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Presentation overview - Sector Connect
5/06/2019

                                                   Alcohol and Other Drugs
                         Deacon To’o (Mission Australia SWYS – MAASS Program)
                     Sophie Murdoch (Uniting – Doorways for Men with Families)
                                                   Karen Yuen (Youth Solutions)

                               MYSN Meeting I 5 June 2019 l Campbelltown TAFE

             Presentation overview

• Introduction of services

• Snapshot of drug use by local young people

• Supporting young people experiencing AOD issues

• Help, support and resources

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                  Introduction
                   Of Services

PREVENTION        EARLY            INTERVENTION
‐ Upskilling      INTERVENTION     ‐ Treatment
‐ Empowering      ‐ Information    ‐ Management
‐ Safer choices   ‐ Brief advice
                  ‐ Referral

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                  Youth Solutions
• Youth drug and alcohol prevention and health promotion
  charity, established 1988
• Primary target group: young people aged 12 – 25 years
• Geographic areas: Macarthur and Wingecarribee regions

• Service offerings include:
    • prevention and health promotion
    • drug and alcohol education
    • community programs
    • information and referral
    • volunteer opportunities (YAG and student placements)

                  Youth Solutions

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          Uniting – Doorways for Men

    Works with single fathers
    or couples with children
    who are homeless or at
    risk of homelessness in
    the Macarthur region
    (Campbelltown, Camden
    and Wollondilly)

          Uniting – Getting It Together
•   A holistic early intervention case work service that works with
    young people who are who are using alcohol or substances
    between the ages of 12-25years
•   Young people can be engaged with the service for up to a period
    of 12 months
•   The program covers 4 local government areas Campbelltown,
    Camden, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee
•   Referrals are accepted from all pathways such as self-referral,
    referral from government and non-government services and
    internally from other Uniting Programs
•   GITS Boxing Group

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Mission Australia SWYS – MAASS Program
 •   Macarthur Adolescent AOD Support Service (MAASS)
 •   A holistic AOD treatment and support service for young people
     aged 12-24 years living in the Macarthur area who need support
     with AOD
 •   Works with the young person during a series of AOD intervention
     sessions to address their AOD use and increase capacity for them
     to achieve current and future goals
 •   Follow-up phone contact will be offered for up to 3 months after
     the sessions
 •   Able to provide AOD workshops
 •   WDO approved provider

     Local young people
     and substance use

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Snapshot of Young People in Macarthur: Alcohol
 277 responses from Safer Celebrations Campaign 2018-2019:
 •     20% - 40% of respondents would have pre-drinks (2017/18: 30% - 40%)
 •     19% of respondents would have 5 or more standard drinks while out (2017/18: 13%)
 •     5% of respondents often or always get into a fight or an argument (2017/18: 9%)
 •     11% of respondents would never or not likely call emergency services if something
       went wrong

 Source: Youth Solutions 2019

Snapshot of Young People in Macarthur: Tobacco
 As at 28/5/2019, we received 105 responses from young people aged 15-25 yo
 as part of the #whyichoose campaign 2019:
 • 89% identified as ‘non-smokers’
 • 42% are ‘sometimes’ exposed to second hand tobacco smoke
 • For those who identified as ‘smokers’,
       • 75% were ‘somewhat’ or ‘highly motivated’ to quit
       • Majority bought cigarettes in packets, some rolled their own cigarettes or
           obtained cigarettes from friends

     Source: Youth Solutions 2019

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  Snapshot of Young People in Macarthur
Initial findings from focus groups conducted by Youth Solutions with young people
aged 12 - 25 years:

   • Drugs most commonly used by the young people interviewed were
      cannabis and MDMA (ecstasy). Most use alcohol (do not consider it a ‘drug’)

   • Importance of peer influence

   • Young people need evidence of harm for behaviour change

   • Stigma and accessing help

                               Discussion

                What substances are
                most commonly used
                by the young people
                   you work with?

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 Supporting young
people experiencing
   AOD issues

                Stages of Change
• Pre contemplation (Stuck)
       No desire to change or no recognition of a problem
• Contemplation (Accepting Help)
      Recognition of a problem but inability to recognise a
      realistic solution
• Preparation (Believing)
      Thinking about steps to change but feeling doubt about
      change
• Action (Learning)
       Taking steps to change
• Maintenance (Self-reliance)
      Continuing new behaviours. If behaviours are
      discontinued lapse or relapse is likely.

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Motivational Interviewing / Change Talk
• Motivational interviewing (MI) is a style or method
  that aims to enhance a person’s motivation to
  change behaviour’s that may be problematic in
  their lives by exploring and resolving their
  uncertainty about change

• This can be referred to as being curious and
  asking non-judgmental open ended questions

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        Things to keep in mind….

• Build rapport and express empathy
• Work collaboratively
• Consider a harm reduction approach

1. Engage
2. Guide and Evoke
3. Plan

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        Real life case study: Tara (Alias)
• 17 years old female
• Living with her maternal grandparents in regional
  isolated area
• Grandmother has chronic depression and anxiety and
  her grandfather is legally blind.
• Little to no engagement with support services
• Tara is at the pre contemplation stage of change and
  does not identify any concern with her usage of
  cannabis
• GITS become involved in in November 2018 – Tara
  was reluctant to engage with GITS- rapport was built
  over period of time.

      Supporting young
     people experiencing
        AOD issues

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 Help, support and
    resources

             Emergency and crisis
Emergency services            Triple zero (000)
(Ambulance, Police & Fire)

Community Mental Health       02 4629 5400
Emergency Team (CoMHET)       1300 787 799 (after hours)

Lifeline                      131 114
                              www.lifeline.org.au

Suicide Call Back Service     1300 659 467
                              www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Counselling Online            1800 888 263
                              www.counsellingonline.org.au

Link2Home homelessness line   1800 152 152

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               Youth Help and Support Services

headfyrst (Fyrst Youthlink Salvation Army and headspace Campbelltown,
Liverpool & Bankstown)
Phone: 02 8785 3200
Provides case management, AOD counselling, relapse prevention, crisis
intervention, practical assistance and mobile support for young people aged 12 – 25
years.
Website: salvos.org.au/youthlink/fyrst/

Ted Noffs Foundation
• Residential treatment program for young people aged 13-17 and after care
  (Randwick & Canberra)
• Counselling Services (outreach services available to SW Sydney)
• Street University (workshops and activities in Liverpool, Mt Druitt and Canberra)
Website: www.noffs.org.au

               Youth Help and Support Services
Mission Australia Triple Care Farm
Phone: 02 4885 1265
Residential AOD program for young people aged 16 – 24 years old offering detox,
case management, safe and supported withdrawal, medical care, counselling,
educational and recreational programs, and after-care.
Triple Care Farm is located on 110 acres in the NSW Southern Highlands and
accepts referrals from young people Australia wide.
Website: sd.missionaustralia.com.au/281-triple-care-farm

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               Help and Support – family specific
Family Drug Support
Phone: 1300 368 186
This 24 hour telephone support line is for families affected by drugs and alcohol
and also provides education and referral, and facilitates support groups across
Australia. Website: www.fds.org.au

Parent Line NSW
Phone: 1300 1300 52
Parent Line is a telephone counselling, information and referral service for parents
of children ages 0 to 18 who live in NSW. Parents, grandparents and carers
anywhere in the state can call Parent Line for no more than the cost of a local
call. Monday to Friday 9am to 9 pm. Weekends 4pm to 9pm.
Website: www.parentline.org.au

           Useful apps & technological resources

   Emergency +
   •   Shows your current GPS coordinates
   •   Lists relevant phone numbers

   Text the effects
   •   Drug information service via SMS
   •   Developed by Alcohol
           and Drug Foundation

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           Useful apps & technological resources

   Working it Out with YoDAA Tool
   Helps young people to work out where
   they are at with their AOD use

   www.workingitoutwithyodaa.org.au

   1 800 458 685 (24/7 free support line)

   Useful Resource: headspace evidence summary
The effectiveness of motivational interviewing for young people engaging in problematic
substance use (headspace)

                                            Source: Orygen Youth Health Research Centre 2009

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           NADA / NUAA Language Matters

                          Connect with us
Deacon To’o                            Sophie Murdoch
Mission Australia SWYS MAASS           Uniting Doorway for Men with
                                       Families
Email: TooD@missionaustralia.com.au
                                       Email: smurdoch@uniting.org
Phone: (02) 4621 7422 / 0490 077 812   Mon-Thurs: Wollondilly
Website: www.missionaustralia.com.au   Fri: Campbelltown

Libby Saliba                           Karen Yuen
Uniting Getting It Together Scheme     Youth Solutions
Email: esaliba@uniting.org             Email: karen@youthsolutions.com.au
Phone: 02 4629 5170 / 0408 614 393     Phone: 02 4628 2319
                                       Website: www.youthsolutions.com.au
Website: www.uniting.org
                                       Facebook: YouthSolutionsNSW

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                                            References
Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2018, ‘Get the effects by txt!’, ADF: Preventing Harm in Australia, accessed on
30/05/2019 via https://adf.org.au/resources/text-the-effects/

NADA 2019, ‘Language matters’, Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies, accessed on 30/05/2019 via:
https://www.nada.org.au/resources/language-matters/

NSW Government 2019, ‘Emergency + App’, Health: Ambulance Service of NSW, accessed on 30/05/2019 via:
http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/Community-Info/Emergency-App.html

Orygen Youth Health Research Centre 2009, ‘Evidence Summary: The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing
for Young People with Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders’, headspace, accessed on 30/05/2019 via:
https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Motivational-Interviewing-Young-People-with-Substance-Use-and-Mental-
Health-Disorders.pdf

YoDAA 2014, ‘Working it Out with YoDAA Tool’, YoDAA, accessed on 30/05/2019 via:
http://www.workingitoutwithyodaa.org.au/

Youth Solutions 2019, ‘What About Tomorrow? Safer Celebrations Campaign 2018 – 2019, Youth Solutions.

Youth Solutions 2019, ‘#whyichoose campaign 2019’, Youth Solutions.

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