Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs

Are you a young person wanting support or information in relation to alcohol and drug use?

At Meli, we’ll listen and provide non-judgmental support including counselling, outreach support, case management or other therapeutic services. We can also help to link you in to other services that you may need including youth homelessness, mental health, employment and GP services.

We also offer support for people affected by the drug or alcohol use of a loved one through our therapeutic family worker.

Meli operates in partnership with other drug and alcohol support providers, offering a broad range of services to support young people including:

Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs-outreach support

Youth AOD Outreach (YAOD) services help young people between the age of 12 and 25 years to address their AOD use issues and build resilience. This is achieved through an assertive, person centered, family sensitive and trauma informed approach that is integrated with a range of other services including mental health, education, health, housing, child protection and family services.

Forensic YAOD

YAOD supports young people who are mandated to seek AOD treatment as a result of their contact with the criminal justice system and are mandated to attend treatment as a condition of their order or diversion.

Drug Diversion

Supporting young people apprehended by the police for use or possession of an illicit drug other than cannabis may be offered a caution on the condition that they undertake a clinical- drug assessment and attend at least one session of any prescribed drug treatment.

Youth Mental Health Clinicians (working alongside headspace)

This service provides counselling supports to young people for whom the Better Access Medicare Scheme is unsuitable due to the level of complexity of psychosocial issues and elevated stage of mental illness.  It has also been accessible to young people who have been unable to access supports through private providers due to high demand on those providers through Mental Health Care Plans.

For more information call our Alcohol & Other Drugs team for a confidential conversation on 1300 022 293 or email us at  aodintake@meli.org.au.