ADIS

The Alcohol & Drug Information Service

Tel: (02) 9361 8000

1800 422 599 (Toll Free)

Fax: (02) 9361 8011

General Services:

A State-wide 24 hour, 7 days telephone service offering information, assessment,

counseling and referral.

CALD Component:

Employs counselors that speaks Dutch, German and in conjunction with the NSW Quit line employs counselors that speak Arabic.

Albion St Lodge

66B Albion St

Surry Hills NSW 2010

Tel: (02) 9211 2833

Fax: (02) 9211 0331

General Services:

Crisis accommodation, referral. Clientele: intoxicated persons only.

CALD Component:

Employs two bilingual welfare workers that speak German and Portuguese.

Barnardos

Belmore Youth Centre

Bld 3, Redman Parade

Belmore NSW 2192

Tel: (02) 9718-8645

Fax: (02) 9718-7829

General Services:

Provides welfare and support services to homeless young people and children at risk.

Blacktown Community Health Services

Marcel Crescent (in the grounds of Blacktown Hospital)

PO Box 6010

Blacktown NSW 2148

Tel: (02) 9881-8700

Fax: (02) 9671-6360

General Services:

Assessment, counseling, information and referrals.

CALD Component:

Employs a psychologist that speaks Polish.

Cabramatta Community Centre

Cabramatta Youth Team

Cnr Railway Pde & Mc Burney Rd

Cabramatta NSW 2166

Tel: (02) 9727 0477

Fax: (02) 9728 6080

General Services:

Community development, education, welfare, crisis counseling and referral services.

CALD Component:

Provides drug and alcohol information/ education to local CALD communities

Cabramatta Community Health Centre

7 Levuka Street

Cabramatta NSW 2166

Tel: (02) 8717 4000

Fax: (02) 8717 4030

General Services:

Drug and Alcohol

CALD Component:

Employs a Health Education Officer who speaks Vietnamese.

Canterbury Drug Health Service

Canterbury Community Health Centre

Thorncraft Pde

Campsie NSW 2194

Tel: (02) 9787 0272

Fax: (02) 9787 0130

General Services:

Assessment, counseling, ambulatory detox, pharmacotherapies.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Macedonian.

Cellblock Youth Health Service

142 Carillon Avenue

Camperdown NSW 2050

Tel: (02) 9516-2233

Fax: (02) 9516-3591

General Services:

Arts and music program, counseling, health promotion, medical and dental therapy program. Clientele: Young people aged 12-20 who are homeless or at risk.

CALD Component:

Employs a psychologist that speaks French.

Chatswood Drug and Alcohol Service

13 Albert Ave

Chatswood NSW 2067

Tel: (02) 9448 3284

Fax: (02) 9411 6928

General Services:

Assessment, counseling, referral, education, training, controlled drinking

and smoking cessation programs.

CALD Component:

Employs a health education officer that speaks Dutch. Contact the Service for more information.

Chinese Australian Services Society

44 - 50 Sixth Ave

Campsie NSW 2194

Tel: (02) 9789 4587

Fax: (02) 9718 6357

General Services:

Welfare, settlement programs, education, counseling for individuals, couples and families,

child care, aged and disability care, problem gambling and drug and alcohol counseling.

A counseling hotline on (02) 9787 8333 is available:

Wednesday 10:30am - 1:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday 9:00am - 5:00 pm

CO AS IT

Italian Association of Assistance

1) Casa d'Italia

67 Norton St

Leichhardt NSW 2040

Tel: (02) 9564 0744

Fax: (02) 9569 6648

2) 108 Wigram St

Harris Park NSW 2150

Tel: (02) 9893 9222

Fax: (02) 9893 9277

General Services:

Counseling, assessment, referral, mental health, youth and aged care programs,

consultancy, welfare, community education, seminars.

CALD Component: Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Italian.

Clientele: People of Italian speaking background.

Croydon Health Centre

24 Liverpool Rd

Croydon NSW 2132

Tel: (02) 9378 1100

Fax: (02) 9378 1111

General Services:

Counseling, community development, education, health promotion.

CALD Component:

Develops and implements population based drug and alcohol health promotion projects including an ‘Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children' training package available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian and Spanish.

Corella Drug Treatment Services

Prairievale Rd and Restwell Rd

Prairiewood NSW 2176

Tel: (02) 9616 8586

Fax: (02) 96168803

General Services:

Inpatient and outpatient treatment services.

CALD Component: Employs counselors that speak Serbian and Vietnamese.

DAMEC

The Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre

PO Box 2315

Strawberry Hills NSW 2012

295 Cleveland St

Surry Hills NSW 2010

Tel: (02) 9699 3552

Fax: (02) 9699 3131

General Services:

Projects, research and evaluation, information, training, consultancy, community liaison,

workshops/ seminars, multilingual drug and alcohol resource material, listing of bilingual professionals.

Publishes a number of research and project reports. Contact the Service for further information or go to the website at www.damec.org.au.

Drug Health Services

Concord Hospital

Bld 71, Hospital Rd

Concord NSW 2139

Tel: (02) 9767 8320

Fax: (02) 9767 8327

General Services:

Specialist medical consultation, inpatient counseling, education.

Greek Welfare Centre

378A King Street

PO Box 784

Newtown NSW 2042

Tel: (02) 9516-2188

Fax: (02) 9516-3177

General Services:

Information, referral, medical advice and assessment, counseling for individuals and families affected by drug and alcohol use (by appointment only), community welfare services, group work, community development.

Gymea Lily Psychotherapy Centre

Suite 1, 17-21 Gray St
Sutherland NSW 2232
P.O. Box 566
Sutherland NSW 1499
Phone: 02 9545 4772
Fax: 02 9542 2959

Languages: German

General Services: Clinical Psychology Services, Therapeutic Frameworks & Specialty Areas and Psychological Testing.

Health Promotion Unit

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Missenden Rd

CAMPERDOWN NSW 2050

Tel: (02) 9515 3350

General Services: General Health

Health Promotion Service

Primrose House

190 Russell Avenue

Dolls Point NSW 2219

Tel: (02) 9947-9832

Fax: (02) 9947-9892

General Services:

Health promotion activities to address the local community's priority health issues.

CALD Component:

Develops and implements population based drug and alcohol health promotion projects including a "Chinese Smoke Free Homes Project" to reduce the prevalence of active and passive smoking. Has a Health Promotion Worker who speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.

Kirketon Road Centre

38 Darlinghurst Road

Kings Cross NSW 1340

Tel: (02) 9360 2766

Fax: (02) 9360 5154

General Services:

Counseling and referral, primary health care service, methadone access program, needle/syringe program, sexual and reproductive services, testing for HIV and other blood borne viral infections, treatment for HIV & Hepatitis, outreach service in the Kings Cross and Darlinghurst. Clientele: Injecting drug users, sex workers and at risk youth.

CALD Component:

Employs a health education officer that speaks Cantonese and Malay.

Leichhardt Women' Community Health Centre

55 Thornley Street

Leichhardt NSW 2040

Tel: (02) 9560-3011

Fax: (02) 9569-5098

General Services:

Medical Service, assessment, referral, relapse prevention, community development, health education, AT&OD counseling, group work, alternative therapies.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol worker that speaks Hindi. Works with interpreters to conduct outreach education sessions targeting women from NESB. Produced a video on minor tranquillizers and NESB women "Medicina Mara". The video is available in several community languages. Languages spoken by members of staff at the centre are: Hindi, Mandarin, Polish and Vietnamese.

Liverpool Community Mental Health

Health Services Bld

Crn Campbell & Goulbourne St

Liverpool NSW 2170

Tel: (02) 9616-4354

Fax: (02)

General Services:

Macedonian Australian Welfare Association of Sydney

552 Princess Hwy

Rockdale NSW 2216

Tel: (02) 9597 5455

Fax: (02) 9567 3326

General Services:

Support to individuals and families, information, referral, drug and alcohol youth project, groups/seminars.

Merrylands Community Health Centre

14 Memorial Ave

Merrylands NSW 2160

Tel: (02) 9682 3133

Fax: (02) 9897 3313

General Services:

Community development, health promotion, education, assessment, referral, counseling.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Spanish.

Mount Druitt Community Health Centre

Crn of Burran & Kelly Close

Mount Druitt NSW 2770

Tel: (02) 9881 1200

Fax: (02) 9881 1401

General Services:

Assessment, referral, counseling, outreach services, social work.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Vietnamese.

Mission of Hope

PO Box 145

Lakemba 2195

Tel: (02) 9703 1580 or (02) 9708 1539 to leave a message

Fax: (02) 9708 0293

General Services: Drug and alcohol and general counseling, health education, self-development seminars, support groups, consultancy for health and welfare.

(All services are delivered in a culturally sensitive manner to cater for the diverse Muslim community).

Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service

Level 1, building 12

Cnr Grose St & Missenden Rd

Camperdown NSW 2050

PO Box M139

Missenden Rd, NSW 2050

Tel: (02) 9515 5030

1800 108 098

Fax: (02) 9550 6815

General Services:

Assist mainstream service providers in the provision of appropriate HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C services to CALD communities, support to clients living with HIV/AIDS and to their families, information, education, ethnic media campaigns, community development, training, consultancy,

project management.

CALD Component:

Employs trained bicultural/ bilingual sessional co-workers who speak the following languages: Arabic, Amharic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Multicultural Mental Health Australia

Building 52B, Cumberland Campus

5 Fleet Street

North Parramatta.  NSW

Phone:  (02) 9840 3333

Fax:      (02) 9840 3388

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General Services:

Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) provides national leadership in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds

MMHA works collaboratively at a national, state and territory level to:

• Increase support and information for CALD mental health consumers, their families and carers

• Promote the development of culturally competent mental health services

• Support initiatives that prevent mental illness in CALD communities

• Increase awareness in multicultural communities of mental health issues and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness

• Develop resources, information and training in relation to cultural competency for specialist and mainstream mental health professionals

• Conduct and support conferences, forums and workshops aimed at promoting mental health for diverse communities

• Provide consultancy and advice in the development of multicultural mental health and suicide prevention policy

• Collect and disseminate information related to multicultural mental health and suicide prevention

• Facilitate a two-way exchange of information with interested stakeholders including consumer and carer groups

MMHA is funded under the National Mental Health Strategy and National Suicide Prevention Strategy by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

Level 1, North Wing

Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital

Macquarie St, Sydney 2000

Tel: (20) 9382 7516

Fax: (02) 9382 7517

General Services: Advice on communicating with CALD communities, multilingual campaigns, research,

focus groups, publishes multilingual health information, available at: http:www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au

Odyssey House Assessment and Referral Centre

169 Campbelltown Rd

Minto NSW 2566

Tel: (02) 9603 2157

Fax: (02) 9820 1796

General Services:

Assessment, referral, detox, counseling rehabilitation, outreach, gambling and group work.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol worker that speaks Samoan.

Open Family

190 Cabramatta Rd

Cabramatta NSW 2166

Tel: (02) 9723 1365

Fax: (02) 9723 0934

General Services:

A 24-hour, 7 days service providing assistance and support to street kids in Cabramatta,

Fairfield and the Sydney CBD.

Parent Line

PO Box 1507

Neutral Bay NSW 2089

Tel: 13 20 55

Fax: 8968 1117

General Services:

General counseling and support to parents of children aged 0 - 18 years.

CALD Component:

Employs part time bilingual counselors that are available on the following days:

Arabic: Mon/Wed; Chinese: Tues/Fri; Spanish: Mon/Tue; Vietnamese: /Tues/Fri

Parramatta Community Health Service

158 Marsden St

Parramatta NSW 2150

Tel: (02) 9843 3222

Fax: 9891 2825

General Services:

Counseling, assessment, referral, mental health services, youth work, health promotion, smoking cessation.

CALD Component:

Employs an Arabic speaking counselor.

REPIDU

Resource & Education Program For Injecting Drug Users

1) Pitt St Centre

151 Pitt St

Redfern NSW 2016

Tel: (02) 9699 6188/ Fax: (02) 9699 2006

2) Tudor St Centre

63 Tudor St

Belmore NSW 2192

Tel: (02) 9718 2636/ Fax: (02) 9718 1731

General Services:

Needle and syringe program, HIV/AIDS information, outreach service.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Portuguese and Spanish and a health

education officer that speaks Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

Serbian Orthodox Welfare Association of NSW

Cabramatta Community Centre

Cnr of Railway Pde & Mc Burney Rd

Cabramatta NSW 2166

Tel: (02) 9727 9817

Fax: 9726 1615

General Services: Assessment, case work, advocacy, referrals, information, education, social activities.

Southern Sydney Woman's Therapy Centre

4 Carrington Square

Campsie NSW 2194

Tel: (02) 9718 1955

Fax: (02) 9718 7072

General Services: Counseling and support for women, information, referrals, group work.

NESB Component: Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Arabic.

South Western Sydney Area Health Service

Drug and Alcohol Service

PO Box 39

Liverpool BC 1871

Tel: (02) 9828 4877

Fax: (02) 9828 4855

General Services:

Community development, education, information, medical assessment,

referral, counseling, needle and syringe exchange.

CALD Component:

Employs a health promotion worker that speaks Vietnamese.

St George Alcohol & Other Drug Service

Level 1, 2 South St

Kogarah NSW 2217

Tel: (02) 9350 2944

Fax: (02) 9350 3977

General Services:

Counseling, education, outpatient detoxification service, HIV/ AIDS prevention unit.

CALD Component:

Employs drug and alcohol counselors that speak Arabic and Chinese and a registered nurse that speaks Polish.

TEENLINK

4 A Fleet St

North Parramatta NSW 2151

Tel: (02) 9840 3888

Fax: (02) 9840 3936

General Services:

Support to young people (aged 8-18) whose parents are on the Methadone program.

This includes individual and family counseling, behavioral therapy, group programs.

CALD Component:

Employs a pediatrician and a psychologist that speak Greek.

Tomic Psychology Pty Ltd.

Level 2, Suite 4,

Neeta City, Cnr of Smart & Nelson Sts,

Fairfield NSW 2165

Tel: (02) 9780 2726

Fax: (02) 9890 7038

General Services:

Provides psychological treatments for a variety of psychological and physical disorders, ranging from specific stress and anxiety disorders through cardio-vascular and gastro-intestinal disorders.

CALD Component:

Employs a Dr who speaks Croatian, Russian and Serbian.

Transcultural Mental Health Centre (TMHC)

Paramatta BC,

Locked bag 7118

Paramatta NSW 2150

Tel: (02) 9840 3800

Fax: (02) 9840 3755

General Services:

Mental health, drug and alcohol, education and research.

CALD Component:

Employs people who speak 130 languages.

Uniting Care Burnside, Cabramatta Centre

232 Railway Parade

Cabramatta NSW 2166

Tel: (02) 9728 4411

Fax: (02) 9724 6762

General Services:

Support to families affected by drug misuse in the Cabramatta and Fairfield areas. Services include: individual and family counseling, community development, group work and children services.

CALD Component:

Employs family support workers that speak Arabic (Egyptian dialect) and Vietnamese.

Vietnamese Community in Australia (VCA, NSW)

Level 2, 300 Chapel Rd

Bankstown NSW 2200

Tel: (02) 9796 8035/ 9796 3934

Fax: (02) 9796 3794

General Services: Community Development, liaison, information, referrals, group work, youth program, drug education.

Waverly Action for Youth Services

63A Wairoa Ave

Bondi NSW 2026

Tel: (02) 9365 2500

Fax: (02) 9365 2705

General Services:

Counseling to young people and their families. Provision of on going follow up support

for young people affected by either their own drug and alcohol issues or by the drug use

of a family member.

CALD Component:

Employs a drug and alcohol counselor that speaks Portuguese.