In response to the National Ice Taskforce Report (2015) the Commonwealth Government announced a suite of measures aimed at reducing the impacts associated with methamphetamine, alcohol and other drug misuse for individuals, families and communities.
A key element is the additional funding for Primary Health Networks to commission further alcohol and other drug treatment services to meet local need – including services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The aims of the new funding are to:
The objectives of this funding are to:
Adelaide Primary Health Network (APHN) has undertaken detailed consultations and population mapping across the Adelaide metropolitan region to inform the commissioning of a wide range of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services.
Adelaide PHN provides a range of FREE AOD treatment services across metropolitan Adelaide. The alphabetical listing below provides detailed information for each AOD service commissioned by APHN, including location, target population (where relevant), and the process for access and referral. For information on other available services please contact the Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) telephone 1300 131 340 (South Australian callers only - local call fee) any day between 8:30am and 10:00pm.
Please note: These services are not designed to deal with emergency situations. If you are experiencing an emergency please telephone 000.
Centacare Drug & Alcohol Service (CDAS)
This service provides AOD treatment and in home de-tox for people aged 10-30 years of age with complex health (including mental health) and social needs, and assists families and carers confronted with alcohol and drug issues. Although located in Seaton this service provides outreach services across metropolitan Adelaide
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Drug ARM Australasia Community and Family Support Service (CAFSS)
CAFSS is a 12-session program and provides assessment and support, brief treatment interventions and appropriate referrals. Where there are barriers to visiting a Drug ARM office, CAFSS can provide appointments in a person’s home or another mutually agreed location. The service is designed to support young people, Aboriginal and CALD populations, families with children and homeless people or those at risk of homelessness.
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Daybreak smartphone app by Hello Sunday Morning
Daybreak helps individuals reduce their harmful alcohol consumption and includes self-assessment, brief intervention, motivational interviewing, psychological education, peer support and access to on-line professional coaching via a smartphone app.
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Family Drug Support
24 hours 7 days per week telephone support line: 1300 368 186. Provision of support, education and counselling to the family and friends of AOD users.
Visit www.fds.org.au for further information about the local timetable for support sessions including Stepping Forward and Stepping Stones.
Mission Australia – The Hindmarsh Outreach Project
The Hindmarsh Outreach Project provides young people aged 12-24 years of age their families and significant others with AOD treatment interventions. Services are delivered “in home” across metropolitan Adelaide.
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Northern Area Community and Youth Services Incorporated
Changing Habits Attitudes and Gaining Education (CHANGE) is a six-month cannabis reduction support program for young people aged 12-20 years and is available to residents in the Playford, Salisbury, Gawler, Mallala and Barossa council regions.
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Northern Connect
Northern Connect is an integrated approach to mental illness and AOD problems, usually called comorbidity or dual diagnosis.
This service provides psychological support to address both mental illness and alcohol and drug problems and includes care coordination to ensure client needs are addressed by the most appropriate services in the community. Further information about Northern Connect is available here
This service is designed for people who are experiencing mental health and AOD issues.
Phone: 8209 0700, Fax 8252 9433, Email: enquiry@northernhealth.net
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Nunkuwarrin Yunti – Walking Together Wellbeing Program
This program provides AOD treatment services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in metropolitan Adelaide within a culturally based health, social and emotional wellbeing service. New and culturally appropriate treatment services to address AOD issues include case management, care planning and coordination, brief intervention, narrative therapy, group therapy, post rehabilitation support and relapse prevention. The program is available at three locations across the city, northern and southern suburbs.
The program is designed for people who want to discuss their drug and alcohol use and receive further information including referral to treatment.
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Offenders Aid and Rehabilitation Services (OARS) – Drug and Alcohol Program
This program is provided for people who have been recently released from the custody of the Department for Correctional Services and includes individual counselling; drug awareness; relapse prevention and Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) groups through the Counselling Health & Substance Abuse (ChaSM) and Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Services are available at three locations: Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Christies Beach.
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PsychMed - The Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program for Methamphetamine Users (Matrix)
The Matrix Program is an intensive outpatient addiction recovery program that provides structured education and cognitive behaviour therapy over 16 weeks. This is an intensive program that requires attendance on a regular basis throughout each week in order to maintain focus and support. The Matrix groups are run by trained PsychMed psychologists and co-facilitated by a recovered consumer with lived experience. Further information about the Matrix Program is available here.
This program is designed for people who have become dependent on methamphetamine and who have not used for 3 weeks
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PsychMed - Brief Intervention Program and the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)
The ASSIST brief intervention program is used to start a conversation with individuals about their substance use. The program covers all substance groups and determines a risk score which the clinician will use to determine the most appropriate treatment pathway for the client.
For some clients, a single session may be appropriate whilst for other clients the single session can be used to motivate them to participate in higher intensity treatment for their alcohol and other drug use. The program is run by Psych Med psychologists. Further information about the ASSIST program is available here.
This program is designed for people who want to discuss their drug and alcohol use and receive further information including referral to treatment.
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PsychMed - Relapse Prevention Groups Program
These groups are mainly designed for people whose primary drug of concern is alcohol, cannabis, prescription opioids or benzodiazepines. There is a separate group specifically for people whose primary drug of concern is methamphetamine or intravenous opioids
The groups are facilitated by a psychologist from PsychMed, are held once a week across the three locations below and run for 90 minutes. Generally, the groups are held in the late afternoon/evening to allow people who work to attend. Groups usually comprise between 6-10 attendees as well as the facilitators. Further information about the Relapse Prevention Groups program is available here
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Uniting Communities - Christies Beach Drop In Service
This service provides immediate access to a range of AOD treatment services and resources. For people that require more intensive and coordinated services, the drop in centre will provide appropriate referral pathways. The service is available Monday and Wednesday from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
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Uniting Communities – Streetlink
This service combines substance misuse treatment and family therapy to work with young people 12-25 years of age and their families where the young person is homeless (or at risk of homelessness), socially isolated and/or uses illicit substances (or is deemed at risk of illicit substance misuse)
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Uniting Communities – New ROADS (Residential and Out-Client Alcohol and Drug Service)
This service provides flexible and individualised AOD treatment options for parents and children. The service works with Families SA to support families of children who are either at risk or have been removed from the family due to parental substance abuse and provides child care, parenting support and in home AOD treatment services to assist parents retain/regain/increase access to children
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Vietnamese Community in Australia/SA Chapter
This service provides access to AOD treatment services for drug users (aged 13-17 years) from an Asian background and includes family support services, relapse prevention strategies, harm reduction information and strategies, social living skill and employment training
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