In January 2012, Mission Australia in the Act started the first ever Gambling specific SMART Recovery Group.
Jim and Josette travelled to Lightening Ridge to do SMART Facilitator Training on the 7th July 2011..
One in five of us – around 3.5 million Australians – will have problems with alcohol abuse and dependence at some point in our lives, according to new research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. Click here to read
Compiled by Shari Allwood and William White (April, 2011) Click here to read
Jim Villamor, Joe Gerstein and Josette Freeman” ]Board Member Joe Gerstein met with Australian Co-ordinator Jim Villamor and Josette Freeman
An article by Angela Rossmanith that was in Of Substance, vol.9 no1 2011 Click here to read
Dr. G. Alan Marlatt is the founder and director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, where he developed the Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) outpatient treatment program. He is also the author of Relapse Prevention: Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors. Following are . excerpts adapted from our interview [...]
Tom Larkin, a licensed psychologist and long-time SMART Recovery Facilitator, was recently interviewed by Mara Dolan on her show Right Here Right Now. clich here to watch
An article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Hearld, weekend Edition, Feb 12-13 2011, by Tim Elliot Click here to read
Free 8 Week Family & Carer’s Support Program for people affected by the addictive behaviours of someone close to them. Being in a close relationship with someone struggling with an addiction can be a frustrating, painful and lonely experience. The Be SMART programme has been adapted from SMART Recovery for family and carers of [...]

