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Under the $150 million Alice Springs Transformation Plan, people at risk from alcohol misuse will receive intensive support through the Safe and sober support service announced by the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Northern Territory Minister for Central Australia, Karl Hampton. The program received $5.4 million over two-and-a-half years to provide services for those seeking alcohol rehabilitation. The program consists of eight teams including a therapist and an Aboriginal Family Support Worker who help link people to a range of government services, including health, justice, harm minimisation, and family and youth services. Structured, intensive therapy is offered in a culturally sensitive way.
The Safe and sober support service (formerly known as Grog mob) is run by Central Australian Aboriginal Congress and offers an alcohol and other drug treatment program. The service provides help for Aboriginal people and their families in the NT with alcohol and other drug addiction problems, and offers a flexible outreach and centre-based support program. The service allows Aboriginal people to:
Abstract adapted from Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc.
Safe and sober program
14 Leichhardt Terrace
Alice Springs NT 0870
PO Box 1604
Alice Springs NT 0870
Ph: (08) 8959 4780
Fax: (08) 8959 4788
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc
25 Gap Rd
Alice Springs NT 0870
PO Box 1604
Alice Springs NT 0871
Ph: (08) 8951 4400
Fax: (08) 8953 0350
