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About the search directory

 

How many websites are in our directory?

The information on ADIN is regularly reviewed and updated by health professionals in the field. There are approximately 1800 websites in our directory.

Who writes the reviews?

Experienced alcohol and other drug professionals.

Who decides on the number of stars a website has?

Experienced alcohol and other drug professionals.

What do the stars mean? 5 red stars

  • 5 stars: Australian alcohol and other drug or mental health organisation website
  • 4 stars: Australian government website
  • 3 stars: Other Australian organisation website
  • 2 stars: Non-Australian alcohol and other drug or mental health organisation or government website
  • 1 star: Website developed by individuals or private companies
  • 0 stars: Website content is a potential risk 

The star ratings are an assessment of the purpose, content, authorship, credibility and design of the websites. They are not an assessment of quality of services  provided by the websites.

Why isn’t your website in ADIN? 

Either it doesn't meet our criteria, or we don’t know about it. Please tell us about your website if you think we may not know about it.

Your website is on ADIN but…

   …the information about it is wrong.

Please tell us about it.

   …why doesn’t it have many stars?

Please check what the stars mean. Please contact us if you think we have given it the wrong number of stars for the type of website it is.

Where is the list of treatment and information services? 

The “Alcohol and drug treatment and information services topic centre” is now our Help & support services page. We hope you find it easier to search for, sort, filter and find services. It is updated more often than the previous list and there are more details for each service, such as star ratings, and tags to identify the type of service. Tell us what you think of the change.

Where are the topic centres?

We have improved the relevance and display of search results. We have also tagged each search result by topic. This improved technology means that the topic centres are no longer needed.

The tags provide one-click access to a large range of topics, including treatment and information services, comorbidity, databases, research, curriculum, professional development, multicultural communities, Indigenous communities, and youth.

Which websites are in our directory?

Our directory includes alcohol, other drug and some mental health websites, including treatment services. Also included are related health promotion, research, harm minimisation, prevention, prohibition, campaigns, education, self-help and news websites from Australia and overseas.

Visit the All tags page or the Browse all websites page to discover the whole range of topics and websites included in our directory.

Every website in our directory has been through a formal quality review process to give you the best search results. Read our Quality Assurance Framework [PDF: 49KB]* to find out more.

*To view this document, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer. Alternatively, contact us to receive the document by fax or post.

Which websites aren’t in our directory?

We exclude websites:

  • that contain obscenity, racism, sexism, or incitement to riot or violence 
  • that contain factual errors, deceitful or misleading information, and have an inadequate disclaimer or poor content quality
  • that contain inappropriate advertising or sponsorship
  • that promote the manufacture, supply or use of alcohol and other drugs (excluding evidence-based advice that aims to reduce the risk to people who use drugs)
  • that promote other illegal activity
  • whose authors, sources or credentials are not clear or not credible
  • whose navigation is complex or illogical 
  • whose purpose is not obvious 
  • where access is restricted or user information collection is inappropriate 
  • that are not relevant to our audiences
  • that are not available in English
  • whose content has not been updated within the past 10 years.

Every website in our directory has been through a formal quality review process to give you the best search results. Read our Quality Assurance Framework [PDF: 49KB]* to find out more.

*To view this document, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer. Alternatively, contact us to receive the document by fax or post.

Can you advertise on our website?

No, we do not accept advertising.

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Article updated on 22 April 2013