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Mr Dennis YoungNational Executive Director DRUG ARM Australasia
Prior to 1988 Dr Young served in the Queensland Police Service and worked with young people and their families in the Missing Persons Bureau, Juvenile Aid Bureau and the Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association. He has completed a degree in Human Resource Management, a Graduate Diploma in Further Education and Training, and a Masters in Business Administration. He continues to serve on various committees and advisory groups including the COAG Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative Reference Group (Qld), National Drug Strategy Prevention Agenda Expert Steering Committee, a member of the Board of Management for Of Substance magazine, a member of the executive of the Queensland Drug and Alcohol Community Association, ADCA Prevention and Community Education Reference Group, as well as Chair of the Nyunda Park Cooperative and a reference committee member of the QC-MOVE consortium.
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Dr Young is a registered teacher in Queensland and the National Executive Director of DRUG ARM Australasia. In this position he provides leadership and management to staff in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. DRUG ARM Western Australia is a licensed DRUG ARM service. Programs include counselling, youth outreach, home visitation and support programs, family and personal support programs, court diversion programs, early intervention programs, youth programs for both schools and community. DRUG ARM also has created a Centre for Addiction Research and Education (CARE) that provides education, training, research, program evaluation and information dissemination programs. Dr Young has worked directly in the field since 1988.