Strengthening the
Voice of the Sector

NIADA is the alliance which facilitates co-operation among voluntary and community sector organisations supporting those affected by alcohol and drug use, and their families

What We Do
Niada

NIADA was established in 2016

NIADA’s key purposes are to:

  • Provide a cohesive voice for members
  • Advocate and influence policy, practice and service delivery
  • Campaign for the voluntary and community sector to be involved in the development, design and delivery of drug and alcohol services
  • Provide members with direct access to PHA, HSCB and DoH decision making processes
  • Provide members with networking, information sharing and publicity opportunities

NIADA Working Groups

NIADA continue to focus on a number of key issues within our working groups

More Info

Last week I attended the @niada_info conference at Crumlin Road Gaol. We discussed how paramilitaries operate as drug gangs. We need to look at the root cause of this issue - the huge profits to be made from dealing drugs. The current system isn’t working. https://twitter.com/BBCNewsNI/status/1641397879632801799

BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI

A three-year-old girl was inside a house in Bangor when it was attacked during violence linked to a UDA feud, @mikenesbittni has said.
https://bbc.in/3G4cVMp

The conversation today has been worth having, especially if your thinking has been challenged. #niada is a broad church of organisations and this will help in coming to a policy position on cannabis - @Danny_McQ2022 from @Start360org
#cannabisbetterinformed

Hearing the voice of young people who want to be better informed and to have a different level of conversation on #cannabis. A voice that Gary McMichael from @ASCERTNI believes should be included in any future development of cannabis policy.
#cannabisbetterinformed