Lesleys Place - Residential and Outreach, Toora Women Inc.
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.
| Phone: | (02) 6241 7233 |
| Fax: | (02) 6241 8299 |
| Mailing Address: | PO Box 106, Jamison Centre, ACT 2614 |
| Email: | lesleys@toora.org.au |
| Location: | Confidential |
| Parent Organisation: | Toora Women Inc. |
| Opening Hours: | 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday |
| Treatment Approach: | Residential Service: Abstinence approach including women on pharmacotherapies. Outreach Service: Both harm minimisation and abstinence approaches |
| Access Criteria: | |
| Target Group: | Women over 16 years of age inclusively, and women with accompanying children up to 12 years of age. |
| Area serviced: | ACT and surrounding areas. |
| Income required: | No |
| Disability Access: | Yes, however, suitability will be determined through assessment. |
| Detox required before accessing program: | Residential Service: Yes. Workers provide transportation to women upon completion of withdrawal. Direct access from community to the service is also available. Outreach Service: No |
| Documentation required: | No |
| Medication: | Residential Service: Women on pharmacotherapies are welcome. Currently unable to accept women on benzodiazipines. Outreach Service: Women accessing the service can be on prescription medications including pharmacotherapies. |
| Parents with accompanying children: | Yes. Children are accepted up to 12 years of age. |
| Couples: | No |
| How to Access / Referrals: | |
| Contact: | By phone, 9am – 5pm, Monday - Friday. If a worker phones on a woman’s behalf, an appropriate time and way to speak directly with the woman will be organised. |
| Referral: | Self or worker referral. Referrals are accepted for women on court orders. |
| Waiting List: | No waiting list. |
| Intake & Assessment: | Upon referral support options will be discussed. Residential Service: Assessment conducted once the woman has commenced a supervised withdrawal. Prior to this, support to access a detoxification service will be provided. Outreach Service: Assessments conducted in person. Home visits can be arranged. Following an assessment, contact will be made with the woman regarding possible support options. Intake is available from 9am – 5pm, Monday – Thursday. A deposit of two weeks rent is asked for on arrival, however, alternative arrangements can be made if this is not possible. |
| Program/s: | Residential Service: Provides recovery based supported accommodation for up to 3 months. Women develop a recovery plan and support plan. Information, education, advocacy, referral and practical and emotional support is available. Outreach Service: Provides support for women who are pre, during and post withdrawal. Information, education, advocacy, referral and practical and emotional support is available. |
| Comorbidity: | Provides referrals to, and has established links with a Psychologist. Staff are trained in basic mental health and assessments include a mental health component. Workers have gender specific expertise and are trained in trauma, mindfulness, art therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and counseling. |
| Alexander Maconochie Centre: | Referrals to residential programs and outreach support are accepted from Community Based Corrections as part of a prisoners parole conditions. |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific information and referrals can be provided. All staff undertake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training. |
| Culturally and Linguistically Diverse: | Culturally and linguistically diverse specific information and referrals can be provided. Resources in other languages are available. All staff undertake cultural awareness training. Some Lesley’s Place staff are from culturally diverse backgrounds such as Lebanon and Micronesia. Other Toora staff speak French, Spanish, Croatian and Serbian. |
| Cost: | Residential Service: $50 per week for accommodation and food for single women. $80 per week for accommodation and food for women with accompanying child/ren. Note: This is a standard fee regardless of the number of children. On arrival, women will also need to have $10 for a refundable key deposit. Outreach Service: Free |
| Staff: | Alcohol and Other Drug Workers |
| Families / Carers: | Information and referrals can be provided to families and carers. |
Marzenna Drug & Alcohol Halfway House for Women, Toora Women Inc
Provides medium to long term recovery based supported accommodation for up to 12 months for women and accompanying children.
| Phone: | (02) 6241 7233 |
| Fax: | (02) 6241 8299 |
| Mailing Address: | PO Box 106, Jamison Centre, ACT 2614 |
| Email: | marzenna@toora.org.au |
| Location: | Confidential |
| Parent Organisation: | Toora Women Inc. |
| Opening Hours: | 8am – 4pm, Monday – Friday |
| Treatment Approach: | Abstinence, including women on pharmacotherapies |
| Access Criteria: | |
| Target Group: | Women over 16 years of age inclusively, and women with accompanying children. Children are accepted up to 12 years of age. |
| Area serviced: | ACT and surrounding areas. |
| Income required: | No |
| Disability Access: | Yes, however, suitability will be determined through assessment. |
| Detox required before accessing program: | Women need to have been in recovery for a period of time (abstinent from alcohol and other drugs, and actively engaged in activities and strategies to maintain their recovery). Women who have been involved in rehabilitation programs or using pharmacotherapies are also suitable. |
| Documentation required: | No |
| Medication: | Women on pharmacotherapies are welcome. Currently unable to accept women on benzodiazipines. |
| Parents with accompanying children: | Yes. Children are accepted up to 12 years of age. |
| Couples: | No |
| How to Access / Referrals: | |
| Contact: | By phone, 8am – 4pm, Tuesday - Friday. |
| Referral: | Self or worker referral. Referrals are accepted for women on court orders. |
| Waiting List: | No waiting list. |
| Intake & Assessment: | Upon referral support options will be discussed and a time for an assessment will be organised. Contact will be made with the woman following the assessment regarding possible support options. Intake is available from 9am – 5pm, Monday – Thursday. A deposit of two weeks rent is asked for on arrival, however, alternative arrangements can be made if this is not possible. |
| Program/s: | Provides medium to long term recovery based supported accommodation for up to 12 months. Information, education, advocacy, referral and practical and emotional support are also available. |
| Comorbidity: | Provides referrals to, and has established links with a Psychologist. Staff are trained in basic mental health and assessments include a mental health component. Workers have gender specific expertise and are trained in trauma, mindfulness, art therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and counseling. |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific information and referrals can be provided. All staff undertake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training. |
| Culturally and Linguistically Diverse: | Culturally and linguistically diverse specific information and referrals can be provided. Resources in other languages are available. All staff undertake cultural awareness training. Some Marzenna staff speak Lebanese and Micronesian. Other Toora staff speak French, Spanish, Croatian and Serbian. |
| Cost: | 25% of income |
| Staff: | Alcohol and Other Drug Workers |
| Families / Carers: | Information and referrals can be provided to families and carers. |
Women's Information, Resources and Education on Drugs and Dependency (WIREDD), Toora Women Inc.
Provides information, education, counselling and resources to women to minimise the harm associated with dependence.
| Phone: | (02) 6248 8600 |
| Fax: | (02) 6257 5257 |
| Email: | wiredd@toora.org.au |
| Location: | Room G03, Griffin Centre, 20 Genge St, Canberra City |
| Parent Organisation: | Toora Women Inc. |
| Opening Hours: | 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday |
| Treatment Approach: | Harm Minimisation |
| Access Criteria: | |
| Target Group: | Women of any age. |
| Area serviced: | ACT and surrounding areas. |
| Income required: | No |
| Disability Access: | Yes |
| Detox required before accessing program: | No |
| Documentation required: | No |
| Medication: | Women accessing the service can be on prescription medications, including pharmacotherapies. |
| Parents with accompanying children: | Women with accompanying children can access during drop-in hours. |
| How to Access / Referrals: | |
| Contact: | By phone, 9am – 5pm, Monday - Friday. Drop in is available 11am – 4pm, Monday, Thursday and Friday; and 2pm – 4pm Tuesdays. |
| Referral: | Self or worker referral. Referrals are accepted for women on court orders. |
| Waiting List: | No waiting list. |
| Intake & Assessment: | Over the phone, 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday or in person during drop-in hours. A simple form is to be filled in by women accessing counselling. |
| Program/s: | Provides information, education and resources to women to minimise the harm associated with dependency. WIREDD also provides: Counselling: Provides individual counselling for women. Phone to make an appointment time. Drop-In: Available 11am – 4pm, Mondays, Thursday and Fridays; and 2pm – 4pm on Tuesdays for women and accompanying children. The Women's Relapse Prevention Group: Covers topics such as practical strategies, self esteem, stress management, anger, support systems, body image, relationships and more. The group is run from 10.30am – 12.30pm on Tuesdays. No booking required. Family of Origin Group: For women to do some personal work on family of origin issues, with a focus on growing up in a dysfunctional family. Bookings required. Beautiful Me Group: Explores women's journeys with body image, with a focus on women and dependency. Looks at culture, media, self-esteem and more. Bookings required. |
| Comorbidity: | Provides comorbidity and mental health related groups, including a focus on body image, counseling, information and referrals. Staff receive clinical supervision from a comorbidity specialist. Workers have gender specific expertise and are trained in basic mental health, trauma, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy. |
| Alexander Maconochie Centre: | Provides fortnightly outreach support in the areas of alcohol and other drugs, mental health and wellbeing and housing to women in the Alexander Maconochie Centre, and post release. Over the phone support is available daily to women in the Alexander Maconochie Centre. Referrals to WIREDD services are are accepted from Community Based Corrections as part of a prisoners parole conditions. |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: | Staff are required to undertake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training through induction. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific information and referrals provided. |
| Culturally and Linguistically Diverse: | Culturally and linguistically diverse information and referrals are provided. Workers from non-english speaking backgrounds are employed. Some WIREDD staff members speak French, Spanish, Croatian and Serbian. Other Toora staff speak Lebanese and Micronesian. Staff are required to undertake cultural awareness training through induction. |
| Cost: | Free |
| Staff: | Alcohol and Other Drug Workers and Counsellors |
| Families / Carers: | Information and referrals can be provided to families and carers. |