Projects

YSAS Day Program Evaluation

Source: Youth Substance Abuse Service

The Day Program provides purposeful daytime activities and continuing treatment and pathways for young people in the post treatment phase of drug treatment. The target group is young people aged 14 to 21 years who live in the Eastern Metropolitan Region and are already linked to drug and alcohol services and/or have serious problems relating to their use of alcohol or other drugs. The project aims to reduce the likelihood of treatment participants returning to the problematic use of licit and illicit substances through their involvement in a structured post-treatment therapeutic education program. It aims to build capacity by working with clients to develop strategies to strengthen the social, familial and community connections of young people and by using an opportunistic approach to counseling.

The evaluation revealed a high level of goodwill amongst other service providers and strong community partnerships, which helped to ensure effective and targeted service delivery.

Contact: Bern Murphy

Contact: bemurphy@unimelb.edu.au