Below is a list of options for alcohol and drug support, including sobering up centres, rehabilitation centres, alcohol and drug counselling, youth support services offering alcohol and drug support, and alcohol and drug support groups. If you cannot find local alcohol and drug support services for your area, you can find state and national alcohol and drug support services at the bottom of this page, including alcohol and drug counsellors, and those providing information about treatment options and referrals to local services.

Yaadina Community Services – Turner River Rehabilitation Facility

Yaandina’s Turner River Rehabilitation Centre is a 24-bed facility that uses the Therapeutic Community (TC) model for treatment and addiction recovery that includes mental and physical healing. This centre provides a facility in the Pilbara that allows individuals who have successfully completed a detoxification process from drugs and/or alcohol to recover from their addictions. Turner River is certified against the Standards for Therapeutic Communities in a Residential Care setting and also certified against the Standards for Culturally Secure practice.

The centre is open 24 hours – 365 days a years and families are able to visit following a settling in period. Accessing the service – a referral accompanied by a medical assessment is required to access Turner River. Referrals could be from self, community drug and alcohol services, mental health services, other community agencies.

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Yaandina Community Services – Sobering Up Centre

The centre provides 14 beds for community members over the age of 18 years and helps men and women who are intoxicated and are at risk of harm or engaging in antisocial behaviour and is certified against the Standards for Culturally Secure practice. .

During their time at the centre every client is provided with a comfortable bed, freshly laundered clothes, a nutritious meal and are supervised by on duty staff who monitor their well-being.

While the centre does not supply counselling or medical attention it does act as a referral service for clients and will ensure that medical attention is provided by the Roebourne Hospital located just around the corner, should it be required.

The Sobering-up centre is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day and works in conjunction with the Mingga Patrol.

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Yaandina Community Services – Integrated Drug and Alcohol Service

The primary objective of the Pilbara Integrated Drug & Alcohol Services is to reduce AOD use and related harm to individuals residing in the Pilbara. The services provide AOD prevention, education, treatment, rehabilitation and aftercare services primarily for Indigenous Australians.

Services include support and education to communities & individuals with the aim of improving community safety, building wellbeing and resilience, and supporting communities to develop strategies to tackle substance misuse more generally.

This will be delivered through individual AOD Counselling, case management medical support, support groups, activities and programmes that address AOD issues.

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Warmun Local Drug Action Group

The Warmun Local Drug Action Group provides the services:

  • Lirrkarn Kerrem – Drug and Alcohol Intervention program
  • Counselling
  • Group and family support
  • Community prevention actions
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Midwest Mental Health and Community Alcohol and Drug Service

Midwest Mental Health and Community Alcohol and Drug Service provides multidisciplinary assessment, treatment and advice to consumers in the Midwest region with moderate to severe mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues.  It also provides support to carers, local health services and other agencies that work with people experiencing mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues. MMH & CADS provides services in:

  • Adult Mental Health (18 – 65 years)
  • Older Adult Mental Health (65+)
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health (up to 18 Years)
  • Community Alcohol and Drug Services
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St John of God – South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service

The South West Community Alcohol and Drug Service (SWCADS) offers easily accessible counselling and support for people with drug and alcohol issues and their families free of charge.
They also provide consultation, shared case management, education, strategic support and training for Western Australia’s south west communities. 
They now offer the option of telephone counselling to our clients, allowing them to receive the support they require via phone with one of our trusted clinicians from the comfort of their home or preferred private location. 
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Speakeasy Counselling

Speakeasy Counselling can address a range of issues including:

  • Personal development
  • Self-esteem and confidence
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Anger
  • Family violence
  • Abuse and trauma
  • Relationship problems
  • Parenting
  • Drug and alcohol dependency
  • Diagnosed mental illness
  • Adjustment issues
  • Life re-direction
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Salvation Army – Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centred, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind.

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Pilbara Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Service – Karratha

Pilbara Mental Health and Drug Service (PMHDS) provides specialist mental health and drug & alcohol services to the Pilbara region. Locally based, multi-disciplinary teams are located in the large centres across the Pilbara (Hedland, Karratha, and Newman). Outreach services are provided by each of these teams to surrounding towns, communities and remote areas.

Services are available for all ages.

Clients may self-present (without referrals), while referrals are accepted from a range of health professionals and other agencies.

Clinical Programs include:

  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • Youth Mental Health
  • Aboriginal Mental Health
  • Adult Mental Health
  • Seniors Mental Health
  • Alcohol and Drug
  • Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Programs

Referrals: The preferred referral method is through your General Practitioner, however there are other referral options:

  • Your General Practitioner (preferred option)
  • Crisis and emergency services
  • Other health services
  • Community agencies
  • Schools
  • Private Psychiatrists or other doctors
  • Yourself
  • A relative, carer or friend
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Peer Based Harm Reduction WA Bunbury

Peer Based Harm Reduction WA (formerly known as WASUA) provides non-judgmental, friendly peer based support, information and education, advocacy and harm reduction services and services aimed at reducing the transmission of Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections associated with drug use amongst the community in WA. Services include:

  • South West Needle Syringe Program
  • Health Clinic
  • Overdose Prevention
  • Safe Disposal Education
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