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Ted Noffs Foundation – Caboolture

Address

80 King Street, Caboolture QLD 4510, Australia

Intake number

1800 753 300

Freecall number

1800 753 300

Intake email

qldreferrals@noffs.org.au

Website

https://noffs.org.au/

Intake opening hours

9.00am - 5:00pm

About Ted Noffs Foundation 

Ted Noffs provides counselling and case management in southeastern Queensland for young people aged 12 – 25 years. Clients are offered evidence-based treatments that cater for drug, alcohol and mental health issues. The primary focus of the clinicians of the Queensland Service is to comprehensively assess all clients referred to the service, develop an individual treatment plan and provide brief intervention (6 – 8 sessions) to support clients achieving their goals.

Programs

After-care Program: After-care program for clients who have participated in the residential program.

General Counselling: general drug and alcohol counselling services to young people (aged 12 – 25). On an onsite and outreach basis.

PALM (Program for Adolescent Life Management) is a residential drug treatment program for young people (aged 13 – 18) to address serious drug and alcohol related difficulties. Operating as a therapeutic community, our youth rehab offers up to 3 months residential and 3 – 5 years post-residential treatment. It is a holistic, intensive, multi-disciplinary, residential treatment program staffed by professionals specifically trained in working through trauma, challenging behaviours and complex needs. The program offers counselling, family support, group work, vocational/educational modules, living skills and recreational activities

Intake, assessment and referral

Self-referrals to the service are welcome as well as referrals from family, community services and health professionals.

Hospital and Health Service Region

Metro North

Primary Health Network region

Brisbane North

Age range

12 – 17 years, 18 – 25 years

Treatment type

Harm reduction (e.g. needle and syringe programs), Psychosocial intervention (e.g. counselling), Rehabilitation (e.g. residential, day programs), Medication assisted treatment (e.g. opioid dependence treatment programs), Withdrawal management (detoxification)

Medication exclusions

Benzodiazepines (e.g. Diazepam)

Smoking permitted

No, Nicotine replacement therapy offered

Phones permitted

yes

Fees

For PALM we only charge for rent which is $160 only once a week, only if YP has centre link benefits, if not then no pay.

Payment frequency

Fortnightly

Close to public transport

Yes

Family / children access

Yes

Interpreter access

No

Waitlist

Yes, for intake