Residential Withdrawal Services
YSAS’s three Residential Withdrawal Services provide young people with intensive support as they are undergoing respite or withdrawal from their alcohol and/or other drug use.
• Fitzroy Residential Unit: eight beds - View Photo Gallery
Contact details: FreeCall – 1800 005 501 or (03) 9415 9996
• Eastern Residential Unit (Glen Iris): five beds - View Photo Gallery
Contact details: (03) 9889 4255
• Geelong Residential Unit: four beds. - View Photo Gallery
Contact details: FreeCall – 1800 287 585 or (03) 5248 4777
These services provide safe, secure and youth friendly environments in home-like settings. The young person’s health and wellbeing is actively promoted through a holistic approach that takes into account their physical, psychological and emotional needs.
The young person, YSAS and the referring agency form a treatment alliance to explore current problems and develop relevant and meaningful responses.
YSAS utilises a relationship-based practice to assist the young person to identify pathways out of problematic substance use.
Young people are admitted to the unit for an average period of seven to ten days. The units are staffed by youth alcohol and other drug workers with supervised medical care from GPs and nurses from YSAS’s Primary Health Service. There are regular therapeutic and recreational activities, including outings, acupuncture, massage and art therapy.
Accessing Residential Withdrawal Services
Referrals can be made:
- by individual young people or family members
- through YSAS Community Programs
- through community alcohol and other drug services, GPs, primary and mental health services, youth justice and homelessness services.
