Ballarat Community Health

Key features of alcohol and other drug programs include

• FREE (no cost involved – excluding the Drink Drug Drive Behaviour Change Program)
• LGBTIQA+ friendly & safe space
• Male and Female clinicians for most services
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• Non-judgmental & confidential services (privacy policy)
• Harm minimization framework
• Forensic and voluntary services
• Integrated Care & Dual Diagnosis (Integrated Service Response)

Alcohol & other drug services we offer here at BCH

• Counselling
  Alcohol and other drugs counselling at Ballarat Community Health provides support and therapy to individuals who are struggling with substance abuse or addiction, as well as their family members and significant others

• Care and Recovery
  Care and recovery coordination provides supportive case management for individuals with complex alcohol and drug issues from a holistic perspective.

• Drink & drug driver behaviour change programs
  If you have lost your licence due to a drink or drug driving offence, the process of having it restored may seem challenging. Here at BCH, we can help

• Withdrawal Services
  This program provides assessment for home-based or residential withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs for both adults and young people.

• Alcohol and other drug day rehabilitation program – Making a Change (MAC)
  The Making a Change program (MAC) is a structured eight-week alcohol and other drug day rehabilitation program.

• Nurse Practioner Services
  Our alcohol and drug nurse practitioner* clinic offers a specialist alcohol and drug treatment service at Ballarat Community Health’s Lucas clinic.

• Youth Outreach Worker
  The youth outreach program provides a holistic approach to working with at-risk young people aged 11-25 years in their own environment, assisting individuals and family members with alcohol or drug related issues.

• Needle & Syringe Program (NSP)
  Through the needle and syringe program, syringes, swabs and disposal containers are provided free of charge, along with a disposal service for used materials.

• Naloxone
  Naloxone is an opioid overdose reversal drug widely available across the counter in Australia.