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Youth, alcohol, drug treatment and support program (YAD)

Reach:
QLD
Focus area:
Mainstream with Indigenous content
Status:
Current
Evaluated:
No

Overview

The Youth, alcohol, drug treatment and support (YAD) program is operated by the Indigenous Wellbeing Centre. The YAD program is involved in providing case management support, referral, individual and group based education and interventions to young people who are at risk of, or engaged in, the use of alcohol or other drugs. The YAD program uses a harm minimisation approach to address alcohol and other drug use in young people. This includes support for the individual, their families, and the wider youth community.

The program aims to:

engage and support young people in identifying and treating problematic alcohol and other drug use
increase understanding of the addictive process, and increase awareness of the effects of substance use.

Some of the strategies and interventions delivered through the program include:

coordinating treatment plans for clients in close collaboration with other agencies
brief interventions
group sessions with psychologists and social workers to support clients in addressing drug and alcohol relapse/s
maintaining partnerships with relevant government and non-government agencies to provide effective interventions and support.

The program is individualised to meet the young person's needs and goals. Treatment plans are established with the individual and reviewed regularly to ensure the individual's changing needs are addressed. All youth aged 12-24 years, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, are welcome. There are no costs associated with this program.

Abstract adapted from Indigenous Wellbeing Centre

Contacts

Indigenous Wellbeing Centre
12B/9 Maryborough Street
Bundaberg QLD 4670
Ph: (07) 4151 5402
Fax: (07) 4151 3140
Email: info@iwc.org.au

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Last updated: 31 January 2012

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