WentWest Stories, YOTS: Darrel’s Story
Young people are often alienated from their community and family when tackling alcohol and drug abuse issues. Without support and guidance, this can make it even harder for them to reach out and get help. Youth Off The Streets (YOTS) is a community organisation supporting young people who are dealing with alcohol and other […]
AOD Prison Transition Program Creates Pathways Home
26 February 2022 WentWest aims to help reform primary care by providing support to health care professionals, and commissioning health services that generate better health outcomes in Western Sydney. That means finding accessible solutions to support all members of our community. One of our commissioned providers, the Community Restorative Centre (CRC), provides through-care, post-release, […]
WentWest Stories, CRC: Trent’s Story
The Community Restorative Centre (CRC), provides throughcare, post-release, and reintegration programs to people transitioning from prison back into the community who are struggling with addiction. WentWest supports CRC’s Prison Transition Program and Pathways Home Program in Western Sydney. Trent* is a young Aboriginal man who has been in and out of custody multiple times […]
WentWest Stories, WHOS: Eli’s Story
We Help Ourselves (WHOS) run therapeutic programs for those recovering from alcohol and other drug dependencies. The Opioid Substitution To Abstinence Residential (OSTAR) program is a live-in program designed to help people reduce their dependencies on methadone and other opioid addictions. Using a Therapeutic Community (TC) model, clients receive drug reduction treatment and counselling, […]
Local Services Tackle AOD Dependency Trends
WentWest Commissioning and Marcomms teams visiting the Youth Off the Streets (YOTS) AOD program for young people Did you know we commission nine AOD services in Western Sydney? Commissioning services that help our community achieve drug addiction-free lives is a priority area for WentWest. Our programs assist a range of priority groups, including Aboriginal and […]