Triple Care Farm on the Today Show (Part 1) – Monday 26th October – This is the first part of Channel Nine’s Today show story on Triple Care Farm – the residential program for young people experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness or acute behavioural problems. It aired on Monday 26th October 2009 to help Triple Care Farm overcome a critical shortage in funding. Established in 1989, the farm provides young people with one-on-one support, personal counselling, drug and alcohol counselling and group counselling sessions – more information can be found at www.missionaustralia.com.au/triplecarefarm As reporter Sarah Harris noted “…the critical lack of funding means that the farm can only offer 80 places a year, last year two and a half thousand young people in crisis had to be turned away…”

 

Oliver banning: Vic starts enquiry

Filed under: alcohol counselling

Damien Oliver said he had resorted to binge drinking at the time but had since received psychological treatment and had attended drug and alcohol counselling. Photo: Vince Caligiuri. Mark Skulley. Jockey Damien Oliver won $ 11,000 in his illegal bet on …
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Did you know?

Filed under: alcohol counselling

EMC News – A couple of years ago the municipalities in Lanark County, together with law enforcement officials, various interested agencies including addiction counselling services and the health unit, started discussing the problems of alcohol and drug …
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Oliver breaks down at hearing

Filed under: alcohol counselling

A tearful Damien Oliver has pleaded guilty to betting on a rival horse in a race in which he was riding, telling a disciplinary hearing he was under stress at the breakdown of his marriage and undergoing drug and alcohol counselling. Oliver is almost …
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