The Drug Education Network is collaborating on a research project with the University of Tasmania investigating two important topics: how Tasmanians who use substances experience stigma when accessing services; and the attitudes, beliefs and experiences of Tasmanian workers and volunteers.
DEN is collaborating on a research project with the University of Tasmania (UTAS) investigating two important topics:
1. How Tasmanians who use substances experience stigma when accessing health (e.g., doctor, hospital) and non-health (e.g., welfare, housing) services, including specialist alcohol and other drugs services (e.g., treatment, rehabilitation); and
2. The attitudes, beliefs and experiences of Tasmanian workers and volunteers in client-facing roles in health (e.g., doctor, hospital) and non-health (e.g., welfare, housing) services, towards people experiencing harm from substance use.
DEN and UTAS have together developed two surveys – one to address each of the above topics. The project has been approved by the UTAS Human Research Ethics Committee (H31560).
The surveys take participants no more than 10 minutes to complete. They are completely anonymous and confidential, and only group data will be reported in any publications. To the best of our knowledge, no research to-date has been conducted that to assess these specific topics in Tasmania.
Here are links to the two surveys:
Survey One: Tasmanians who have accessed or considered accessing support for their alcohol or drug use in the past 24 months: https://tinyurl.com/DENUTASsurvey
Survey Two: Tasmanians who work/volunteer in client-facing roles in health and non-health services in the past 24 months: https://tinyurl.com/UTASDENsurvey