Mackay Day Program launch

Mackay Day Program launch

Jun 18, 2019

Lives Lived Well’s Mackay team – helping to provide support to bring about positive life changes for individuals and families

Lives Lived Well has expanded its free and recovery-based Non-Residential Rehabilitation Day Program to three more locations, namely South Brisbane, Toowoomba and Mackay, providing these communities with more options in alcohol and drug treatment.

The Day Program allows people to participate in a more in-depth “treatment” while remaining at home, which differs from a residential service where there would be a need to “live-in” and stay overnights, making it an accessible option for more people.

The program’s expansion is thanks to additional funding from the Queensland Government.

Today, Tuesday, 18 June, 2019, State Member for Mackay, Julieanne Gilbert, launched the Day Program in Mackay at an official event, which also marked the opening of a new Lives Lived Well space at the Suncorp Building,123 Victoria Street.

Not-for-profit, Lives Lived Well provides mostly free supports to almost 30 communities across Queensland and regional NSW. It opened its first service in Mackay in August 2017 with the free “Ice Help” program at 62 Victoria Street. A month later, Lives Lived Well started providing free withdrawal support at the City Super GP Clinic on Boundary Road, Ooralea.

Launching the Day Program and opening the new space, Julieanne Gilbert said: “We know too well substance misuse tears Queensland families apart.  Drugs like ice can lead to harm towards children and contribute to poor mental health and domestic violence.

“Lives Lived Well does critically important work with families across Queensland, and I’m happy to see their work expanded here in Mackay.  Tackling substance use in a way that keeps families together will create safer, stronger communities in our region.”

Lives Lived Well CEO Mitchell Giles thanked the State Government for its ongoing support and for making it possible to offer the group-based Day Program in more communities, including in Mackay, where we have been providing services for almost two years.

“Lives Lived Well’s Day Program offers comparable educational and therapeutic treatment provided at our long-standing residential programs, which means people can now access more comprehensive support but without the need to live-in,” Mr Giles said.

“Participants attend weekdays and return home at the end of each day. This gives people, who are unable to access residential care for whatever reason, a good alternate option.”

Program inquiries can be made by calling Lives Lived Well on 1300 727 957 or liveslivedwell.org.au.

 

For all media enquiries contact:

Michelle Saftich – Marketing & Media Officer
e [email protected] or [email protected]

Day Program launch in Toowoomba

Day Program launch in Toowoomba

Jun 10, 2019

(Pictured the Lives Lived Well South West Queensland team, including Lives Lived Well CEO Mitchell Giles)

Lives Lived Well has expanded its free Non-Residential Rehabilitation Day Program to three more locations: Toowoomba, Mackay and Woolloongabba, providing these communities with more options in alcohol and drug treatment.

The Day Program allows people to participate in a more in-depth “treatment” while remaining at home, which differs from a residential service where there would be a need to “live-in” and stay overnights, making it an accessible option for more people.

The program’s expansion is thanks to additional funding from the Queensland Government.

On Monday 10 June, 2019, Lives Lived Well CEO Mitchell Giles launched the Day Program in Toowoomba at an official event, which also marked the expansion of Lives Lived Well’s Neil Street service space.

Launching the program and opening the expanded space, Mr Giles thanked the State Government for its ongoing support and for making it possible to offer the group-based Day Program in more communities.

“Lives Lived Well’s Day Program offers comparable educational and therapeutic treatment provided at our long-standing residential programs, which means people can now access more comprehensive support but without the need to live-in,” Mr Giles said.

“Participants attend weekdays and return home at the end of each day. This gives people, who are unable to access residential care for whatever reason, a good alternate option.”

Program inquiries can be made by calling Lives Lived Well on 1300 727 957.

The program will be officially launched in Mackay on June 18 and in Woolloongabba on June 21.

For all media enquiries contact:

Michelle Saftich – Marketing & Media Officer
e [email protected] or [email protected]

Caboolture Recovery Service – due to open December 2019

Caboolture Recovery Service – due to open December 2019

May 27, 2019

Artist drawing of Lives Lived Well’s planned residential recovery service – “Wunya”

 

Progress has been made on developing a 20-bed alcohol and drug residential service in Caboolture, scheduled to open in December 2019.

This project has come about after the Commonwealth Government announced in June 2018 that Lives Lived Well would receive $11 million in funding for increased support services in the region.

We had seen this need for support firsthand with our other Caboolture services (withdrawal, case management and counselling) receiving referrals four times higher than expected in their first year of delivery.

The residential service, to be named “Wunya” which means “welcome” in the language of the traditional custodians of the area, will be a place of support where people can come and undertake a six-week structured, research-informed program to be free from the harms of drugs and alcohol.

The program will be based on the same clinical treatment that we deliver at our long-standing Mirikai (Gold Coast) and Logan House services. People participating in the program will be engaged in educational group sessions and therapies, be able to learn life and wellbeing skills and will be able to set their own treatment goals.

Lives Lived Well has a strict policy around no drug or alcohol use while participants are in our program. It includes a supported no-smoking policy. The centre will be staffed 24 hours/seven days a week.

The new residential recovery centre will be located at 55-57 Lower King St, Caboolture.

From June to November, 2019, there will be construction activities on these sites, involving alterations and additions to one of the buildings (which was previously used as a backpackers) and demolition of the other, making way for the building of a carpark.

Our builders will do their best to minimise noise and disruption during this time.

Once operational, we expect that impact on the area’s amenity in terms of noise, traffic or car parking should be less than what was experienced during the building’s previous use as a backpackers.

If you are a nearby resident and have issues with construction noise or have questions about this new service, please email [email protected]

 

For all media enquiries contact:

Michelle Saftich – Marketing & Media Officer
e [email protected] or [email protected]

Beaudesert move provides more space to do more

Apr 2, 2019


Opening our new home at 65-81 Brisbane Street (from left) Lives Lived Well CEO, Mitchell Giles and Brisbane South AOD Team Leader, Ronelle Waring were joined by the Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz MP and the Queensland State Member for Scenic Rim, John Krause MP.

Aiming to deliver group programs including Smart Recovery and Breakthrough for Families information sessions, our Beaudesert team had outgrown its previous location at Illoura Carinity Care.

The new, centrally located office at Shop 10, 65-81 Brisbane Street was opened with an official event on 30 January. Lives Lived Well CEO, Mitchell Giles spoke at the opening alongside Federal Member Scott Buchholz MP, State Member Jon Krause MP and Brisbane South PHN’s General Manager of Commissioned Programs, Lucille Chalmers.

Lucille told the gathering that Beaudesert was one of the priority areas for alcohol and drug support as identified in the Brisbane South PHN’s 2018 Needs Assessment, so she was pleased to be able to support an extension of services in the region.

In the last financial year, Lives Lived Well supported 80 people through our Beaudesert service. Of those supported, most named methamphetamine (ICE) (42%) or alcohol (40%) as their primary drug of concern.
Our Brisbane South AOD Team Leader, Ronelle Waring, said the move to premises in the main street had already had a dramatic impact on the number of people the team was supporting.
“We have seen a 300 per cent increase in referrals, and many of these are self-referrals, which is fantastic,” she said.

Introducing Wyla – withdrawal and residential service

Apr 2, 2019

Our Orange-based withdrawal and residential rehab services are now located in a shared space on the Bloomfield Campus, under the new name of Wyla – the Aboriginal name given to the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo local to the area.

These services (previously known as Lyndon Withdrawal and Wattlegrove) have always worked closely with each other. Being co-located will mean an even smoother transition for those completing withdrawal and then moving into our residential rehabilitation program.

We provide live-in withdrawal in a safe and supportive environment which includes educational and group activities. After an average length of stay of seven days, clients can then move into the recovery program for a live -in three-month drug and alcohol program for people aged 18 and over.

For more information about Wyla please call us on 1300 596 366.