Rural Residential Rehabilitation Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drugs Services
The Rural Residential Rehabilitation Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drugs Services in Dubbo and Coffs Harbour provide a rehabilitation program for young people.
What is the Program?
It is an intensive residential rehabilitation treatment program that takes a holistic approach to care for young people in contact with the criminal justice system, focusing on addressing their alcohol and other drug issues, as well as their other social, mental health and educational needs. The service provides a range of support including psychoeducation sessions and group counselling, individually tailored support and interventions, and aftercare support. The program assists young people to make positive changes in their lives, including reducing AOD use and related offending behaviour, improving social and emotional wellbeing, increasing life skills and successfully reintegrating into their community.
Both residential centres are staffed 24 hours a day and offer a stable and secure environment where young people can make positive changes.
Who delivers the Program?
The program is delivered by two service providers:
- Mission Australia delivers the service at Mac River, Dubbo NSW
- Lives Lived Well delivers the service in Coffs Harbour NSW
Further information of the program at Lives Lived Well can be found at:
How does it help?
The Rural Residential Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Rehabilitation Services help young people to:
- reduce AOD use
- manage problematic behaviours
- support connection to culture and link to cultural programs and activities
- strengthen life skills and interpersonal skills
- learn alternative habits to develop personal resilience and confidence
- build social networks
- reintegrate into their community with three months of aftercare support.
Who does the program support
The program is for young people who are:
- 13 to 18 years of age, all genders
- clients of Youth Justice NSW with a history of significant alcohol and other drug use and offending behaviour
- may have a dual diagnosis and/or other medically supervised medication
- willing to participate in the program
Young people must be referred by their Youth Justice Caseworker.
Referrals
Referrals can only be received through Youth Justice. Contact your local Youth Justice Community Office.