it should enhance the capacity for
agency’s to link with other providers and develop a
more holistic service response to their more complex clients.
The primary aim of the review is to determine how the panel
is utilised in the early stages of implementation and to inform
future program development. Using a mixed methods approach
os analysing available data as well as conducting a series
of interviews with those associated with the panel.
Start date: August 2007
Finish date: August 2008
Contact person: Sharon
Matthews
Email: sharon.matthews@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8410
Funding body: North Western
Metropolitan Region DHS
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Drug
use in the City of Maribyrnong – A local profile
TP staff: Sharon Matthews,
Jacqui Cameron, Monica Barratt, Heidi Strickland
Summary: This project uses
a mixed methods approach to local area alcohol and other drug
profiling. Using pre-existing data, such as hospitalisations
and treatment service utilisation to establish patterns of
alcohol and drug use and related harms in the City of Maribyrnong
area, with a focus on describing the demographics where numbers
permit. Basic descriptive statistics, drawn from data spanning
the years 2005-06 and 2006-07 will be used. A series of interviews
are also being conducted with key stakeholders with expertise
or experience in the area of alcohol and other drug use or
service and program provision. Together these data will provide
a profile of the area which will feed directly into the local
area drug strategy.
Start date: November 2007
Finish date: September 2008
Contact person: Sharon Matthews
Email: sharon.matthews@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8410
Funding body: City of Maribyrnong
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Youth
drug reporting system (YDRS)
TP
Staff: Sarah MacLean
Summary: The purpose of the
YDRS study is to enhance understanding of illicit drug use
patterns among populations of at-risk youth. The YDRS study
is intended to serve as a strategic early warning system,
identifying emerging trends of local concern in youth drug
use and related harms within metropolitan Melbourne. The YDRS
study is also expected to provide direction for more detailed
data collection on specific issues, and to better inform future
policy initiatives. The study design and methods to be employed
include surveys with at-risk youth, key expert interviews,
and analysis of indicator data.
Start date: February 2006
Finish date: August 2008
Contact person: Sarah MacLean
Email: sarah.maclean@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8412
Funding body: Premier’s
Drug Prevention Council
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Banyule City Council Alcohol and Drug Profile: A local area analysis
2004-2005 to 2005-2006
TP
staff: Sharon Matthews, Monica Barratt
Summary: This project analyses
pre-existing data, such as hospitalisations and treatment
service utilisation to establish patterns of alcohol and drug
use and related harms in the Banyule area, with a focus on
describing the demographics where numbers permit. Basic descriptive
statistics, drawn from data spanning the years 2004-05 and
2005-06 will be used. Analysis of these data will provide
the opportunity to determine the extent of drug related use
and harm in Banyule area and to provide age and sex breakdowns.
This information will provide an evidence base to inform policy
and planning at the local area level.
Start date: September 2007
Finish date: February 2008
Contact person: Sharon Matthews
Email: sharon.matthews@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8410
Funding body: Banyule City
Council
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Barwon
South Western region Alcohol and Drug Profile: A local and
regional analysis
TP staff: Sharon Matthews, Monica Barratt
Summary: The aim of this project is to provide
an evidence base of information relating to alcohol and drug
indicators across the Barwon South Western region. This is
achieved by presenting analyses of secondary data sources
to determine alcohol and drug use and harms within this area.
This information can be used to assist agencies address the
service needs within their communities; and to provide a baseline
for ongoing monitoring.
Start date: July 2007
Finish date: October 2007
Contact person: Sharon Matthews
Email: sharon.matthews@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8410
Funding body: Barwon South Western Department
of Human Services
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driving in Australia TP
staff: Jenn Johnston
Summary: This research was
designed to explore the Australian community’s attitudes,
experience and understanding of drug driving, including alcohol,
illicit drugs and pharmaceutical drugs, with the ultimate
aim of informing the development of effective policy and information
and education campaigns in relation to drugs and driving.
The methodology employed for this research consisted of three
stages: a review of the literature regarding drugs and driving;
in-depth interviews with 20 key stakeholders from the Australian
drugs and road safety sector; and an internet survey of nearly
7,000 Australian drivers.
Start date: August 2006
Finish date: September 2007
Funding body: AAMI
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Ecstasy
and related drugs reporting system (EDRS)
TP Staff: Brendan Quinn, Heidi
Strickland, Brian Smith
Summary: The aims of the EDRS
include to examine patterns of ERD use and ERD markets and
to identify emerging trends in the ERD market that may require
further investigation.
The three main sources of information are used in the EDRS:
1. Interviews with regular ecstasy users;
2. Interviews with “key experts” who, through
their work, have regular contact with ecstasy users in Melbourne;
and
3. Indicator data sources.
These three data sources are triangulated, so that different
data sources are used to validate each other and provide a
more reliable indication of emerging trends in EDRS use and
markets.
The EDRS was conducted by Turning Point from
2003 to 2007
Contact person: Heidi Strickland
Email: heidi.strickland@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8476
Funding body: Australian
Department of Health and Ageing
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Illicit
Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
TP staff: Brendan
Quinn, Heidi Strickland, Brian Smith, Annie Haines, Sanja Pahoki
Summary: The IDRS is
a national illicit drug monitoring system intended to serve
as a strategic early warning system, identifying emerging
trends of local and national concern in illicit drug markets.
The IDRS consists of three components: interviews with injecting
drug users, interviews with key experts (professionals who
have knowledge of drug trends and/or regular contact with
users), and analysis and examination of indicator data sources
related to illicit drugs. The IDRS monitors market characteristics
and patterns of use particularly of heroin, methamphetamines,
cocaine and cannabis.
The IDRS was conducted by Turning Point from
1997 to 2007
Contact person: Heidi Strickland
Email: heidi.strickland@turningpoint.org.au
Phone: 03 8413 8476
Funding body: National Drug
and Alcohol Research Centre
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