The ACT AOD Services Directory aims to support
workers to make referrals to AOD services in the ACT, increase
cross and intra-sectoral knowledge and foster collaborations. It
also aims to better communicate the diverse range of services and
programs in the ACT AOD Sector.
The directory was developed in response
to the identified need of the sector, and has been produced as
a partnership between the ACT AOD Sector Project and the ACT AOD
Workers’ Group.
The table below contains a snapshot of 12 ACT AOD
Services and lists the service name, program name and description.
Services are listed alphabetically. Click on the individual program
name to be taken to that profile.
Note: A downloadable PDF directory will be available soon.
| Service
Name |
Program
Name |
Program
Description |
| Alcohol and Drug Policy Unit, ACT
Health |
Alcohol
and Other Drug Policy Unit |
Provides
alcohol and other drug policy through ACT Health, ACT Government. |
| Alcohol and Drug Foundation of the
ACT (ADFACT) |
Karralika
Adult Program |
Provides
up to 12 months of residential rehabilitative care for single adults
and couples with alcohol and other drug dependencies, using the therapeutic
community approach to treatment. |
| Karralika
Family Program |
Provides
up to 12 months of residential rehabilitative care for adults with
alcohol and other drug dependencies and accompanying children, using
the therapeutic community approach to treatment. |
| Sober
Driver Program |
Provides
a 9 week course for people over the age of 18 years who are convicted
of or facing charges for drink-driving offences. |
| The
Nexus Program |
Provides
the Men’s Halfway House Program and the Aftercare Program that offers
a community based treatment program for people with alcohol and other
drug issues. |
| Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP),
ACT Health |
Aboriginal
Liaison Officer (ALO) |
Provides
support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access,
and participate in alcohol and other drug services. |
| Counselling
and Treatment Service |
Provides
counselling and care coordination including a range or therapeutic
and educational groups to individuals, families and carers. |
| Diversion
Services |
Provides
programs that aim to divert people apprehended for drug use or drug
related offences from the judicial system into the health system. |
| Opioid
Treatment Service |
Provides
prescriptions and dosing of pharmacotherapies for people seeking
to manage opioid use; and coordinated care by working with other
health and pharmacotherapy services. |
| Withdrawal
Unit |
Provides
up to 7 days of mediated (residential) or non-residential (outpatient)
support for people experiencing withdrawal. |
| ACT Division of General Practice
(ACTDGP) |
The
Opioid Program (TOP) |
Provides
clinical shared care of opioid, amphetamine, and benzodiazepine dependant
patients. |
| Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation
and Advocacy (CAHMA) |
Canberra
Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA) |
Represents
the interests of, and provides peer based services to illicit drug
users, their families and friends. |
| Centacare |
The
Sobering Up Shelter |
Provides
overnight support, care and monitoring for people recovering from
alcohol and other drug intoxication. |
| Directions ACT |
Arcadia
House Withdrawal and Detox Centre |
Provides
up to 7 days of non-medicated residential support for people experiencing
withdrawal. |
| Community
Education Program |
Provides
flexible and responsive alcohol and other drug community education
programs. |
| Counselling & Advocacy
Program |
Provides
free and confidential counselling services for individuals, their
families and friends affected by alcohol and other drug issues. |
| Needle & Syringe
Program (NSP) |
Provides
clean injecting equipment, information on safe injecting practices,
crisis counselling and referrals, general health information, primary
health care, NSP training for health workers and advice on harm minimisation. |
| Outreach & Promotions
Unit |
Provides
programs offsite and flexible service delivery in community spaces.
A mobile NSP is also provided. |
| Treatment
Support Service (TSS) |
Provides
access to treatment services and assists people to understand pharmacotherapy
alternatives and identify which treatment best meets their needs. |
| Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation |
Drug & Alcohol
Program |
Provides
information, support, advocacy, case management, and court support
to young people aged 12 – 25 years experiencing alcohol and other
drug related issues. |
| Salvation Army |
Canberra
Recovery Service |
Provides
a minimum of 41 weeks of residential rehabilitation for men over
18 years of age, using a 12 step model. |
| Oasis
Bridge Program |
Provides
non-residential program for people and over 12 years of age and their
families wanting to deal with their alcohol and other drug issues. |
| Ted Noffs Foundation ACT |
Adolescent
Drug Withdrawal Unit (ADWU) |
Provides
up to 14 days of residential support for young people aged 14 – 18
years experiencing withdrawal. |
| Community
Outreach & Outclient Program (CO-OP) |
Supports
young people aged 12 – 18 who are experiencing alcohol and other
drug issues in the community, and who do not want or need residential
rehabilitation services. |
| Program
for Adolescent Life Management (PALM) |
Provides
up to 3 months residential rehabilitation for young people aged 14
– 18 years. |
| The Connection |
The
Connection |
Provides
peer support for young Indigenous and non-Indigenous drug users,
their friends and family. |
| Toora Women Inc. |
Lesleys
Place – Residential & Outreach |
Provides
recovery based supported accommodation for up to 3 months for women
and accompanying children. Outreach support can be provided pre and
post alcohol and other drug withdrawal. |
| Marzenna
Drug & Alcohol Halfway House for Women |
Provides
medium to long term recovery based supported accommodation for up
to 12 months for women and accompanying children. |
| Women’s
Information, Resources & Education on Drugs & Dependency
(WIREDD) |
Provides
assessment, information, education, counselling and case management
for women to minimise the harms associated with alcohol and other
drug dependence. |
| Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health
Service |
Substance
Misuse Service |
Provides
counselling, advocacy, education and referrals to people experiencing
alcohol and other drug related issues. |
The ACT AOD Sector Project acknowledge the gaps in this resources.
Limited resources meant that only the 12 AOD services that are members
of the ACT AOD Workers’ Group could be profiled. However, for further
information about additional services download the 2006 Alcohol and
Other Drug Services Directory.
