Mission Statement
To relieve the suffering of those affected by problems arising from the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
History
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation NSW is a charitable, not-for profit organization which was initially established in 1957. The Foundation currently operates Kathleen York House in Glebe which provides a long term program for women and their dependent children.
Milestones
1959 Established the Langton Clinic. This was the first public hospital in Australia devoted exclusively to the treatment of alcoholism.
1960 Convened the first National Conference on Alcoholism at the University of New South Wales
1961 Influenced the Government to establish a special unit for alcoholism treatment in one of the NSW public hospitals. This unit continued its valuable treatment until 1973 when the increase of other facilities took over.
1970 Organised the 29th Annual Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependence in Sydney, attracting delegates from 26 countries.
1975 The Cyrenian House network was implemented as an alternative to the traditional institutional approach to substance abuse. This would grow to include DIGS
Cyrenians in Stanmore, Marty House in Glebe, Cyrenian House in Surry Hills and Camperdown Lodge.
1977 Established the Industrial Program Services which specialised in consultancy, training and counselling services through Employee Assistance programs in NSW
1978 Acquired the trusteeship of The Station, a drop-in service for homeless people.
1980 Cooperated with other interested bodies to organise the first Pan-Pacific Conference on Drugs and Alcohol.
1981 The Station began operation of Radio Skid Row, a community welfare radio station
1986 With the National body ADF, co-sponsored a symposium, “Early Detection and Intervention for Persons with Harmful Alcohol and Drug Use”, an International study
under the auspices of the World Health Organisation
1991 Kathleen York House was established to cater to the needs of women suffering from substance abuse
1994 Cooperated with the Centre for Drug and Alcohol Studies and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, RPA to host an international conference on Biological Markers for Alcohol
2004 Established an Aftercare service to provide counselling and education to people who have completed a rehabilitation program
2006 Extended the existing program at Kathleen York House to a 24 hour program and redesigned the Cyrenian House program to reflect current community needs.
