Inala Community Health Centre

About Inala Community Health Centre 

Inala Community Health Centre is a multidisciplinary facility that provides community health programs and clinics for adults and children. They have medical, nursing, allied health, and administrative staff who work together to provide you with the highest quality care.

The centre offers a number of services including:

• AOD Services
• Mood Services

It is also a primary outlet for the Needle and Syringe Programs.

Programs

If you need help with an alcohol or other drug use issue, Addiction Services can help.

We are a free service for anybody affected by alcohol or other drugs, including carers, friends and family. You do not need a referral. What you tell us is confidential.

We have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers, youth support team and peer support workers available in some locations.

We can support you to manage, reduce or stop your alcohol or other drug use.

We offer:
• support and advice
• counselling sessions
• group programs
• help to withdraw from drugs relapse prevention
• strategies to stay safer if you are drinking alcohol or using other drugs
• the Opiate Treatment Program
• the Needle Syringe Program

When you contact the service, we will ask some questions and chat about your concerns to come up with a plan together.

Programs
Needle and Syringe Programs (NSPs): offers needle distribution or exchange, the NSP service is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm, closed 12:30pm – 1:00pm.

Needle and syringe dispensing machine is available all hours, at a cost of $2.

Intake, assessment and referral

Anyone with a substance use issue or their family members and friends are eligible to access services for an assessment. Services provided are confidential and clients should contact the nearest service to discuss options available to them.