What is residential rehabilitation?
Residential rehabilitation is a treatment option for people who have already started their journey to recover from alcohol and drug issues.
Services provide 24-hour supervision by qualified staff in a live-in program that typically emphasises self-help and peer work. This supports reintegration into community living.
Who can access residential rehabilitation services?
Alcohol and other drug problems are complex, affecting not just individuals but their families, friends and the community.
People accessing drug treatment in Victoria go through intake, comprehensive assessment and treatment as part of their recovery journey. A range of state-funded community-based and residential treatment options are available, including counselling, withdrawal, rehabilitation, care and recovery coordination and pharmacotherapy.
Residential rehabilitation programs are offered to people who have not successfully reduced or overcome their substance use issues through other alcohol and other drug treatment programs.
Who are services available to?
Residential rehabilitation facilities and services can be accessed by anyone in Victoria. Having a new facility in the Mallee region means that locals will have the option to access services closer to home, family and their support networks.
How long is the average stay?
The average stay for a person undergoing residential rehabilitation is three months. During this time, people engage in activities that support lasting behavioural change, social and life skills development and relapse prevention, including counselling and group work.
Will the new residential rehabilitation facility change the character of the neighbourhood?
People in residential rehabilitation often take part in projects to improve the neighbourhood, like gardening, planting trees or making art.
At other Victorian locations with residential rehabilitation services, there has been a positive effect on the local area and participants can become strongly engaged in the community.
How will the facility be staffed?
The residential rehabilitation service will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.