Who are the New South Wales Aboriginal drug and alcohol workforce? A first description.

Introduction And Aims: Historically, Aboriginal alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers had little formal training, but this situation has changed rapidly in recent years. To understand how to better support and develop the workforce, we present the most detailed profile yet published of Aboriginal AOD workers in Australia.

Design And Methods: Workers were identified through the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Network, New South Wales.

The Alcohol Awareness project: community education and brief intervention in an urban Aboriginal setting.

Issue Addressed: Although many Aboriginal Australians live in cities, minimal research has addressed community-based approaches to reduce alcohol problems in that setting.

Methods: We conducted a pilot study of community-based education and brief intervention. Existing Aboriginal community-based groups in an urban region were offered interactive education sessions with Aboriginal facilitators.