TREATMENT SERVICES

Adult and Young Adult Services - [Top]

Our adult residential treatment programme is located in Avondale and is for people over 22 years old with alcohol, drugs, or gambling problems. A separate but similar programme for young adults aged from 18 to 22 years old is also located at this facility.

Set on 5.2 acres of grounds, the programme offers a home-like environment, with individual bedrooms, a communal lounge, and a dining room. Onsite facilities include a gym, a swimming pool, a tennis court, and a football ground.

Odyssey House encourages family members to be actively involved at all stages of the treatment process. Opportunities to do this include monthly community dinners, weekend visits, and a forum for family members to provide feedback and suggestions to Odyssey House. Additional visits can be arranged in consultation with the Odyssey House Staff.

There is also a selection of group opportunities such as multi-family therapy and education groups, treatment planning group (where the client identifies the goals that they would like to achieve), and client case reviews (where the client and their family has an opportunity to discuss the client’s progress).

Family Centre - [Top]

Co-located with our Adult and Young Adult Services in Avondale is our purpose-built Family Centre, which offers residential treatment for adults with alcohol, drugs, or gambling problems who have children under 12 years of age.

Opened in August 2004, the Family Centre provides a number of family units, each with two bedrooms and a private ensuite, along with a communal lounge, a dining room, a play room, a kitchen, and an onsite medical room.

Odyssey arranges approved childcare and schooling on weekdays for the children living at the Family Centre so their parents can participate in treatment programmes.

We are committed to reuniting families and have developed a close working relationship with Child, Youth and Family. In some instances, a parent may enter the adult service, and as they progress they can be reunited with their children within the Family Centre.

Co-Existing Disorders Services - [Top]

Transitional Houses - [Top]

Odyssey House Trust has partnered with Community Housing to provide a number of houses within the greater Auckland area to help clients make a smooth transition from residential treatment back into community living. Clients that utilise this service can also access Odyssey House Community Services.

School-based youth programmes - [Top]

Odyssey provides two school-based youth programmes – ‘Stand up’ in association with Counties Manukau and ‘Amplify’ with Waitemata DHB.

These are early intervention programmes that aim to improve the resilience, health, and social well being of young people whose lives are adversely influenced by alcohol and/or other drug use.

The programmes include education on the effects of drug and alcohol misuse, and family support and counselling and may involve not only individual young people but also school staff, parents, caregivers and other agencies.

Odyssey House School - [Top]

Our school provides education for youth and young adults who participate in the Odyssey House residential programmes.

It’s registered with the Ministry of Education and employs fully qualified teachers, and its curriculum is designed to meet the individual learning needs of students.

The school provides education that is recognised by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, which enables students to build on and develop their qualifications.

Community Services - [Top]

A mobile service providing advice, guidance, and support for adults and youth who have previously participated in an Odyssey House treatment programme, the service aims to provide support on a ‘whatever it takes’ basis to clients living in the community.

The professionals employed within this service teach clients coping skills and
help them to access appropriate community supports, to maintain employment, and to maintain a healthy lifestyle.