Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc. (CAAPS)

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Category:

  Non-government

Description

The Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc. (CAAPS) is non-profit organisation which operates the largest residential rehabilitation service for Indigenous people in the Top End of the Northern Territory.

CAAPS has a core staff of 30 permanent employees in a variety of roles. CAAPS is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) providing nationally recognised training in substance misuse, prevention and treatment programs, which are delivered using culturally appropriate learning styles. Training staff provide accredited and non-accredited 'alcohol and other drug' training courses to people from remote and urban communities across the Top End of the Northern Territory.

CAAPS also provide a range of services and programs including:

• residential rehabilitation program
• Healthy families/volatile substance program
• Youth wellbeing project
• Dolly Garinyi hostel.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc.
60 Boulter Road
PMB 22
Berrimah NT 0828
Ph: (08) 8922 4800
Email: caaps@caaps.org.au

Healthy families/volatile substances
Ph: (08) 8922 4852

Training/youth wellbeing
Ph: (08) 8922 4809

Dolly Garinyi hostel
Ph: (08) 8922 4833

Links

• View information: Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc.
• View contact details: Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc.
• View website: Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services Inc.