Post on 19-Jan-2016
Koori Youth Alcohol & Drug Healing Service – a PartnershipMarion Green&David Murray
Where did the idea of partnership come from?
Government CommitmentConsultation with communitiesGovernment/non-Government reference groupConsultants report2 tender processesNgwala and YSAS – time, informality, joint projects
Residential Rehabiltiation
CentresOutreach
Youth SupportSobering Up
Centre
Supported Accommodation
Koori WithdrawalAccess Project
Outreach
Withdrawal• residential
• home-based
Supported Accommodation
Day Program /Primary Health
ResidentialRehabilitation
Education &
Research
YSAS line24hr
Influences on Koori Young People’s Identity
Youth cultures
Koori elders &/ or community
Mainstream cultures
Connection toKYA&D Healing
Service
Personal Development
spiritual, emotional &physical wellbeing
Responsibilities - cultural
- community- family
Connection / Return to
- community- family
- country
KYA&D Healing Service – Project Implementation
Phase 1
• development of service model & operational guidelines
• establishment of 6 bed interim service (by December 2006)
Phase 2
• establishment of 12 bed purpose built permanent service (within 12 – 18 months)
• transfer of interim service to permanent site
Phase 3
• transition of service to Ngwala (within 4 years)
Action Research
What actually happened?
Lease of a large propertyLocal community reaction – The Battle of BitternSupport of Government, Police, Local GovernmentThe establishment of a cultural advisory groupEmployment of a Koori and non-Koori staff teamFirst young people participate
Where do we go from here?
Establish permanent siteContinue to build the partnershipBuild the capacity of staffStrengthen links with communities throughout VictoriaGradual transfer of management of service to NgwalaRefine and develop program model
www.ngwala.org
www.ysas.org.au