1. Koori Youth Alcohol & Drug Healing Service – a Partnership Marion Green&David Murray

2. Where did the idea of partnership come from? Government Commitment Consultation with communities Government/non-Government reference group Consultants report 2 tender processes Ngwala and YSAS – time, informality, joint projects

3. Residential Rehabiltiation Centres Outreach Youth Support Sobering Up Centre Supported Accommodation Koori Withdrawal Access Project

4. Outreach Withdrawal residential home-based Supported Accommodation Day Program / Primary Health Residential Rehabilitation Education & Research YSAS line 24hr

5. Influences on Koori Young People’s Identity Youth cultures Koori elders & / or community Mainstream cultures

6. Connection to KYA&D Healing Service Personal Development spiritual, emotional & physical wellbeing Responsibilities - cultural - community - family Connection / Return to - community - family - country

7. KYA&D Healing Service – Project Implementation Phase 1 development of service model & operational guidelines establishment of 6 bed interim service (by December 2006) Phase 2 establishment of 12 bed purpose built permanent service (within 12 – 18 months) transfer of interim service to permanent site Phase 3 transition of service to Ngwala (within 4 years) Action Research

8. What actually happened? Lease of a large property Local community reaction – The Battle of Bittern Support of Government, Police, Local Government The establishment of a cultural advisory group Employment of a Koori and non-Koori staff team First young people participate

9. Where do we go from here? Establish permanent site Continue to build the partnership Build the capacity of staff Strengthen links with communities throughout Victoria Gradual transfer of management of service to Ngwala Refine and develop program model

10. www.ngwala.org www.ysas.org.au