In response to the current and emerging needs, our Project Worker, Britt Guy, will be refocusing energy on providing support to services that work with young people who use alcohol and other drugs (AOD) during this time.
 
As with many services, the AADANT team will be working from home for the time being. We know that during times like this, the most severe impacts of COVID-19 are likely to be amongst the most vulnerable members of our community. We are committed to doing everything we can to support our young people and AOD services at this time.
 
If there is anything we can do to assist you in your work during this time, Britt can be contacted by email at project2@aadant.org.au or on 0499 980 600. Please note that Britt works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
 

Emerging Lessons Learnt from Online Engagement

As our world changed rapidly in 2020 due to COVID-19 most of our communication and services moved online. For those supporting clients with AOD concerns this has required a complete rethink on how one-on-one service delivery can be achieved for clients.

At AADANT we have been meeting with the NT Youth AOD Services sector fortnightly on Zoom. Through these conversations key learnings have emerged about online engagement with young people.

Please read the lessons learned document here.

Monthly Zoom Meetings

Britt will be facilitating monthly Zoom service meetings for AOD services working with young people across the NT with a focus on providing a place to connect, support each other and to feed your needs and concerns through AADANT for representation to government. We are hoping to make this a place to articulate challenges, and collectively problem solve. Meetings will be held every second Wednesday. Please see meeting schedule below for upcoming meetings and times.

Date	Time	Zoom Link
Wednesday 1 July 2020	10:00AM-11:30AM	https://zoom.us/j/922032819
Wednesday 5 August 2020	10:00AM-11:30AM	https://zoom.us/j/922032819
Wednesday 2 September 2020	10:00AM-11:30AM	https://zoom.us/j/922032819

Resources

Free Online and Phone Youth Counselling Services - click here
Virtual Activities for Young People created by Office of Youth Affairs - click here

We will be working on providing resources to support your work including:

• Updates on what other youth services and recreational providers are doing within your regions.
• National best practice insight for working with clients during COVID 19
• Working with you to create online and physical resources and messaging to support your work.

AADANT is working to maintain a repository of practical resources on our website to support services in response to COVID-19 which can be found here.

Professional Development

COVID-19 SPECIFIC

Training in telephone counselling for AOD - click here

Tip sheet on supporting clients through COVID-19 Tips for Alcohol and Drug Workers - click here

Emerging Minds Supporting children during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic - click here

Trauma and the Brain from Youth AOD Organisation Dovetail - click here

YOUTH GENERAL

Youth Support and Advocacy Service - Youth AOD Toolbox

Open Doors - Perspectives on Working with LGBTIQAP+ Sistergirl & Brotherboy Young People - click here

Dots and the Brain - Neuroplasticity

Care Planning for Resilience from The Centre of Youth AOD Research and Practice - click here

Responding to inhalant use in Queensland - click here

We will be updating this page with information, support and resources for young people living in the Northern Territory. Please return often to see the latest updates.