Projects

Koori Youth Alcohol and Drug Healing Service: An Evaluation

The AYRC began a four-year evaluation of the Koori Youth Alcohol and Drug Healing Service that will be provided by a partnership between YSAS and Ngwala. Ngwala Willumbong Cooperative is the largest Koori drug and alcohol service provider in the state and YSAS is the largest specialist provider of youth alcohol and drug treatment services in Victoria. The partnership aims to deliver culturally appropriate professional and effective service to Koori young people.

Over the four years the evaluation will provide annual reports that will:

• Use a narrative approach to document the processes of the partnership between YSAS and Ngwala to implement the service, including any difficulties, and the processes used to overcome these difficulties;
• Provide analysis of interview and survey data with service participants and relevant stakeholders in regard to service provision and integration of Koori culture into the program; and
• Provide recommendations in regard to service provision.

Contact:  Bern Murphy

Contact: bemurphy@unimelb.edu.au