Amphetamines Project

The Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC) has secured funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing to implement an amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) project for Arabic, Filipino and Vietnamese Communities in New South Wales. The project is tailored to develop culturally appropriate information resources for Arabic, Filipino and Vietnamese speaking communities, particularly aimed at leading ATS users to treatment services. The strategy will involve consultations with users from these three backgrounds.

Hoa Binh Families Talk

The principal aim of this project is to improve the capacity of families of Vietnamese speaking background to prevent and limit the harm caused by illicit drug use especially among young members of the community. The project will focus largely on providing parents, extended family members and the community with the skills and knowledge required to interact effectively with young people and to respond appropriately in relation to drug related matters.

Young African Companions

The Young African companions project (YAC) came into being as a result of concerns and issues raised by African community members and the trained senior African companions during the implementation of DAMEC’s first African community education and capacity building project on drug and alcohol. The project targets young Africans from refugee background between the ages of 16 – 24 and is based on a peer education model.

For further information contact Helen Sowey, Senior Project Officer, ph: (02) 9699 3552 or email helen at damec (dot) org (dot) au