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When addiction takes hold, it can feel like an uphill battle, but you don’t have to face it alone. We recognise the challenges that come with addiction, whether it’s alcohol, gambling, or other drugs. Our directory includes community-led organisations and services that focus on providing addiction support.

Navigating our Service Directory is straightforward and user-friendly. Simply browse through the categories that align with your current challenges or explore different options to see what resonates with you. Each listing provides valuable information about the organisation, its services, and how to connect with them. You have the flexibility to choose services that fit your preferences – whether it’s location, type of support, or the challenge you are facing.

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Complete Men

Offers online and in-person support groups for men to connect, share, and seek help with emotional, financial, and relationship challenge.
Find morehttps://completemen.org.au/mullumbimby-associate-group

Health in Gear

Health in Gear is a program developed by the OzHelp Foundation that focuses on supporting the health and wellbeing of transport and logistics workers on the job and at home. This includes 24/7 phone support and free counselling for workers and their families, health tips for staying well, roadside health checks, and the Share the Load podcast.
Find morehttps://healthingear.com.au/

Mantle Health

Our goal is to support men to be better partners, fathers, brothers, colleagues, leaders, and friends, and to improve mental health outcomes for men and those around them. We do this by removing the barriers to receiving professional and effective one-on-one psychological support through a secure and discreet video telehealth service.
Find morehttps://mantlehealth.com.au/

Mates in Construction (NSW)

MATES provides suicide prevention services to the construction industry through community development programs on sites, and by supporting workers in need through case management and a 24/7 help line.
Find morehttps://mates.org.au/

Men’s Kitchen

A fun, safe, supportive and instructive environment where older men learn cooking skills.
Find morehttps://www.menskitchen.org.au/

Men2Be – Men’s Group

An open-men's group meeting weekly in Tweed Heads support mentally, socially, spiritually.
Find morehttps://www.meetup.com/en-AU/men2be/

13YARN

13YARN is the first national service of its kind for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in crisis. We offer a confidential one-on-one over the phone yarning opportunity and support with a trained Lifeline Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping.
Find morehttps://www.13yarn.org.au/

ACON

Community health, inclusion and HIV responses for people of diverse sexualities and genders. Service for men, including free alcohol and other drugs counselling and mental health counselling.
Find morehttps://www.acon.org.au/

Foundation House

Alcohol, other drug and gambling addiction rehab programs for the Construction Industry and Health Services Industry.
Find morehttps://www.foundationhouse.net.au/

Headspace

Offers centres across NSW, online and phone tools and services to help young people with mental health, alcohol and other drug services, and other support, including early psychosis program.
Find morehttps://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/

LikeMind – Western Sydney, Orange and Wagga Wagga

Support for adults with mental health concerns, as well as their families and carers - community based services in Penrith, Seven Hills, Orange, Wagga Wagga.
Find morehttps://likemind.org.au/

Southern Youth and Family Services

Dedicated Men's Health program through Community Health for Adolescents In Need (CHAIN) focused on training young men ask for help.
Find morehttp://syfs.org.au/programs/mens-health

Suicide Call Back Service

Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service providing 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.
Find morehttps://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/

The Buttery

A long-term rehabilitation program for adults addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Residential and outreach programs
Find morehttps://www.buttery.org.au/therapeutic-community/

The Glen

Residential support for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men struggling with alcohol and other drug addiction, based on NSW Central Coast.
Find morehttps://www.theglencentre.org.au/the-glen/

WellMob

WellMob is a digital library of over 300 mental health and wellbeing resources developed by and for First Nations Australians including websites, apps, videos, fact sheets, podcasts, pdfs, and social media. WellMob takes a holistic strength-based approach around Indigenous wellbeing. The resources provide information, stories of lived experience, promote hope, and break down shame or stigma about mental health and wellbeing issues. WellMob is easy to navigate. The resources have been grouped under six broad topics: Mind, Body, Our Mob, Culture, Keeping Safe, and Healing. Each of these main topics link to several sub-topics. In three clicks it is possible to find culturally appropriate resources without having to search the web.
Find morehttps://wellmob.org.au/

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