Drug Action Teams
Together with ISLHD Drug and Alcohol Service, Healthy Cities Illawara works with many organisations and groups to build safe, healthy and resilient communities through preventing, responding and reducing health, social and economic harms related to drug and alcohol use.
The Illawarra Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Local Drug Action Team aims to work in partnership to prevent drug and alcohol related harm specifically for young people from diverse backgrounds. The Wollongong Drug Action Team and the Community Drug Action Teams are also part of the wider network that work together to identify priority groups and deliver supportive, community-based programs to promote healthy lifestyle choices about drugs and alcohol.
Current partner organisations include:
- Wollongong City Council
- MCCI/SCARF
- Warrawong Community Centre
- Baptist Care
- Denison St Clinic
- Wollongong Library
- Headspace Wollongong
- Barnardos
- NSW Police
- ISLHD Drug & Alcohol Unit
- ISLHF Interpreter Service
- Coordinare
- Careways
- SALCO
- Australian Drug Foundation
- Odyssey House
- Lives Lived Well
For free, confidential and non-judgemental advice about alcohol and other drugs contact the ISLHD Drug and Alcohol Service
Partner with us
Healthy Cities Illawarra works in partnership with local government, health care providers and other community organisations to deliver meaningful health and wellbeing outcomes for our community. We welcome partners who share our vision and values.