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This project, commissioned by the Queensland Mental Health Commission, aims to identify effective ways of reducing stigma and discrimination which has a negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of Queenslanders experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use. Specifically the research will examine:

• How stigma and discrimination presents and manifests, including where it is not experienced; The settings and sectors in which stigma and discrimination occurs; The impacts of stigma and discrimination on mental health and wellbeing and in particular on recovery and the ability to reconnect with the community; The commonalities and differences across varying types of drug use (for example alcohol vs illicit drug use); The commonalities and differences experienced by different groups who experience problematic alcohol and other drug use; and * The evidence of what works to address stigma and discrimination.

The research design involved three interrelated components:

1. Literature review 2. Policy and legislative review 3. Analytical case studies based on qualitative semi-structured in-depth interviews.

The findings are published in .