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

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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