Logan Central Community Mental Health Centre

About Logan Central Community Mental Health Centre

The Logan Central Community Mental Health Centre provides community mental health services, as well as community alcohol and drug services.

Programs

The Addiction Services Academic Clinical Unit (ACU) provides a specialist service, within a harm minimisation policy with a no wrong door philosophy. ACU provides programs include:

• Counselling interventions
• Opiate replacement  services, including methadone and buprenorphine programs for individuals with opiate dependence (inclusive of therapeutic dependence)
• A range of other medical interventions, including pharmacotherapies for alcohol and tobacco dependence
• Outpatient withdrawal services
• Consultation and liaison
• Information and education
• Relapse prevention
• Needle and syringe program – supply of equipment and brief interventions
• Indigenous alcohol and drug outreach
• Prevention and community development
• Outreach clinics in a variety of locations, including Eight Mile Plains, Ellen Grove, Mt Gravatt, Wynnum, Beenleigh, Beaudesert, Stradbroke Island

In addition, the following specialist services are provided:

• Diversion programs
• Homeless Outreach Team (inner city Brisbane)
• Preventative team
• A range of biological, psychological and social therapies

Intake, assessment and referral

Anyone with a substance use issue or their family members and friends are eligible to access services for an assessment. Individuals can self refer to the Addiction Services ACU by phone or in person, or can be referred from other ACUs, services or agencies.

On referral an intake form will be completed to gather personal demographics and relevant clinical information. This information will be discussed at a multidisciplinary team meeting on the next business day and will be allocated to an Addiction Services ACU clinician to follow up. Urgency is assessed at the time of referral. A referral to the service is not necessary – people can make an appointment either by phone or in person at a clinic.

Additional information

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. Services provided by Addiction Services are free of charge, excluding any costs associated with any prescribed medications.