Lived & Living Experience Award

Eligibility

Any individual who is employed or volunteering in an identified lived or living experience role in the AOD sector is eligible to apply. Individuals must be drawing on their lived and/or living experience of alcohol and/or other drug use in the service of others.

Note: people with lived and living experience are encouraged to nominate in the other award categories – Senior Scientist, Early-Career, Mid-Career, Mentor, Clinician, First Nations, and Advocacy.

Selection Criteria

Evidence of significant contribution to practice, research, training, prevention, or policy in any aspect of substance use working (or volunteering) in a recognised lived or living experience role. Nominees need to show the extent of the impact of their work and how it has made a substantial and practical contribution to one of these areas. The nomination should clearly describe the achievements to be honoured, the scope and depth of impact, including evidence of significant positive impact on outcomes for consumers and/or service provision in the AOD sector.

Examples:

• Demonstrating improvements in policy, practice, research, or workforce.
• Advocating for the rights of people who use alcohol and other drugs.
• Increasing access and retention to AOD and harm reduction services.