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Programs and projects

This section provides details and links for programs and projects that address illicit drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Details and links (where available) relating to relevant programs, projects and lessons learned are collected here.

When you click on one of the headings of the table, the list will be sorted according to that heading. For more information about the program, click on the title.

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Title	Reach	Focus	Evaluated
'Knowledge = power' and 'Respect yourself' camps project	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
A prospective cohort study of ex-prisoners with a history of injecting drug use	Not specified	Mainstream	-
Aboriginal alcohol and drug services (Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service Inc)	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal alcohol and other drugs program (Drug and Alcohol Office of Western Australia)	WA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cannabis interventions	National	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal drug and alcohol traineeship program (non-government sector)	NSW	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal families and carers training (AFACT) project	NSW	Indigenous
Aboriginal family intervention project	SA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal kinship program (Grannies group)	SA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal substance misuse connection program	SA	Indigenous	-
Aboriginal youth sexual health and didgeridoo project	NSW	Indigenous	-
Addressing HIV risks related to injecting drug use in Victorian Aboriginal communities	VIC	Indigenous	-
Alcohol and drug information service (ADIS)	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Alcohol and drug program (ADP)	ACT	Indigenous	-
Alcohol and other drug treatment services (Ngnowar Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation)	WA	Indigenous	-
Alcohol and other drugs Indigenous communities project	NT	Indigenous
Alcohol and other drugs information program	National	Mainstream	-
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs prevention program (ATOD)	QLD	Indigenous	-
Anawim community centre	WA	Indigenous	-
Assessment, referral and counselling program	SA	Indigenous	-
Banyan House - Forster Foundation for drug rehabilitation	NT	Mainstream	-
Barbeque	SA	Indigenous	-
Benelong's haven	NSW	Indigenous	-
Best practice in early intervention, assessment and treatment of depression and substance misuse (BEAT project)	NT	Indigenous	-
Beswick 'Youth at risk strategy'	NT	Indigenous	-
Boomerang caring program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Boomerangs parenting program	NSW	Indigenous
Bourke alcohol working group	NSW	Mainstream	-
Building a Queensland cannabis diversion model	QLD	Mainstream	-
Bulgarr Ngaru alcohol and other drug program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Bunjilwarra	NSW	Indigenous	-
BushMob bush adventure therapy program	NT	Indigenous	-
Bushmob residential service	NT	Indigenous	-
Cannabis: it's not our culture	National	Indigenous	-
Cape York cannabis project	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programs Unit (CAAAPU) alcohol and other drug programs	NT	Indigenous
Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS)	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Central Desert night patrol	NT	Indigenous	-
Cherbourg injury prevention and safety promotion project	QLD	Indigenous	-
Comorbidity action in the north (CAN) project	SA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Connections: Aboriginal women's art therapy group	NSW	Indigenous	-
Counselling and wellbeing program	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Culturally secure accreditation framework project	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Cummeragunja community development drug action team	NSW	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Cyril Lindsay House program	SA	Indigenous	-
Danila Dilba alcohol and other drug program	NT	Indigenous	-
Darayiga guya mapu (come here: talk feeling)	NSW	Indigenous	-
Deadly sista girlz (Dare to dream)	WA	Indigenous	-
Developing a best practice model of holistic health service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates of the Alexander Maconochie Correctional Centre in the ACT	ACT	Indigenous	-
Dolly Garinyi hostel	NT	Indigenous	-
Drug and alcohol and mental health information management project	NSW	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Drug and alcohol assessment, detox and counselling program	NSW	Mainstream	-
Drug and alcohol clinical worker program	QLD	Indigenous	-
Drug and alcohol program (Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation)	ACT	Indigenous	-
Drug and alcohol program (Mildura Aboriginal Corporation)	VIC	Indigenous	-
Drug Aware cannabis prevention campaign	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Drug Aware drug driving education campaign	WA	Mainstream	-
Drug substitution options and support (SOS)	SA	Indigenous	-
DRUMBEAT	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content
Early childhood families and schools together (FAST) program	NT	Indigenous	-
East Arnhem community night patrol and sobering-up services	NT	Indigenous	-
Ecstasy and related drugs reporting system (EDRS)	National	Mainstream	-
Fairfield drug health service	NSW	Mainstream	-
Goldfields community drug service team	WA	Mainstream	-
Great Southern community drug service team (GSCDST)	WA	Mainstream	-
Gunbalanya family safety program	NT	Indigenous	-
Halo day program	WA	Indigenous	-
Head 2 head	WA	Indigenous	-
Holyoake	QLD	Mainstream	-
Holyoake counselling and support services program	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
I want to be heard research project	ACT	Indigenous
Illicit drug reporting system (IDRS)	National	Mainstream	-
Improved services initiative	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Indigenous alcohol and other drug national train the trainer pilot program	WA	Indigenous
Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' wellbeing, stress and burnout project	National	Indigenous	-
Indigenous community action to reduce harms associated with heavy cannabis use in remote communities in the Cape York region	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Indigenous dual diagnosis project	VIC	Indigenous	-
Indigenous men managing anger and substance use (IMMASU)	WA	Indigenous	-
Indigenous national alcohol and other drug workforce development program	National	Indigenous
Indigenous storybook	WA	Indigenous	-
Injecting drug use and associated harms among Aboriginal Australians	National	Indigenous	-
Jaru Pirrjirdi program	NT	Indigenous	-
Jaru Pirrjirdi Youth Development	NT	Indigenous	-
Jumna wal	NSW	Indigenous	-
Jungarni-Jutiya alcohol centre	WA	Indigenous	-
Kalgoorlie sobering-up centre	WA	Indigenous	-
Katungul Aboriginal Corporation alcohol and other drugs program	NSW	Indigenous	-
Kava usage in Indigenous and Pacific Islander communities	Not specified	Indigenous	-
Koori access program	VIC	Indigenous	-
Koori access project	VIC	Indigenous	-
Koori diversion initiative	VIC	Indigenous	-
Koori youth alcohol and drug healing service	VIC	Indigenous	-
Kumangka drug and alcohol diversion service	SA	Indigenous	-
Lakalinjeri Tumbetin Waal Frahns farm	SA	Indigenous	-
Lifestyle education program	National	Indigenous	-
Linking youth and families together (LYFT)	VIC	Mainstream	-
MacDonnell Shire Council community and agency services	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Magistrates' early referral into treatment (MERIT and QMERIT) program	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Makin' tracks	SA	Indigenous
Maningrida child safety service	NT	Indigenous	-
Mental health alcohol tobacco and other drugs service (MHATODS)	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Methadone	SA	Indigenous	-
Midnight basketball	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Mission Australia alcohol and other drug services	NT	Indigenous	-
Mobile assistance patrol (Aboriginal Sobriety Group Inc)	SA	Indigenous	-
Mobile assistance patrol (Port Augusta Substance Misuse Services)	SA	Mainstream	-
Mt Isa Murri men's group	QLD	Indigenous	-
Mt Theo program	NT	Indigenous	-
Murdi Paaki drug and alcohol network	NSW	Indigenous	-
Namatjira Haven residential program	NSW	Indigenous	-
National illicit drug indicators project (NIDIP)	National	Mainstream	-
Ngwala Willumbong outreach services	VIC	Indigenous	-
No bars	NSW	Mainstream	-
Non-residential treatment program	SA	Indigenous	-
NUHIT Clean Needle Program	SA	Indigenous	-
Nunga STARS (Strengthening true Aboriginal radiating spirit) program	SA	Indigenous	-
Nunga youth project	SA	Indigenous	-
Nunkuwarrin Yunti clean needle program	SA	Indigenous	-
Nyoongar patrol outreach service	WA	Indigenous	-
Pangula Mannamurna drug & alcohol awareness	SA	Indigenous	-
Parent drug information service	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Partnerships for better health outcomes for Indigenous injecting drug users (IDUs)	VIC	Indigenous	-
Police drug diversion liaison program	SA	Indigenous	-
Port Augusta substance misuse services	SA	Mainstream	-
Port Hedland sobering-up centre	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Positive stories	National	Mainstream	-
Preventative health care	QLD	Indigenous	-
Queensland injecting drug survey (QuIDS)	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Ramahyuck drug and alcohol abuse program	VIC	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Residential recovery centres program	VIC	Indigenous	-
Riverbed action group outreach support service (Ragoss)	QLD	Indigenous	-
Roebourne sobering-up shelter	WA	Indigenous	-
Save-a-mate (SAM) and SAM 'our way'	National	Indigenous	-
Slow down project - community partnerships	WA	Indigenous	-
SMART recovery	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Sobering-up shelter (Koori Community Alcohol and Drug Resource Service)	VIC	Indigenous	-
Sobering-up shelter (Nggangganawili Aboriginal Health Service)	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Sobering-up unit (Port Augusta Substance Misuse Services)	SA	Mainstream	-
South West Mobile Needle and Syringe Exchange	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Stagpole Street drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit	QLD	Indigenous	-
Stock-take and gap analysis of Indigenous drug prevention research	VIC	Indigenous	-
Street beat	NSW	Indigenous	-
Street youth service	SA	Indigenous	-
Strong men, strong families project	SA	Indigenous	-
Strong spirit strong mind metro project	WA	Indigenous	-
Substance misuse assessment and referral for treatment (SMART) court	NT	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Substance misuse program (Koonibba Aboriginal Health Service)	SA	Indigenous	-
Substance misuse program (Umoona Tjutagku Health Service)	SA	Indigenous	-
Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Day Centre (Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, Ceduna)	SA	Indigenous	-
Substance Misuse Rehabilitation Day Centre (Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, Port Augusta)	SA	Indigenous	-
Substance use program (Tullawon Health Service)	SA	Indigenous	-
Taree community drug action team	NSW	Mainstream	-
The connection	ACT	Indigenous	-
The healing program	VIC	Indigenous	-
The wellbeing program	NT	Indigenous	-
Treatment service users (TSU) projects - phases one and two	National	Mainstream	-
Trial of Web-Based Cannabis Counselling	Not specified	Not specified	-
Urban trax	QLD	Indigenous	-
Using rapid assessment procedures to investigate the impact of injecting drug use amongst Indigenous Australians in metropolitan Adelaide	SA	Indigenous	-
WA Substance Users Association Inc (WASUA)	WA	Not specified	-
Warra-warra kanyi counselling and mentoring	NT	Indigenous	-
Western Australian Department of Health's Multi-systemic therapy (MST) program	WA	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Western Australian Indigenous diversion program	WA	Indigenous
Wiltanendi ... becoming stronger	SA	Indigenous	-
Winnunga Nimmityjah Substance misuse service	ACT	Indigenous	-
Withdrawal program (Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services)	NT	Indigenous	-
Wuchopperen Health Service Substance misuse program: tobacco, alcohol and other substances	QLD	Indigenous	-
Wurli-Wurlinjang alcohol and other drug unit	NT	Indigenous	-
Yalata Aboriginal Community Drug diversional program	SA	Indigenous	-
Yiriman Fire control and land management (ranger project)	WA	Indigenous	-
Yiriman youth project	WA	Indigenous	-
Young Nungas yarning together	SA	Indigenous
Youth in communities program	NT	Indigenous	-
Youth Insearch weekend programs	National	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Youth justice program	VIC	Indigenous	-
Youth Off The Streets Aboriginal services	NSW	Indigenous	-
Youth wellbeing project	NT	Indigenous	-
Youth, alcohol, drug treatment and support program (YAD)	QLD	Mainstream with Indigenous content	-
Yowarling family project (Singing up)	WA	Indigenous	-

Last updated: 18 May 2012

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