FDS Insight Magazine Jun - Sep 2023

4 FDS presents at HR23 Conference amily Drug Support was pleased to be able to take a number of staff to the Harm Reduction Conference (HR23) in Melbourne in April. Harm Reduction International convenes this conference every two years in a different international city. The last time it was held in Melbourne was 2004 and FDS attended and presented at that conference. It was great to catch up with international leaders in the harm reduction field and we were particularly pleased to be allocated two sessions to speak on the importance of families. L-R: Tony Trimingham OAM, Cigdem Watson (FDS Business Manager), James Lomas (FDS Volunteer Coordinator) and The Hon Rose Jackson MLC. Photographer: Nigel Brunsdon https://nigelbrunsdon.com . Conference delegates attending the FDS dialogue space session, ‘Family Support Services from Around the World’. Photographer: Nigel Brunsdon. Tony Trimingham OAM. Photographer: Nigel Brunsdon. L-R: Anna Daglish (FDS QLD Clinical Services Manager) and Chloe Span (FDS VIC Clinical Services Manager) two of our presenters at the FDS presentation ‘Support the Family, Improve the Outcome’. Photographer: Nigel Brunsdon. Tony Trimingham OAM (FDS CEO) at the FDS presentation ‘Support the Family, Improve the Outcome’. Photographer: Nigel Brunsdon. The FDS staff reported that attending the conference had been a very worthwhile experience and that they had learned so much more from the sessions. F