Got concerns or questions about drug and alcohol use?

The Substance Support Service is ACON's strengths-based service for members of the GLBT community.

The service was developed in light of the evidence that GLBT people are more likely to use a range of substances than their heterosexual peers, and that GLBT people often report feeling unsafe accessing mainstream drug and alcohol services.

The Substance Support Service provides a range of services for people in the GLBT community with problems around drug and alcohol use (including coexisting mental health issues), and their friends, partners and families.

Would you like us to contact you?

Services

• One-to-one Counselling - strengths-based counselling is available to GLBT clients, their friends and families for issues around drug and alcohol use.
  Call us on Sydney (02) 9206 2073 or Hunter (02) 4927 6808 to speak to a counsellor and make an appointment.
• Supportive Therapies - Access is provided to acupuncture, massage and osteopathy.
• Group support - ACON and the Stimulant Treatment Program run The Link Group, which is an open, GLBT friendly mixed group in Sydney that works with people’s strengths and assists them to manage their drug use issues.
  The Link Group is held every Wednesday from 5.30pm to 7.00pm at St. Vincent's Hospital, Level 3, O’Brien Building, corner of Burton and Victoria Streets, Darlinghurst.
  For more info contact Brian on 0447 435 902 or at stp@stvincents.com.au

For more information and general enquiries, contact ACON's Sydney or the Hunter branch on the numbers provided below.

We also deliver:

• Health Promotion - We encourage good health around substance use and treatment in GLBT communities through community and worker forums and other community engagements.  Forums aim to raise the understanding of treatment option for substance use, assist people in making decisions around substance use and help friends, partners and families support their loved ones.
• Support and Expertise - ACON is a broad GLBT health promotion agency.  The Substance Support Service functions as a resource for non-AOD specialist staff within the organisation on issues for people who use substances.
• AOD Sector Development - Substance Support Service builds partnerships with mainstream AOD services and provides training for services and supports them to actively provide GLBT affirmative services.

More info

Contact: ACON's Substance Support Service

SYDNEY Tel: (02) 9206 2073 Free Call: 1800 063 060 Email: aod@acon.org.au

HUNTER Tel: (02) 4927 6808 Free Call: 1800 063 060 Email: aod@acon.org.au