Wuchopperen Health Service Substance misuse program: tobacco, alcohol and other substances

• Reach:

  QLD

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Wuchopperen Health Service runs the Substance misue program: tobacco, alcohol and other substances. The goals of the program are to improve the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples in Cairns and district through:

• delayed uptake and reduction in misuse of tobacco, alcohol and other substances
• improved access to culturally appropriate treatment services.

The program's objectives include:

• building capacity of service staff to deliver treatment, health education and promotional activities relating to licit and illicit substance misuse
• assisting in the delivery of culturally appropriate and effective treatment and prevention programs
• identifying and assisting in addressing gaps in service delivery
• increasing community awareness of problems related to tobacco, alcohol and other substance misuse
• assisting with building the capacity of youths and/or their families to prevent or reduce substance misuse.

Services provided as part of this program include:

• client assessment, treatment, support and referrals
• coordination of Cairns Inhalant Action Group
• Streetwork Outreach Project
• resource development and distribution.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Wuchopperen Health Service
PO Box 878
Manunda Qld 4870
Ph: (07) 4080 1000
Fax: (07) 4032 4961
Email: inquiries@wuchopperen.com

Related publications

Chroming/sniffing: a guide for people involved with youth using volatile substances (2004)

Cairns Inhalant Group

This resource includes both the Cairns Community Flow Chart and the Chroming/sniffing guide.

Chroming/sniffing: a guide for people involved with youth using volatile substances includes a referral guide for those people involved with youth who are inhaling: providing information on how to identify if someone is using volatile
substances; what to do if someone is passed out; and how to decide where to go for help.

The Cairns Community Flow Chart is a guide for individuals working with people at risk of self harm and suicide; providing information on how to identify if someone is at risk of suicide, the level of risk, and a referral guide dependent on the level of risk identified.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View resource: Chroming/sniffing: a guide for people involved with youth using volatile substances (PDF - 76.0 KB)
• View information: Chroming/sniffing: a guide for people involved with youth using volatile substances (in The Cairns Community Flow Chart - A guide for those working with people at risk of self-harm and suicide)
• View website: FNQ Suicide Prevention Taskforce

Links

• View information: Substance misuse program: tobacco, alcohol and other substances
• View contact details: Wuchopperen Health Service
• View website: Wuchopperen Health Service