Castlemaine District Community Health Ltd.
Facilitating Better Health
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Castlemaine District Community Health Ltd.Facilitating Better Health |
13 Mostyn Street, CASTLEMAINE. VIC. 3450.
Tel: (03) 5479 1000 Fax: (03) 5472 3221
Email: email@cdch.com.au (enquiries only)
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Service Contact
Mobile: 0428 867 668
Appointment is conditional
Fees
This service is Free
Eligibility
Young people between 12 - 25 years living in the Mount Alexander and Central Goldfields Shires (older people may be assessed as eligible) whose drug use is a clear factor in their offending behaviour. Referrals to the Rural Outreach Diversion (ROD) Program are brokered through the Community Offenders Advice Treatment Services (COATS). Referrals can be made formally by contacting COATS or informally by contacting the ROD worker.
Catchment(s) (Local Government Areas where this service is available)
Central Goldfields (S), Mount Alexander (S)
Aims
The Rural Outreach Diversion (ROD) program is an outreach drug and alcohol service for young people.
The program aims to widen the safety net, so more young people at risk of legal and health consequences, due to their substance misuse are diverted away from the justice system and into treatment.
The program is designed to be an alternative to criminal justice sanctions and to address individual drug related behaviour through assessment, education and treatment.
The program also provides drug assessment and treatment to young people who are apprehended for a non-drug related offence and are not eligible to receive a caution and participate in the Drug Diversion program, but whose drug use is a clear factor in their offending behaviour.
The Rural Outreach Diversion Worker
The Rural Outreach Drug Diversion (ROD) worker will provide a service tailored to rural needs. They will provide a link between community, police, courts and the drug treatment service.
The outreach worker will work with young people in their own environment, maintaining regular contact and providing support in following through on referrals, including transport, to referral agency and assisting the person to build a range of support structures. The worker will act as case coordinator with the advantage of mobility and flexibility to meet the specific needs of the young offenders.
ROD Worker work sites
Castlemaine - 3 days per week: Castlemaine District Community Health (13 Mostyn St Castlemaine) - Ph: 5479 1000
Maryborough - 2 days per week: Maryborough District Health Service, Community Services (75-87 Clarendon Street, Maryborough) - Ph: 54610 400
Contact: Via Reception
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last updated: Monday, 9 August 2010
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