BCHS Community Newsletter - Other - Page 8
A BIG FAMILY OF SERVICES
Bendigo organisations partner
once more for International
Overdose Awareness Day
The event is on
at the Bendigo
Library Gardens
from noon to
2pm, Friday,
August 29.
BCHS will once again take part in
Bendigo9s International Overdose
Awareness Day event, to remember
those who have died from drug
overdose and to call for action to
prevent further deaths.
Our AOD staff are joining with the
Salvation Army, Thorne Harbour
Health, Australian Community
Support Organisation, Youth
Support + Advocacy Service, and
Bendigo District Aboriginal
Corporation under the theme of
8One big family9.
The August 29 event will feature
live music, a free barbecue lunch
and representatives from each
service on hand with resources,
stories and support. Ninety-six
candles will also be lit to represent
the number of lives lost to overdose in just one month in Australia.
Australia9s Annual Overdose Report
shows that in 2024, for the first
time since 2002, the rate of
unintentional drug-induced deaths
was the same in metro and
regional areas, being 6.9
deaths per 100,000 people.
Senior Leader AOD Wellbeing
Services Lisa Walklate said we
have the knowledge, expertise
and services in Bendigo to drive
those numbers down.
