The Link Youth Health Service includes an Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Program which offers free, confidential supportive health services for youth (12-25 years) experiencing problems associated with ATOD use. These services include counselling, advocacy, prevention and early intervention, harm minimisation, health promotions, brief intervention, outreach services and referrals to other services. The ATOD program also offers information and support for family and friends affected by a young person’s ATOD use.
Services include:
- Open Access Area, where young people can use a washing machine and dryer, shower, telephone, phone charger and/or Wi-Fi, as well as access cooked meals, hot drinks, take-away groceries, toiletries, contraception and sanitary items, secondhand clothing, and more. Also available are trained and friendly youth health workers, a Centrelink worker, free legal support, a Youth Health Fund, and social groups.
- Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) providing information, clean injecting equipment and disposal facilities.
- Level Up, a program for young people who are ready to make positive changes in their alcohol and other drugs use.
- Headspace, a team of friendly professionals who specialise in mental health-related issues experienced by young people.