Alcohol and other drugs

Services included counselling, treatment, peer support, youth outreach, harm reduction, care coordination, family support and recovery-oriented assistance. 

Across the region, with our service partners, EMPHN delivered a number of programs including:

• AOD Relate: The program offers peer support, dual diagnosis care coordination and psychological intervention, enabling direct client care and secondary consultation.
• Dual Diagnosis Program: Supports individuals and their families to address substance use and their mental health in the community, or as an inpatient.
• Family Alcohol and Drug Service (FADS): Supports families with children under 25 facing substance use issues. Also assists individuals affected by a family member’s alcohol or drug use. Focusing on harm minimisation and relapse prevention, the program is underpinned by integrated family therapy, including individual counselling and family therapy.
• Northeast Recovery and Support Program (NeRASP): An eight-week recovery-oriented group program with individual and peer support to enhance AOD treatment outcomes. 
• Supporting Health Education, Recreation, and Personal Autonomy (SHERPA): Offers therapeutic recreation and adventure based group activities in conjunction with one-on-one case management and care coordination to young people (aged 12-21) experiencing substance use.
• Youth Northern Outreach Team (YNOT 2.0): Provides personalised, confidential outreach counselling, support, education and referrals for young people with alcohol and/or other drug abuse or dependence issues.
• Youth Primary Health Support and Coordination Service (YPHSCS): Provides vulnerable young people aged 12-21 with substance use management and holistic treatment.

episodes of care delivered across all AOD programs

occasions of service were delivered across all AOD programs

16,758 of service delivery hours was funded