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BaysideAOD

BaysideAOD
Location
Contact	03 9690 9778 or toll free 1800 229 263 or [email protected]
Catchment Area of Services	Port Phillip, Stonnington, Glen Eira, Kingston and Bayside.
Services/Programs	Assessment Non Residential Withdrawl Residential Withdrawl Residential Rehabilitation Services Day Rehabilitation Programs Counselling Care and Recovery Coordination Pharmacotherapy Self Help support such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous and SMART Recovery Family Support Services
Client Referral Process	Refer your client to this online request form on the BayAOD website, where they can complete the initial request themselves and begin the referral process
Agency Brokerage Options
Secondary Consults	Yes; call (03) 9690 9778
Information Sharing Requests Process

Windana

Windana
Location	Windana Reception 88 Alma Road, St Kilda 3182Bentleigh 421 South Road, Bentleigh 3204 Youth Hub 4-6 Station Street, Moorabbin 3189 Frankston 31 Playne Street, Frankston 3199 Rosebud 1337–1339 Nepean Highway, Rosebud 3939
Contact	Reception: 03 9529 7955; Locations listed can be contacted on 03 9532 0811
Catchment Area of Services	BPA
Services/Programs	Adult Residential Detox (St. Kilda) Counselling for alcohol and other drugs Care and Recovery Coordination GP Assist ADLOW: Alcohol and Drug Liaison Outreach Work Recovery groups Peer Support Group SMART Recovery groups Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Forensic programs First Peoples’ Healing Program Health and Healing (Community Clinic) U-Turn
Client Referral Process	For AOD services, referrals are managed through a central intake and assessment process, with allocation dependent on catchment area and program suitability. AOD counselling referrals are processed following completion of intake assessment. Referral pathways vary depending on the program: U-Turn Men’s Behaviour Change Program: Email: [email protected] Ember: Phone: 03 9532 0811 For all other programs, referral processes are program-specific and contact with the relevant site is required to confirm eligibility and intake requirements
Secondary Consults	For secondary consultations, contact: Email: [email protected]
Information Sharing Requests Process	Information sharing requests must be submitted in accordance with FVIS and CISS requirements. Email: [email protected] All requests must include appropriate identifying information, purpose of request, and comply with legislative consent or authorised information sharing provisions.

Resources

DirectLine

DirectLine is a confidential alcohol & drug counselling and referral in Victoria.

Within the broader alcohol and drug service delivery framework, DirectLine provides:

Information, counselling and referral around alcohol and drug issues
An immediate and highly accessible alcohol and drug response service, especially to populations in remote areas
Access to a 24/7 service by phone or online
Brief interventions within a harm minimisation framework to prevent or reduce problems associated with drug use
An anonymous and confidential service

Directline can provide information and referrals for the following:

Counseling support services
withdrawal services
Methadone and other pharmacotherapies
Rehabilitation and post withdrawal
Services for families
Services for Aboriginal communities
Services for young people

Phone: 1800 888 236

Website & access to online chat: DirectLine alcohol and drug counselling and referral in Victoria

Self assessment tool

Specialist Family Violence Advisor in AOD

In 2017 the Victorian Government funded the establishment of the Specialist Family Violence Advisors (SFVA) positions across 17 areas. The ongoing positions are auspiced by mental health and AOD service providers. SFVAs embed family violence expertise within the AOD and mental health sectors, supporting continuous improvement, lead system and practice change, and build sector capacity and capability to identify, assess, and respond to family violence.

The SFVA in your area will help with:
• promoting and understanding MARAM
• the Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes (FVISS)
• the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS)
• providing secondary consultations.

Bayside Peninsula specialist family violence advisor: Christine du Toit, Windana

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