SAFF Substance Addiction Fresh Future

16/07/2024

A little humour to brighten up your day🙂🙃

01/07/2024

FAMILY DRUG SUPPORT
Family Support Meetings - for family members impacted by a loved ones drug or alcohol use.
Drug and alcohol use places immense emotional and practical strain on family members. With support, they can improve their own wellbeing, those of other family members, and improve outcomes for everyone
Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgemental, safe environment.

When
Rockhampton
Second Tuesday of the Month
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
FDS Office, 110-114 Campbell st,
ROCKHAMPTON 4700

Lives Lived Well
Third Tuesday of the Month
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Binbi Yadubay, 12 Nuttal St,
ROCKHAMPTON, QLD, 4700

Central QLD Daytime Online via ZOOM
Third Monday of the Month
9:30 am - 11:30 am

Central QLD Evening Online Via ZOOM
First Wednesday of the Month
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

See the FDS website: http://www.fds.org.au/ for further details

04/06/2024

The Rockhampton Social is on this Friday. All Welcome!

01/06/2024

FREE Engaging Adolescents Workshops at headspace Rockhampton!

🗓️ Dates: Thurs 30 May, 6 & 20 June 2024
⏰ Time: 5pm-7pm
📍 155 Alma Street, Rockhampton

Learn effective skills to improve your relationship with your teen. Includes a workbook and certificate!

Limited spots! Register now: (07) 4911 6040 or [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/share/EU2rQqM7nBKKCLyH/

Send a message to learn more

29/04/2024

The Yeppoon Social is on this Friday. Will be in the back outside area. Everyone Welcome.

16/04/2024

The tender is now out for the Bundaberg Resi/Rehab center

Number: CSFB202324010
Released: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 12:00AM Brisbane, Queensland
Closing: Thu, 16 May 2024 at 2:00PM Brisbane, Queensland
UNSPSC: Healthcare Services - (100%)
Region/s: Wide Bay Burnett

Tender Overview
In 2020, as part of the Queensland State Election, the Queensland Government committed to delivering three new specialist alcohol and other drug (AOD) residential treatment services – adult services in Bundaberg and Ipswich and a youth service in Cairns (inclusive of residential and non-residential treatment services).

This Invitation to Offer is for the specialist AOD residential treatment services for adults in Bundaberg only. The other adult service in Ipswich and the Cairns youth service will be managed through separate tender processes.
https://qtenders.epw.qld.gov.au/qtenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=52029&action=display-tender-details

01/04/2024

The Yeppoon social is on this Friday. Everyone welcome.

31/03/2024

https://haderclinicqld.com.au/bens-journey-through-residential-addiction-treatment-to-program-coordinator/?fbclid=IwAR2uLd2nqOQnTS49JY7xIe6JWBuR7w_1UMTZIRJi1tP4_nfbS09rGNszaZU

Ben completed 90 days of residential addiction treatment and then went on to study at university. This is his story.

23/01/2024

30/10/2023

Let's also hope that the addictions people have are not a barrier to entry to the facility and the servivce actively works with other service providers a lot better than some existing services do.

25/08/2023

We all know how AOD so often leads to poor mental health outcomes.
We also know what a cl*******ck CQ Mental Health Service has become and how mental health clients who are badly managed all to often cycle through the Courts and into prison.
We all know of the poor interface between AOD providers and Mental Health Services.

None more so than Barry O’Rourke MP whose bloody hard work as a member of the Select Comittee for Mental health, which has held hearings all around Qld, has now secured $92 MILLION DOLLARS for a new stand alone Mental Health Unit here in Rocky

Mental health is something that Barry is passionate about as is treating Alcohol and other Drug Addictions. Barry was instrumental in delivering the $16million state of the art residential rehab building at Parkhurst which opened in Dec 2021. He gets things done!

I know exactly how hard Barry worked on that one as I also helped to drive that project home after it became mired in politics and the project was moved from Livingstone to his Electorate. Once that happened 5 yrs of empty promises soon became a reality.

I am sure Barry is the man to see this new mental health center delivered but now that the funding has been secured his real hard work begins.

First a site has to be secured and then a masterplan involving architects, engineers and community consultation has to be undertaken.
All that takes time and money.

I wish Barry all the very best on this latest project of his as I know exactly the challenges he is about to face getting this latest project of his up and running. Construction is expected to begin mid 2024 and take 2 yrs to complete.

Stay tuned for a further announcement re Youth mental health/eating disorders for CQ.

Barry may not be all over social and mainstream media but he is a quiet achiever with actual runs on the board.
Barry O'Rourke is unstoppable.

Nine extra beds will be added to Rockhampton Hospital’s 23-bed mental health facility as part of a $92 million refurbishment and expansion announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at the Bush Summit on Thursday, August 18.

24/08/2023

How good is this? The Mental Health Foundation Australia is offering psychological counselling sessions from $20 per person for anyone (including Telehealth appointments).

I know there are many, many people across Queensland who could really use a service like this. Appointments are available now and can be booked here:

Affordable fees apply to face-to-face and telehealth individual therapy sessions for people of all ages. Individual sessions are 50 minutes. $20 per session. Book an appointment.

07/08/2023

Family Drug Support CEO, Tony Trimingham will be in Rockhampton, Sep, 13th to host "Support the Family – Improve the Outcome" Workshop at Rocky Leagues Club.
Engaging with families & carers of a person who has alcohol and/or other drug dependence
Family Drug Support (FDS) has developed a highly successful model for supporting families affected by someone’s alcohol and/or drug use.
This workshop will outline the Family Drug Support model which will assist service providers to work effectively with family members.
The workshop will include an overview of the services FDS offers and various topics impacting on families.
Workshop Outcomes:
• Gain knowledge of successful ‘Models of Change’ for supporting families affected by someone’s substance use.
• Identify the 5 stages that families experience and effective ways to respond.
• Learn how to communicate more effectively with families in a professional situation.
• Develop clearer understanding and gain skills to assist families to build resilience and improve the outcome for both the person using substances and the family.
• Recognise the benefit of psycho-social education for a family in relation to the significant barriers they may face.
Lunch provided, BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL.
REGISTER HERE https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/rockhampton-support-the-family-improve-the-outcome-tickets-692145223997
Please register via this Eventbrite link.

A FREE Professional Development Workshop. Engaging with family members and carers of people who have an alcohol and/or other drug dependence

14/06/2023

Mental health support for the Central Qld community

07/05/2023

Mental health issues and AOD misuse often go hand in hand.
Early intervention is the key.

A non for profit charity designed to help raise mental health awareness with the men of our community

15/02/2023

Sunrise way is a community focused and inspirational AOD residential center in the middle of Toowomba.
Unlike our own new Center at Parkhurst, costing the taxpayer $16 million and counting, Sunrise Way was totally community funded initially.

The only Gov't assistance they received in the beginning was the donation of an old decrepit wooden building formerly a community health center

The money to renovate it was all raised within the Toowoomba community.

It is an inspirational community focused place most likely because it was not a Government initiative.

06/12/2022

A year ago today Lives Lived Well opened what eventually was the $16 Million Dollar facility fought hard for by our community. The facility has now passed 85% occupancy.
Was there any thank you to the public? "Why bother?" they said, and had a morning tea with the staff and the current residents only.
Lives Lived Well seems to think that the official opening back on the 30th of May this year was already enough community engagement for one year.

Let's hope that they are not teaching gratitude as part of the rehabilitation process out there. Being grateful is part of any "Healthy Beginning". No good being given an opportunity if in 12 months time you have lost sight of your good fortune.

04/12/2022

3 yrsl on and the facility has been open 12 months on 6th Dec.

29/11/2022

Somewhere to turn to.

27/11/2022

Please note this is in Gladstone

17/11/2022

Avoidance of addiction is always preferable to having to seek help once you succumb to it .

Talk about what’s on your mind, get information about what help is available, treatment options and how you can build new coping skills.

13/05/2022

This is a free 4 day workskop spread over two weekends for anyone supporting a family member with with a drug or alcohol addiction problem

12/05/2022

Qld Government is tendering for persons interested in
Supporting people with mental health conditions to access the justice system

https://qtenders.epw.qld.gov.au/qtenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=36063&action=display-tender-details

16/03/2022

Supporting a fried or family member with ICE addiction is way easier said than done.

https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-the-first-nations-effort-making-recovery-from-ice-a-reality-37517/?fbclid=IwAR3HC8AFO72B1RZrX2PoUERDigluW-UTrnhcpWmXVBFV8jVxkEQySHjqgi0

Indigenous care worker Aunty Sonetta Fewquandie speaks on her life's work, providing recovery strategies for First Nations communities in Queensland.