Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Research Network (CMHDARN) offers a wide range of resources to build the capacity of individuals and organisations in the mental health and alcohol and other drugs sectors to undertake practice-based research.
The resources featured here are designed to promote the exchange of ideas, provide knowledge and support research capacity in these sectors
Showcasing Your Research: Good Practices for Conference and Seminar Presentations (June 2025)
Presenting research findings at conferences and seminars can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! This webinar recording will equip you with the skills and confidence to share your evidence and evaluations in a compelling and impactful way.
Facilitated by Dr Emily Deans – Youth Solutions & NDARC
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Bridging the Gap: Bringing Evidence to Life in Practice and Policy (May 2025)
This session explored principles and strategies for bridging the gap between research and practice and bringing evidence to life. The session considered the types of evidence that are most useful, reliable, and practical for the CMO/NGO mental health and AOD sector, and the opportunities for generating evidence through evaluations.
Facilitated by Dr Kate Davies and Dr Kerryn Butler from the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW
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We are pleased to provide two essential resources designed to support safe and empowering lived experience partnerships in research, brought to you by CMHDARN and Lived Experience Australia
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This resource aims to assist you better understand the design, planning, execution, and management of a research project or program, and steps you through all the key stages of a project.
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This practical guide provides a brief overview of what trauma-informed research is alongside reflections on how to ‘do’ trauma-informed research. It is useful for anyone interested in undertaking research about trauma or seeking to minimise the risk of re-traumatisation occurring during research processes.
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In 2024, Mental Health Coordinating Council, the Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies, and CMHDARN held a unique and valuable cross-sector symposium, attended in-person and online across New South Wales.
Collaborative Connections: Mental Health and AOD Symposium brought together the mental health and AOD sectors, offering a platform to strengthen relationships, highlight progress and achievements, and hear what needs to be done to better meet the needs of people with co-occurring needs.
Watch the recordings of the presentations here
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Do you want to do participatory research with people with lived experience, but you’re feeling lost in the sea of different terms used to describe participatory research? We want to help you to understand the different levels of research participation. This video provides a short explanation of the different levels of participation in research.
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The webinar features CMHDARN and the Penington Institute discussing the findings of the Penington Institute’s Annual Overdose Report and why the data is important for community-managed/non-government mental health and drug and alcohol service providers.
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Workers often feel that conducting surveys with people accessing their service is just a ‘tick-a-box’ activity to collect data for compliance measures or reporting to funding bodies.
We have developed this poster to highlight the benefits and helpful ways that data collection tools can be used in your service.
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