Search - Drugs

1. Junaa Buwa! Centre for Youth Wellbeing (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Located in Coffs Harbour, Junaa Buwa! is a wellbeing centre for young people who have entered or are at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, and whose crimes are associated with drug and alcohol ...

2. ‘We've got our son back’: parents praise DAYS in open letter
(Daily News/Blog)

... the help of Mission Australia’s Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) service in Perth. DAYS is an integrated service incorporating Next Step (a government alcohol and other drugs youth service) ...

3. ‘DAYS saved my life’ – Rick’s story in The Sunday Times
(Daily News/Blog)

... amphetamines every day and at the height of his habit weighed just 58kg.  After months of treatment and rehabilitation with DAYS, last week he graduated from DAYA weighing 74kg and clean of drugs. ...

4. Shannon Noll shines light on the music biz for Triple Care Farm students
(Daily News/Blog)

... clean from drugs for a year. My mental health is stable and I feel positive about things. I have learnt how to cook, budget my money and take care of myself. I know a lot more about my mental health and ...

5. Celebrating A Safe Place for Change
(Community Services/Community Services)

... a positive outlook. For those Triple Care Farm students who have experienced a deterioration of their health and fitness through years of drugs and alcohol abuse, exercise is a vital part of the transformation ...

6. New beginnings for Junaa Buwa! centre in Coffs
(Daily News/Blog)

... reinforces that we believe in them and their ability to live a healthy life free of drugs and alcohol and offending behaviour,” Ms Heise said. The service provides a holistic three-month live-in drug ...

7. Missionbeat nurse makes ‘sydney’ magazine’s influence list
(Daily News/Blog)

... this year. “They don’t have the right forms or may be illiterate. Mental illness, drugs and alcohol play a huge part, but the common thread is poverty and a lack of opportunities.” The Michael Project ...

8. Crafty Chef wins our inaugural National Employer Award
(Daily News/Blog)

... years, was dependent on drugs and had never worked. After an interview and induction at Crafty Chef, our Employment Solutions team arranged for Amy* to continue on her methadone program and provided ...

9. Lead experts
(Pathways/About Us)

... the environment, alcohol and drugs, and crime, safety and violence. The Michael Project: Our research into homelessness continued through this innovative service model in Sydney. Our 2011 findings from ...

10. Community forum in Coffs aims to open minds for a better future
(Daily News/Blog)

... System and whose use of alcohol and other drugs has placed them at risk. Evening forum guests are invited to a free sausage sizzle, starting at 5pm on Friday outside Theatre D. For more information ...

11. Student on a mission
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Ms Esho said she developed an interest in public health since discussing medical issues with many young people. "So many young people have the wrong information or no information about drugs, alcohol ...

12. WA youth express themselves in photos
(Daily News/Blog)

... family member or carer who misuse drugs and or alcohol. Navig8, provides transitional support for young people aged 14 to 25 who are in or have recently left Department for Child Protection (DCP) state ...

13. The case for a brighter future
(Community Services/Community Services)

... him bringing drugs and inappropriate friends into the house. I had never noticed the drugs until this point, as I had been so sheltered from this scene all my life. As I got a bit older, I realised what ...

14. Reconnecting with life
(Community Services/Community Services)

... carers weren’t able to deal with. By the time he was a young adult, alcohol and drugs became both an escape and a trap for Daniel. He created a pattern of being in and out of jail as his addictions took ...

15. Call to give kids drug/alcohol lessons
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Acting State Director Carmen Acosta said better programs and delivered at a younger age could help the small number of children vulnerable to such drugs in primary school. It would have the more widespread ...

16. Owen Craigie warns of gambling pitfalls
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... as a gambling education officer for Mission Australia in Newcastle. "The topic of gambling in Aboriginal communities is just as big as your drugs, alcohol, domestic violence and your sexual abuse.  ...

17. Missionbeat clients tell their stories
(Daily News/Blog)

... to drugs as a way of coping when her parents' marriage was falling apart. She became addicted to drugs and started experiencing severe mood swings. Fearing for the safety of their two younger children, ...

18. Community Connections (NSW South East)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... including, but not limited to, alcohol and other drugs, mental health including self-harm, intellectual or cognitive disability and challenging behaviour. If you or someone you know in the south-east ...

19. Financial skills help steer young people towards a positive future
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... items such as take away food, cigarettes or illicit drugs. Participants also showed greater understanding of the importance of shopping around for best price, increased willingness to seek help in times ...

20. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... than younger people. Concerns about family conflict, bullying/emotional abuse, personal safety, drugs, alcohol and suicide decreased with age. Females were more likely than males to be concerned about ...

21. Bunbury/South West Region (WA)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... 10 to15 and a family member or carer living throughout the South West who misuse drugs and or alcohol. This early-intervention service aims to prevent at-risk young people (from families where there is ...

22. Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (WA)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) The Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) is an integrated service incorporating Next Step (a Government Alcohol and Other Drugs youth service) and Mission Australia’s ...