Sobering-up shelter (Koori Community Alcohol and Drug Resource Service)

• Reach:

  VIC

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Run by Koori Community Alcohol (KCA) & Drug Resource Service (DRS), the program provides a non-threatening sobering-up environment for Aboriginal people that are found under the influence of alcohol or drugs in public areas. It constitutes an alternative to incarceration and offers referral to related services if needed. This sobering-up shelter program is implemented in six different health centres.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Baccus House Koorie Community A&D Resource Centre
Mildura
ph: (03) 5022 1852

Bendin House Koorie Community A&D Resource Centre
Morwell
ph: (03) 5133 7969

Gower House Koorie Community A&D Resource Centre
Shepparton
ph: (03) 5831 3871

Koorie Community A&D Resource Centre
Geelong area
ph: (03) 5274 2390

Koorie Community A&D Resource Centre
Swan Hill
ph: (03) 5032 2964

Tanderra House Koorie Community A&D Resource Centre
Bairnsdale
ph: (03) 5153 0125

Related publications

Van der Sterren A, Anderson I (2002)

Building responses to blood-borne virus infection among Kooris using injecting drugs: improving the link between policy and service delivery.

Melbourne: VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit

• Links
• View report: Building responses to blood-borne virus infection among Kooris using injecting drugs: improving the link between policy and service delivery (PDF - 137.9 KB)
• View website: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit

Links

• View website: Koori community alcohol (KCA) and drug resource services (DRS)