NADA (National Acupuncture Detox Association) Group Acupuncture Initiative in the Blue Mountains, Australia

This article documents a NADA group acupuncture initiative held in the Upper Blue Mountains, Australia, which delivered significant mental health and well-being benefits to the community over the three months. The programme saw notable improvements in participants’ emotional, physical and social wellbeing. Anxiety levels, measured using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, dropped significantly, with median scores reducing from 12.5 to 4 over four sessions. Participants described the sessions as calming, stress-reducing and helpful for building resilience.