Centre for Research & Education in Drugs & Alcohol (CREDA)

CREDA is involved in research and training in drug, alcohol and HIV/AIDS related issues. CREDA is a division of the Illawarra Institute for Mental Health at the University of Wollongong. It is an alliance between the Illawarra Area Health Drug, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS Service and the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Wollongong. The aim of the collaboration is to support research, training, and service development in order to promote evidence-based practice. Project areas include: needle and syringe programs, overdose, substance use in pregnancy, diversion programs, triage, dual diagnosis, and the implementation of information systems. CREDA members include Illawarra Health staff, academics and students. For further information on specific projects, consult the following case studies or contact Michelle Hudoba (michelle_hudoba@uow.edu.au)

Projects

• NSW Drug Offenders Compulsory Treatment Pilot
• Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) Program Evaluation
• First Step Project [pdf 789kb]
• NSW Drug and Alcohol Minimum Data Set
• NSW Service Access Information System (SAIS)
• "Staying Alive" - Peer-Inspired Intervention for the Prevention and Management of Overdose
• Substance Use in Pregnancy and Parenting Service (SUPPS) Evaluation [pdf 816kb]
• The Relationship of Working Alliance and Readiness to Change to Treatment Retention in a Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre
• Triage in Drug and Alcohol Services: Criteria for outpatient or inpatient detoxification
• GP Education in Dual Diagnosis - A Collaborative Approach