Mission Australia

1. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the discussion paper in the context of the Commonwealth’s broader social inclusion agenda, particularly given the strong links between poverty, unemployment, social exclusion ...

2. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
(Document Downloads)

... by standardised outcomes measures.TCF is a residential rehabilitation program, specialising in integrated treatment for clients aged 16 to 24 years with mental health and alcohol and other drug issues. ...

3. Community Service Workers - Casual Positions
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... potential of gaining significant insight to issues surrounding women in crisis, mental health, alcohol and drugs or disabilities and is suited to a person seeking to enhance their assessment and social ...

4. Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) Withdrawal and Respite
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) Withdrawal and Respite, in inner city Perth, provides a safe and supported environment for young people aged 12 - 21 who are wishing to manage their withdrawal ...

5. South West Youth Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... alcohol counselling, anger management, conflict resolution and peer mediation. SWYS has a youth centre that provides the following programs: Drug and alcohol awareness program Post-release ...

6. Catalyst-Clemente Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... and uphold professional boundaries. Interacting sensitively with people from different backgrounds, including those who may be experiencing issues such as homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, mental ...

7. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of boys. Conversely, alcohol was the second biggest worry for young males at 27.6 per cent while only 19 per cent of girls considered it the same. “Our survey suggests that 11-14 year old Australians ...

8. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... year. “We’ve seen a lot of change. Sydney’s rough sleepers are younger than 30 years ago. In the late ‘70s, most homeless people struggled with alcoholism. It’s still a factor but they also face a complex ...

9. Pathways through a successful youth
(Community Services/Community Services)

... (SA) Elevate Triple Care Farm Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program Creative Youth Initiatives U-Turn Triple R 'youth' gambling and financial counselling Drug and Alcohol ...

10. Pathways away from homelessness
(Community Services/Community Services)

... and alcohol abuse, personal tragedy and unemployment. These are issues that can affect any one of us unexpectedly and leave us in need of assistance. We seek first to understand individuals and their ...

11. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

...  Reconnect The Supported Housing Assistance Program (SHAP) The Youth Accommodation Support Service (YASS) Navig8 Pathways through a successful youth: Drug and Alcohol Youth Service ...

12. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... up shelters, in Darwin, Katherine and Nhulunbuy, promote individual and community well being by minimising the harm associated with alcohol and other substances, through a coordinated range of approaches. ...

13. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Cause Promoters, Sydney CBD Cook for a Cause aims to get families and loved ones around the dinner table, to open up the lines of communication for discussions about mental health issues, drug and alcohol ...

14. QLD Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... person is not under the influence of drugs, alcohol and/or inhalants at the time of pick up. An ‘instinctual’ feel for young people would be an asset in this role. One night really can make a difference: ...

15. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Withdrawal Service - Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy Sobering Up Shelter provides safe, temporary crisis accommodation for persons under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs who are considered to be at risk ...

16. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... which offers support for homeless, alcoholic or drug dependant men aged 18 and over, during their recovery and reintegration into mainstream society. Staff help residents to develop individual intervention ...

17. Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... Thomson John's story In the early 1990s I was having problems with alcohol and gambling, which made having a disability so much worse. Where I was living just wasn’t working out and it got to the ...

18. A fresh approach in the mission to enable refugee and migrants to gain sustainable employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... instances young people were dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, homelessness and mental health issues – impediments they could do without when looking for work. “Mission Australia’s commitment to ...

19. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... barriers to employment such as inadequate family and accommodation support, drug and alcohol problems, and insufficient formal education qualifications. “Mission Australia will work with these services ...

20. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... people involved in Mission Australia’s diversionary programs generally conform to the typical profile of adolescents who engage in anti-social behaviour. “Many have a history of damaging levels of alcohol ...

21. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the retail price. “The money we do make will also help fund other vital Mission Australia services to assist people who are homeless, have drug or alcohol dependencies, and to get young people who have ...

22. Here comes trouble: new Sounds of the Street album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... good stuff, that comes at them everyday. Everything from being homeless, to drug and alcohol use, what it’s like being a refugee in Australia, relationship stuff, gender stuff, love, war… everything they ...

23. More connections for Whyalla's young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  • Futures Upgrade, Mission Australia’s youth leadership and enterprise skills program • After-hours youth activities, which provides a drug and alcohol-free, supervised environment outside school or ...

24. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... sure parents send their kids to school or use their payments to buy food or pay the bills instead of alcohol or drugs. There’s certainly no argument that it’s been popularly received. Parents have a responsibility ...

25. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that while the survey indicated aboriginaland non-aboriginal young Australians shared many similarities, it also uncovered some stark differences. “For example, alcohol was the second highest issue of ...