Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) - Youth Detention service

Mission Australia's Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (DAYS) provide young people and their families access to a comprehensive range of free and confidential alcohol and other drug services. The youth detention counsellor program provides individual counselling and referrals to young people between 12-18 years in Banksia Hill Detention Centre, as well as Assessment and Care-plan support for the wider DAYS (Drug and Alcohol Youth Service) case-management program. The primary goal of this program is to reduce the harm and risk associated with alcohol and other drugs.

DAYS programs include:

• Comprehensive assessment
• Case management
• Individual counselling
• Medical assessment and review
• Clinical Psychology services
• Group programs
• Mentoring and outreach
• Opiate and alcohol pharmacotherapy
• Parent and family counselling
• Alternate therapies (including music, art and reiki)
• Aboriginal mentoring