Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS)

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Mainstream with Indigenous content

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  Yes

Overview

The Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS) mission is to support community initiatives that improve quality of life, and address substance use issues affecting young people. CAYLUS started as a petrol sniffing prevention project in November 2002, from funding committed by the Howard government in response to a series of articles about petrol sniffing. CAYLUS supported interventions have included:

• rehabilitation projects
• youth programs
• a responsible retail of solvents program
• night patrols
• policing initiatives
• football carnivals
• video and radio projects (such as the Youth link up radio series in 2005).

The program also provides resources and information, such as factsheets and brochures on volatile substance use and Opal unleaded fuel.

Abstract adapted from Tangentyere Council

Contacts

Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS)
4 Elder Street
Alice Springs NT 0870
PO Box 8070
Alice Springs NT 0871
Ph: (08) 8951 4236
Fax: (08) 8952 8521

Related publications

Chronic Diseases Network (2011)

Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS).

The Chronicle; 20(1): 24

• Links
• View publication: Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS) (PDF - 1.9 MB)
  see pg 24
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Central Australian Youth Link Up Service
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

McFarland B (2004)

CAYLUS: Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service.

Paper presented at the Third Australasian Drug Strategy Conference. 4-6 May 2004, Alice Springs, Northern Territory

• Links
• No links available.

Mosey A (2004)

Retailers responsible sale of solvents resource and voluntary code of conduct for sale of solvents in the Northern Territory.

Alice Springs: Central Australian Youth Link Up Service, Tangentyere Council

This resource is designed to help retailers take measures to assist in reducing volatile substance misuse, identify products that may be misused, display and sell products in a way that is restrictive or less attractive to inhalant users, and identify potential users and potential suppliers to users.

Central Australian Youth Link Up Service abstract

• Links
• View resource: Retailers responsible sale of solvents resource and voluntary code of conduct for sale of solvents in the Northern Territory (PDF - 456.0 KB)
• View website: Tangentyere Council

Youth link up radio series (2005)

Central Australian Youth Link Up Service

The Youth link up radio series was produced by the Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS). These audio programs cover issues relevant to substance use in remote and Indigenous communities. Experts and health workers from both Australia and overseas are interviewed in this series.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View information: CAYLUS Resources
• View information: Central Australian Youth Link Up Service
• View information: Youth link up radio series

Evaluated publications

Shaw G (2009)

The model and achievements of the Central Australian Youth Link Up Service.

Alice Springs, NT: Tangentyere Council

• Links
• View report: The model and achievements of the Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (PDF - 719.0 KB)
• View website: Tangentyere Council: Central Australian Youth Link Up Service

Links

• View resource: Central Australian youth link up service - Youth link up radio series (2005)
• View information: Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS)
• View information: Central Australian youth link up service - Resources
• View website: Tangentyere Council