Adult Residential Service

Programme Areas

Addictions - drug & alcohol

Programme Type

Residential alcohol & other drug treatment

Regions

Southland, Nelson Marlborough, West Coast, Dunedin - South Otago, Canterbury, South Canterbury

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Process

All referrals must come via an Alcohol & Other Drugs assessment completed by an agency approved by the Ministry of Health prior to entry into the Odyssey House Christchurch Programme.

In Canterbury the referral agencies are:

• C.A.D.S
• Salvation Army
• City Mission
• Youth Speciality Services
• Pacific Island Trust

Description

This service provides drug-free residential treatment for males aged 17 and over who are experiencing significant harm as a result of their own alcohol and or other drug use. The programmes are based on  the therapeutic community concept of mutual self help.

A small number of national referrals are accepted for clients who have a methamphetamine dependence.

Read more about the service here.