Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition

What Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition does

The Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition (AODCCC) is the designated peak body for alcohol and other drug (AOD) consumer and community informed systemic advocacy in Western Australia, incorporated in June 2018. Operationally, AODCCC is a small incorporated nonprofit with approximately 6 staff, headquartered at Claisebrook Lotteries House in East Perth, WA. It runs a free membership program open to individuals aged 16 and above affected by AOD use, including family members and allies, and is governed by leadership with lived and living experience of AOD issues. The organization is led by Executive Manager Alex Arpino and operates within the parameters of a Strategic Plan 2024-2027.

AODCCC's core service portfolio comprises five integrated offerings: (1) systemic advocacy on AOD policy and service design, (2) a free membership program with newsletter distribution, (3) educational resources and crisis support signposting, (4) in-person events, workshops, and conferences (including naloxone training co-hosted with Peer Based Harm Reduction and the WAPSN Conference with CoMHWA), and (5) published reports and position papers, led by the January 2026 Alcohol and Other Drugs Stigma Position Paper and the April 2026 Substance Use Stigma: Awareness & Action Training. The organization actively engages with the Western Australian Government's inaugural Preventative Health Strategy and presented at the 19th Annual International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) Conference.

The business model is nonprofit and grant-funded. There are no paid products; membership is free and donations are accepted through a Give Now campaign. Revenue derives from grants and funding sourced from government bodies and philanthropic organizations, with the organization actively recruiting a part-time Funding and Grants Officer (posted June 2026) to systematize fundraising across philanthropic, state, and federal funders. Customer segments are community-based (consumers with lived and living experience, families and supporters) rather than enterprise buyers, and the go-to-market motion is community-led systemic advocacy rather than commercial sales.

Name

Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition

Legal name

Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition

Website

https://aodccc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The AODCCC is a Western Australian nonprofit peak body founded in 2018 that delivers consumer and community-informed systemic advocacy, stigma-reduction training, and resources for people and families affected by alcohol and other drug use.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Abuse Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Lifestyle Education (Non-clinical) (EDAAAHAL)

Keywords

• Substance abuse advocacy
• Harm reduction services
• Community health advocacy
• Stigma reduction training
• Consumer advocacy organization

Headquarters

HQ city

East Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Funding: As a nonprofit organization, AODCCC is funded through grants and funding from government bodies and philanthropic organizations. The organization is actively recruiting a Funding and Grants Officer to identify and secure grant opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AODCCC is the peak body in Western Australia for alcohol and other drug consumer and community informed systemic advocacy. The organization delivers free membership services, stigma reduction training workshops, evidence-based position papers and reports, and direct advocacy engagement with government and health services to empower consumers, families, and communities affected by AOD use.

Product overview

The AODCCC operates as a single integrated advocacy and community support offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides a unified service portfolio centered on systemic advocacy for consumers affected by alcohol and other drug use in Western Australia. Key offerings include the Substance Use Stigma: Awareness & Action Training (a member-exclusive full-day workshop), free membership access, resources and support services, systemic advocacy, events and workshops, and published reports including the Stigma Position Paper. These services work together to empower consumer voices and promote community health and wellbeing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Substance Use Stigma: Awareness & Action Training A full-day supportive and interactive workshop focused on understanding, navigating, and responding to substance use stigma, available to AODCCC members; serves individuals and families affected by AOD use as part of the organization's stigma reduction work.
• Membership Program Free membership service open to individuals aged 16 years and above impacted by alcohol and other drugs, including family members, significant others, supports and allies; members receive newsletters and exclusive opportunities.
• Systemic Advocacy Services Peak body advocacy services delivering consumer and community informed systemic advocacy in Western Australia, focused on empowering voices of consumers, their families and supports to ensure community health and wellbeing in the AOD sector.
• Resources and Support Services Provides resources and support materials for individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug use, including access to emergency assistance and community support services.
• Events and Workshops Regular events including upskilling workshops, naloxone training sessions, and reference group opportunities held for members and community stakeholders.
• Reports and Publications Position papers, reports, and publications addressing alcohol and other drug related stigma in Western Australia, including the Stigma Position Paper 2026.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Peer Based Harm ReductioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for naloxone training and community education initiatives. AODCCC co-hosted AODCCC & Peer Based Harm Reduction - Naloxone Training event on 19 July 2025.
• WA Peer Supporters Network (WAPSN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through the WAPSN Conference where AODCCC attended, hosted a stall and presented. The conference is organized in partnership with CoMHWA (Council of Mental Health and Wellbeing).
• International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAODCCC team members attended and presented at the 19th Annual ISSDP Conference, which brings together drug policy scholars, policymakers, advocates and community voices.
• Health Consumers Council WAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a complaints avenue for consumers to explore when issues with services arise. Referenced in the contact us section for complaint handling.
• Western Australian GovernmentcoreOthersAODCCC participates in government consultations and is referenced as working with WA Government on the state's first comprehensive Preventative Health Strategy. Invites community feedback on government consultations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Turning Point: Australian addiction treatment, research and education center that combines clinical services with advocacy and training, sharing elements of AODCCC's training and stigma reduction agenda.
• Penington Institute: Australian nonprofit focused on connecting harm reduction, research and lived experience in drug policy. Shares AODCCC's lived-experience-informed advocacy and harm reduction orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Mind Australia: Large Australian nonprofit providing mental health and AOD support services, with systemic advocacy and lived-experience components that intersect with AODCCC's work on co-occurring disorders.
• Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF): Australia's leading national nonprofit dedicated to preventing and minimising alcohol and other drug harm, delivering education, community programs and advocacy with far greater resources than AODCCC.
• AIVL (Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League): National peak body for people who use drugs in Australia, providing peer representation, advocacy and policy input. AIVL is a national-level counterpart to AODCCC's state-level consumer advocacy role.

Regional players

• Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA): The Victorian peak body for alcohol and other drug services, providing advocacy, sector development and policy input analogous to AODCCC's role in Western Australia.
• Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA): The NSW peak body for non-government alcohol and other drug organizations, comparable in mission to AODCCC but serving New South Wales rather than Western Australia.

Direct peers

• Peer Based Harm Reduction: Western Australia peer-led harm reduction organization that partners with AODCCC on naloxone training and community education, with overlapping mission around consumer-led AOD services.
• CoMHWA (Council of Mental Health and Wellbeing WA): Western Australian consumer peak body for mental health that co-hosts events with AODCCC and overlaps in the lived-experience consumer advocacy space, particularly for co-occurring AOD and mental health issues.
• Health Consumers Council WA: Western Australia's peak health consumer advocacy body, listed by AODCCC as a complaints pathway and partner. Operates as a larger state-wide consumer voice in health policy with overlapping systemic advocacy remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheAODCCC
• Facebookfacebook.com/AODCCC.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aodccc
• Instagraminstagram.com/aodccc

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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