WIREDD is a feminist, community based, training,
information and general resource service for women in the Australian
Capital Territory (Canberra) which also offers 1:1 counselling.
The service is a non-government agency funded by the
Depertment of Health and Community Care. It's target population
includes "all women + all Drug & Alcohol workers +
Community/Health workers".
WIREDD's programme has a mental health focus. It works and
advocates with/for Dual Diagnosis problems, and women with mental
illnesses are a large proportion of their target population.
Training is provided in Drugs and Alcohol, Dual Diagnosis, and
psychiatric illness, especially in residential settings (women's
refuges), specifically for people working with women and women's
issues, although a broad base of information relevant to both genders
is maintained.
- WIREDD currently provides their services free.
Wiredd was engaged (January 1999) with the ACT
Department of Health in developing joint training
programmes for dual disorder
