Directions Health Services in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Community organisation

Directions Health Services

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6132 4800

Address: Level 6, Cosmopolitan Building, Woden Square, 21 Bowes Street 2606 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.directionshealth.com/

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24.01.2022 There are only 10 days left and we're excited to announce that for these last 10 days ALL DONATIONS ARE BEING MATCHED! With limited matched funds remaining, all... donations will be matched until matched funding runs out. Don't delay, give back and make a real difference to those in need this Winter! Donate to the #CanberraRecoveryAppeal today, visit www.handsacrosscanberra.org.au/ A Gender Agenda, Argyle Housing, Better Renting, Canberra Community Law, Canberra PCYC, Canberra Refugee Support - ACT, Canteen ACT & SNSW, CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn, Community Services #1, Cystic Fibrosis ACT, DirectionsHealth, GIVIT, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, Hartley Lifecare, Karinya House, Kidsafe ACT, Lifeline Canberra, Marymead, Mental Health Foundation ACT, Mental Illness Education ACT, Meridian - formerly AIDS Action Council, Newborn Intensive Care Foundation, Parentline ACT, Raw Potential Youth, Pegasus Riding for the Disabled of the ACT, Perinatal Wellbeing Centre, Rebus, Roundabout Canberra, Sharing Places Inc., Soldier On Australia, Stella Bella Little Stars Foundation, TAD ACT, Toora Women Inc., Volunteering ACT, Woden Community Service, Women's Legal Centre ACT, Yeddung Mura, YWCA Canberra

24.01.2022 COMPETITION - #WhyIGiveCBR WIN 1 OF 4 $250 DONATIONS TO A PARTICIPATING CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE! This competition is open to everyone! How To Enter: It's... easy, all you need to do is post a short video answering the question Why do you give? with the hashtags #CanberraRecoveryAppeal & #WhyIGiveCBR 1 Get creative and shoot a short video describing which charities you give to and why. 2 Share it on Facebook and/or Instagram before 21 August 2020 - make sure you tag us (@HandsAcrossCanberra) and use the hashtags #CanberraRecoveryAppeal and #WhyIGiveCBR 3 Thats it youre entered! Winners will be selected and contacted on the 21st of August 2020. Prize donation values will be added to the chosen charity's Canberra Recovery Appeal total. A Gender Agenda, Argyle Housing, Better Renting, Canberra Community Law, Canberra PCYC, Canberra Refugee Support - ACT, Canteen ACT & SNSW, CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn, Community Services #1, Cystic Fibrosis ACT, DirectionsHealth, GIVIT - Goods For Good Causes, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, Hartley Lifecare, Karinya House, Kidsafe ACT, Lifeline Canberra, Marymead, Mental Health Foundation ACT, Mental Illness Education ACT, Meridian - formerly AIDS Action Council, Newborn Intensive Care Foundation, Parentline ACT, Raw Potential Youth, Pegasus Riding for the Disabled of the ACT, Perinatal Wellbeing Centre, Rebus, Roundabout Canberra, Sharing Places Inc., Soldier On Australia, Stella Bella Little Stars Foundation, TAD ACT, Toora Women Inc., Volunteering ACT, Woden Community Service, Women's Legal Centre ACT, Yeddung Mura, YWCA Canberra

24.01.2022 International Overdose Awareness Day is a time for us to reflect on the high number of people who lose their lives to overdose and remember loved ones lost to overdose. It is a time to encourage our community to talk openly about this issue, and to see what we can do to help reduce overdose deaths and the stigma experienced by individuals and families in our community who are impacted by overdose. Many more people lose their lives to overdose than die on our roads! Overdo...se deaths are preventable. If you or someone you love is affected by prescribed or non-prescribed drug use, today is the perfect time to reach out to a support service in your community. Most overdoses are accidental. You dont need to use a lot of one drug to overdose the risk of overdose increases when you use a combination of prescription drugs or illicit drugs, including when this is combined with alcohol. It is important to discuss the prescribed or non-prescribed medications or illicit drugs you are taking with your health care provider, and to request your GP prescribes Naloxone if they are prescribing you or someone you care for, opiate medications, such as Oxycontin, Endone or Morphine. International Overdose Awareness Day is a timely reminder for everyone to have Naloxone on hand. This especially includes individuals who are at risk of experiencing or witnessing an opiate overdose. It is better to be safe than sorry Naloxone nasal spray is easy to administer, it has no adverse effects and cannot be misused. If you think someone may have overdosed, call an ambulance and administer Naloxone if you have it at hand. Naloxone and education on how to use it can be obtained free of charge through Civic and Phillip NSPs and through CAHMA and Hepatitis ACT, via participating pharmacies. You can also purchase it over the counter at your local pharmacy, however it is more expensive without a script. Having pill/drug testing facilities available would also help to reduce the risk of unintentional overdose. #EndOverdose Pictured: Directions' Needle & Syringe Program Coordinators, Tammy & Mitch

23.01.2022 The Community Sector NAIDOC Week Committee will live stream a 30 minute video that celebrates NAIDOC week today at 1pm. Celebrating the theme Always Was, Always Will Be - hear from leaders, artists, musicians and Ngunnawal Elders on what this year's theme means to them. The video can be watched live, or watched later at a time that suits you. Click the link here to follow the page: https://www.facebook.com/canberraNAIDOC

22.01.2022 At this stage Directions services are operating as usual across ACT and NSW. If you are experiencing any cold or flu like symptoms please dont attend our groups, and ring ahead of individual appointments so we can discuss your needs. If youd prefer to stay home, are self isolating or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, we will endeavour to provide you with phone services. As always, if you are in need of support, have concerns or would like to discuss this further please dont hesitate to contact us by telephone

22.01.2022 Did you know that 97% of local charities have been negatively impacted by COVID-19? A new study has found that almost all local charities are currently experiencing hardship, with 83% of our charities being significantly affected. Without your kindness & generosity, some of these essential community services will be forced to close, leaving many without the assistance they need. If you donate to the Canberra Recovery Appeal now, your donation will be DOUBLED, and you can support us and over 250 local charities! Respond - Rebuild - Recover - Donate today at:https://www.mycause.com.au/page/229830/directionshealth-cra

21.01.2022 COORDINARE has announced funding to support Lives Lived Well and Directions Health to establish drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the Shoalhaven and Bega Valley. In the Bega Valley, Directions Health Services will partner with existing service providers including Grand Pacific Health, Katungul Aboriginal Community and Medical Service Corporation, as well as three local general practices, to implement the service from October 2020. Read the full media release here: https://bit.ly/3jF5Ftj

21.01.2022 It is time to Support. Not Punish and shift public policy and funding away from criminalising people who use drugs towards a focus on health, well-being and harm reduction. #SupportDontPunish Support. Don't Punish.

20.01.2022 We are grateful to announce that were joining the Canberra Recovery Appeal organised by Hands Across Canberra - to help keep the doors of our community sector open. Right now, all donations made to the appeal will be DOUBLED and you can support us, as well as over 250 other local organisations! If you can, this is your opportunity to support your local charities. Donate to the appeal by clicking below. #CanberraRecoveryAppeal

15.01.2022 Lets work together to prevent the spread of germs

15.01.2022 Directions Health Services is looking for a South East NSW Services Manager - for more information, visit www.directionshealth.com/career-opportunities.

14.01.2022 Visit The Canberra Times to read about how the doctors and nurses of Directions Health Services continue to provide valuable outreach care to some of Canberra's most vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12.01.2022 Donate before June 30 and support your community with a tax deductible EOFY donation to the Canberra Recovery Appeal. In just a few clicks you can donate to the #CanberraRecoveryAppeal, saving you tax dollars and making a real difference to your community! Remember, right now, all funds raised will be DOUBLED, so please give generously if you can. Visit www.handsacrosscanberra.org.au

12.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE! The ACT Community Sector NAIDOC Week Event will be live streamed on Facebook Live from 11am on Tuesday July 7th. Head to facebook.com/canberraNAIDOC for more information.

09.01.2022 Directions Health Services is pleased to be one of the local community organisations continuing to support the healthcare needs of vulnerable Canberrans. This funding provided by ACT Health, as announced by Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA, will help address significant barriers people experience in accessing and navigating mainstream services, including health and social services.

09.01.2022 #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020

08.01.2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, the ACT Community Sector NAIDOC Week Event on 7 July will be delayed by one hour, and is now set to start at 12pm. Be sure to tune in over lunch, but if this new time doesnt work for you the great thing about Facebook Live and YouTube is you can watch the video later in the day. So please make sure you follow the Facebook page this is one event you wont want to miss!

07.01.2022 The World Health Organisation advise that regularly and thoroughly washing your hands with soap and water is one of the best protective measures you can take against COVID-19.

07.01.2022 Right now, all donations made to the Canberra Recovery Appeal are being DOUBLED! Support us and over 250 other incredible local charities by donating today and your kindness & generosity will go TWICE as far! Give where you live this winter and donate to the appeal at https://www.mycause.com.au/page/229830/directionshealth-cra

07.01.2022 For those in the Murrumbidgee seeking mental health or drug & alcohol support, check out the new app, Map My Recovery.

06.01.2022 Since the intense Black Summer bushfire season that ripped through our region from late 2019, our community sector has experienced more strain than ever. Follow...ing a severe hail storm and with a global pandemic sweeping through mere months later, our community organisations have had to shift their attention from one crisis to another without the time or resources to rebuild. You can help keep the doors of our community sector open by donating to the Canberra Recovery Appeal today! Donations made to the appeal are still being DOUBLED and you can support over 250 local charities and organisations! If you can, please give generously, this is your opportunity to support one or all local charities. Respond Rebuild Recover Donate to the appeal at: www.handsacrosscanberra.org.au See more

05.01.2022 Let's work together to prevent the spread of germs

05.01.2022 Directions Health Services would like to thank everyone who so generously donated to the first ever Hands Up For Canberra appeal. Your kindness and enthusiasm to support our services is appreciated!

05.01.2022 There are only 10 days left and were excited to announce that for these last 10 days ALL DONATIONS ARE BEING MATCHED! With limited matched funds remaining, all... donations will be matched until matched funding runs out. Dont delay, give back and make a real difference to those in need this Winter! Donate to the #CanberraRecoveryAppeal today, visit www.handsacrosscanberra.org.au/ A Gender Agenda, Argyle Housing, Better Renting, Canberra Community Law, Canberra PCYC, Canberra Refugee Support - ACT, Canteen ACT & SNSW, CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn, Community Services #1, Cystic Fibrosis ACT, DirectionsHealth, GIVIT, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, Hartley Lifecare, Karinya House, Kidsafe ACT, Lifeline Canberra, Marymead, Mental Health Foundation ACT, Mental Illness Education ACT, Meridian - formerly AIDS Action Council, Newborn Intensive Care Foundation, Parentline ACT, Raw Potential Youth, Pegasus Riding for the Disabled of the ACT, Perinatal Wellbeing Centre, Rebus, Roundabout Canberra, Sharing Places Inc., Soldier On Australia, Stella Bella Little Stars Foundation, TAD ACT, Toora Women Inc., Volunteering ACT, Woden Community Service, Womens Legal Centre ACT, Yeddung Mura, YWCA Canberra

04.01.2022 Have you met....Tim, our Operational Team Leader? Tim and his Treatment & Support Service team in Canberra are available to provide services including counselling and groups as the COVID-19 situation continually evolves. You can visit our website www.directionshealth.com to sign up to join a group, or call 02 6132 4800 to organise a phone counselling session with one of the TSS team members.

04.01.2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting. All members of the corporation are advised that an annual general meeting of the members of Directions Health Services Limited will take place on Thursday, 26 November 2020 at 4:00pm. https://www.directionshealth.com//AGM-Notice-and-Agenda-20

04.01.2022 Directions Health's priority is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support client, community and staff well being while continuing to deliver our suite of services with minimal disruption. From Monday 23rd March, all of our ACT and NSW groups will be held solely online. Please go to www.directionshealth.com and click on the Groups Timetable link on the main page. From here, you can click on your preferred group and register your intended attendance. You can call Directions on 02 6132 4800 or your local Pathways office for more information.

02.01.2022 Share your experience...speak to Directions Health Services for more info.

01.01.2022 Directions Healths priority is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support client, community and staff well being while continuing to deliver our suite of services with minimal disruption. From Monday 23rd March, all of our ACT and NSW groups will be held solely online. Please go to www.directionshealth.com and click on the Groups Timetable link on the main page. From here, you can click on your preferred group and register your intended attendance. You can call Directions on 02 6132 4800 or your local Pathways office for more information.