New South Wales help & support services
1. 2Connect -Youth & Community
Australia, NSW Creator: 2Connect Youth & Community Last reviewed: 10/12/2018Review: Free prevention and early intervention youth health services including support for at-risk and homeless young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years, LGBTIQ young people and families. Also offers education programs and campaigns to limit harm from alcohol and other drugs, domestic violence and mental health. Targeted to young people living in and around the St George & Sutherland Shire of Sydney.
2. Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales
Australia, NSW Creator: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales Last reviewed: 09/10/2018Review: Peak representative body and voice advocating and championing for quality Indigenous health in NSW. The network ensures Aboriginal people lead the agenda for better policies, programs, ethics, services and practices. Resources, including kits to help with tobacco cessation or healthy living, are available free and online to help local services deliver culturally sensitive care.
3. Adele
Australia, NSW Creator: Adele Last reviewed: 19/11/2018Review: A comprehensive residential treatment, alternative treatment and recovery program for men with substance use issues who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The program is an integrated residential rehabilitation program, that has a focus on building important life skills, including employment training. Multiple locations available - Coffs Harbor, Werrington and Bucca, though the program is delivered in 3 stages. Coffs Harbour is stage 1 only, Bucca is stage 2 only and Werrington offers stage 1, 2 and 3.
4. Alcohol and Drug Services - Calvary Mater Newcastle
Australia, NSW Creator: Little Company of Mary Health Care Ltd Last reviewed: 11/07/2018Review: Medical and counselling services involving intensive drug education, support, rehab and counselling. Includes both inpatient and outpatient options. Alcohol and Drug Counsellors support clients to develop an individual care plan with achievable goals. The primary streams include outpatient, detox, and illicit drug programs. Located in the Hunter Valley. Referral by GP, another hospital, specialist, healthcare providers or self-referral.
5. Alcohol and other drugs - ACON
Australia, NSW Creator: ACON Health Last reviewed: 28/02/2018Review: A community-based organisation promoting the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. There is harm reduction, safe injecting and general alcohol and drug information for people who use drugs. ACON has developed a 'stimulant health check-up' for GLBTIQ people who use ICE. Mental health and comorbidity issues are addressed for GLBTIQ people, their families and friends. Outreach services are available in multiple metropolitan and rural locations with telephone access to referrals, advice and other services.
6. Alcohol treatment - Discipline of Addiction Medicine - The University of Sydney
Australia, NSW Creator: The University of Sydney Last reviewed: 30/12/2015Review: A team conducting clinical research trials on different alcohol treatment methods particularly pharmacotherapy options. The research explores diagnosis, investigation, prevention and treatment aspects of addiction medicine and is intended to decrease harms to individuals and society, and to assist consumers with an alcohol addiction.
7. Alcohol, tobacco and drugs services - Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre
Australia, NSW Creator: Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre Last reviewed: 18/12/2017Review: Provides a range of prevention, intervention and education services for women nee dinghelp with alcohol, tobacco or other drug use in inner city. Services include counselling and referrals to health services and alternative treatments. Peer-support groups promote healthy lifestyles and healthy relationships with health promotion education and community development activities. The Centre's services adopt a 'social model of health' foundation. While the Centre recognises addiction is often embedded in complex social and psychological issues for women, services do not extend to supporting women with severe psychosis. NOTE: This is a review of the provider's website and the information on it, not a review of the quality of their services.
8. Bridges
Australia, NSW Creator: Bridges Inc Last reviewed: 25/01/2018Review: Provides multiple intervention and referral services for consumers with addiction issues. Families and peers who are impacted by the use of alcohol or other drugs, comorbidity issues or other related social issues are also provided with options for counselling, group work, peer support, access to information and other assistance. There is a strong ethos to develop community and social health connections to enable people to have multiple avenues of help and support at any one time. Located in Blacktown. Self-referral is available by phoning or completing the online referral form. NOTE: This is a review of the provider's website and the information on it, not a review of the quality of their services.
9. Building pathways from homelessness - Haymarket Foundation
Australia, NSW Creator: Haymarket Foundation Last reviewed: 18/03/2018Review: Provides early intervention, support and referral services for people in inner Sydney who are homeless, including support for alcohol and other drug dependencies and health issues related to comorbidity.
10. Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation
Australia, NSW Creator: Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation Last reviewed: 25/05/2018Review: Bulgarr Ngaru is the leading provider of health services to the Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl people. Alcohol and other drug assessment, treatment and intervention services include medical, social and family support through General Practitioner clinics and substance use management programs. Community-based programs, such as outreach and in-school services, also play an important prevention and early intervention role and are effective in extending a connection to both the young and the elderly and to those not typically engaged with health services. Facilities in Grafton, Casino, Yamba and Maclean.
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