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Fitzroy

Based in the centre of Fitzroy, the YSAS Withdrawal unit is an inviting and inclusive place.

You will feel at home in the light-filled living area, the open courtyard playing basketball, or in the kitchen that encourages you to make a healthy snack. You will have your own bedroom, a private space for you to have time out when you need it.

Based in the centre of Fitzroy, the YSAS Withdrawal unit is an inviting and inclusive place. You will feel at home in the light-filled living area, the open courtyard playing basketball, or in the kitchen that encourages you to make a healthy snack. You will have your own bedroom, a private space for you to have time out when you need it.

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Services:

Residential Withdrawal

If you are between 12 – 25 years YSAS Residential Withdrawal Services give you an opportunity to withdraw from drugs and/or alcohol and have a break in a drug free space. Fitzroy Withdrawal Service (or detox) is an 8 bed unit that provides intensive support for up to 14 days and is a chance to have time away from you ‘daily’ life in a drug free space.

Withdrawal units are for young people who:

• Feel your drug and/or alcohol use is really out of control
• Feel other areas of life are in crisis (family, housing, physical and emotional health)
• Don’t have any other safe drug-free places or much support you can really on to help you try to have a break from using drugs
• Practical support (getting Centrelink sorted, organising a doctor’s appointment)
• Have tried to cut down or stop using at home or in the community but it has been hard

Each unit is staffed 24 hours a day by youth drug and alcohol workers and has primary health support staff. Medical care is provided by YSAS doctors and nurses.

We will support your physical, psychological and emotional needs during your stay to improve your health and wellbeing. You will also get a chance to learn relapse prevention, harm reduction strategies and work on your own goals.

A youth worker will be able to talk with you about what impacts your use, how using drugs affects different parts of your life and also help you to plan and practice strategies to maintain changes and keep yourself healthy and safe.

Visits from family and friends can often be arranged – there may be different rules at different units.

YSAS Residential Withdrawal Services are free, confidential and voluntary.

Activities include:

  • • Art, music
    • Gym, swimming
    • Meditation/relaxation
  • • Outings

Referrals can be made by:

  • • Young people or family members/loved ones
    • YSAS Community Programs
    • Meditation/relaxation
  • • Through community alcohol and other drug services, GPs, primary and mental health service, youth justice and homelessness services.

Things to think about

Intensive support means that there are always youth workers in the unit to help. Also, because you are ‘living’ in the unit for your stay you can’t actually come and go without supervision by staff or others as arranged. However, outings and activities (including some outside the unit) will keep you busy! On the day you arrive you will settle into the unit and you will see a doctor or medical staff who will complete a really detailed health assessment. This information helps us to keep you safe and look after you as well as we can.