Hamilton Centre

17/06/2026

Want to advance your skills in integrated mental health and addiction care?

🔶 Start with our free online training: https://www.hamiltoncentre.org.au/events/our-training-events/modules/hamilton-centre-education-training

11/06/2026

Join us today at the AOD Service Providers Conference, organised by VAADA - The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association.

We’re looking forward to connecting with partners from across the sector and reflecting on this year’s discussions around culture, connection and innovation.

Tegan Humphrey from our central team will be available throughout the day for a chat. If you’re attending, come and say hello!

🔗 Check out the program:
https://www.vaada.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AGE_SPC-Program_Final_2026.pdf

11/06/2026

Fantastic to see the Hamilton Centre co-design research presented at the Design Research Society Conference (DRS2026) in Edinburgh this week.

Dr Troy McGee presented our research project to develop trauma-informed care pathways for co-occurring trauma and substance use disorder, designed in collaboration with colleagues from across Victoria’s mental health, AOD and community health sectors.

Thanks to the team at Monash Art, Design and Architecture, Phoenix Australia and for your partnership on this important work.

Read the paper: https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2026/researchpapers/370/

09/06/2026

We’re excited to be part of this Thursday’s Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Development Forum.

Look out for Annie Williams and Katrin Oliver from our Education and Training team – they’ll be around for conversations all day.

This event will focus on how we can strengthen learning and development across the sector and the role education plays in supporting meaningful practice change.

👉 Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-collaborative-centre-workforce-development-forum

31/05/2026

During , we’re shining a light on how we can better support First Nations people experiencing both mental health and substance use challenges.

🔗 Read our full research brief: https://www.hamiltoncentre.org.au/resources/research/our-research/supporting-first-nations-populations-with-co-occurring-needs

26/05/2026

This National Sorry Day, and as Reconciliation Week approaches, we acknowledge the historical and systemic factors that continue to impact the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Communities.

At the Hamilton Centre, we believe in integrated approaches that ensure culturally safe and respectful care – helping First Nations Peoples feel seen, heard and supported.

🔷 Our latest online module is designed to equip healthcare workers with the knowledge and tools to provide culturally safe care to Aboriginal Peoples with co-occurring mental health and AOD conditions.

Developed in collaboration with Clarisse Slater, a Yorta Yorta, Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri professional with over 20 years of experience in the Aboriginal service sector, the module is available for free on our website.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.hamiltoncentre.org.au/events/our-training-events/modules/module-8-culturally-safe-practice-for-first-nations-peoples-with-co-occurring-conditions

20/05/2026

If you’re providing care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges, the Hamilton Centre is here for you!

🔴 Learn more about our Advice Line: https://www.hamiltoncentre.org.au/hamilton-centre-advice--line

20/05/2026

📢 A few spots are left for our ONLINE workshop on culturally safe practice for Aboriginal Peoples with co-occurring conditions 👇

📅 Thursday, 21 May 2026
🕔 9am – 3pm AEST
🌐 Online
🟢 Cost: Free (Limited spots available – register now!)
🔷 Available to Victorian mental health and AOD workers

Delivered by Clarisse Slater, a Yorta Yorta, Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri professional with 20 years of experience in the Aboriginal service sector, this training will support participants to strengthen their knowledge of wellbeing from an Aboriginal perspective and build their confidence to deliver culturally safe care.

🔗 Sign up here: https://www.hamiltoncentre.org.au/events/our-training-events/workshops/2026/21-may-2026-online-culturally-safe-practice-for-aboriginal-peoples-with-co-occurring-conditions

19/05/2026

With Australia at the forefront of global implementation of psychedelic-assisted therapy, clinicians and service leaders are identifying promising new applications that could revolutionise our mental health treatment systems.

Hamilton Centre Education and Training Lead Dr Katrin Oliver is a co-lead author of a new paper offering insights into clinicians' and service leaders' perspectives on psilocybin-assisted therapy.

The findings of the study will have implications for the implementation and scaling of the therapies both in Australia and internationally.

Keep reading: https://www.turningpoint.org.au/about-us/news/who-could-benefit-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-and-when

With Australia at the forefront of global implementation of psychedelic-assisted therapy, clinicians and service leaders are identifying promising new applications that could revolutionise our mental health treatment systems.