Tuesday 28th May 2013.
Clinic 180 & SWOP. (Night Outreach).
Clinic 180 is part of The Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) is a targeted Primary health care service with a team of nurses, doctors, counsellors and health educators who work together to meet the wide range of health, social welfare needs of young people, sex workers and people who inject drugs.
Clinic 180
. Needle syringe program.
. Condoms
. Open 7 days per week.
. Sexual health screening.
. HIV and Hep C testing, hep B testing and vaccination.
. First aid and wound care.
. Counselling and social work assistance.
. Drug and Alcohol assessment and referral.
Each night from 9 pm till 11.30 pm Clinic 180 go out on Outreach with a fully equipped van comprising of Nurses, counsellors & other clinical staff plus SWOP.
The main work I was doing was with SWOP on foot engaging with street worker's were possible (as we had to be aware these people were working).
One place we visited was a Safe House, this is a house for street worker's to use with there customer's. A lot of the work Clinic 180 do is that people within Sydney highly depend on, around Harm Reduction & HIV and engagement with Sex Worker's. (Great Service)
Wednesday 29th May 2013.
Way2Home Neami (Outreach Service)
Is an Outreach program focused on helping rough sleepers to move off the streets and into long term housing with support.
Way 2Home makes contact with people who are living on the streets and offers support during every step as they help them move into dependent living. This group work closely with Way2Home homeless health outreach team, operated by St. Vincent's Hospital, made up of mental health, drug and alcohol specialists with links to a range of allied services.
Way2Home Snapshot
Gender Breakdown
Male / Female
56% of consumers receiving W2H services in NSW are male.
Age Range
48% are between 25 and 44 years, 46% of W2H consumers in NSW are between 45 and 65 years old. 6% of consumers have unknown age.
Housing
60% have been housed into permanent accommodation, 6% into transitional housing. Assertive outreach support is currently being provided to 34% of those who are currently sleeping rough.
This information was taken from 2012 Annual Report Neami for additional information visit www.homelessness.nsw.org.au
Enjoy Your Day Matty.
Clinic 180 & SWOP. (Night Outreach).
Clinic 180 is part of The Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) is a targeted Primary health care service with a team of nurses, doctors, counsellors and health educators who work together to meet the wide range of health, social welfare needs of young people, sex workers and people who inject drugs.
Clinic 180
. Needle syringe program.
. Condoms
. Open 7 days per week.
. Sexual health screening.
. HIV and Hep C testing, hep B testing and vaccination.
. First aid and wound care.
. Counselling and social work assistance.
. Drug and Alcohol assessment and referral.
Each night from 9 pm till 11.30 pm Clinic 180 go out on Outreach with a fully equipped van comprising of Nurses, counsellors & other clinical staff plus SWOP.
The main work I was doing was with SWOP on foot engaging with street worker's were possible (as we had to be aware these people were working).
One place we visited was a Safe House, this is a house for street worker's to use with there customer's. A lot of the work Clinic 180 do is that people within Sydney highly depend on, around Harm Reduction & HIV and engagement with Sex Worker's. (Great Service)
Wednesday 29th May 2013.
Way2Home Neami (Outreach Service)
Is an Outreach program focused on helping rough sleepers to move off the streets and into long term housing with support.
Way 2Home makes contact with people who are living on the streets and offers support during every step as they help them move into dependent living. This group work closely with Way2Home homeless health outreach team, operated by St. Vincent's Hospital, made up of mental health, drug and alcohol specialists with links to a range of allied services.
Way2Home Snapshot
Gender Breakdown
Male / Female
56% of consumers receiving W2H services in NSW are male.
Age Range
48% are between 25 and 44 years, 46% of W2H consumers in NSW are between 45 and 65 years old. 6% of consumers have unknown age.
Housing
60% have been housed into permanent accommodation, 6% into transitional housing. Assertive outreach support is currently being provided to 34% of those who are currently sleeping rough.
This information was taken from 2012 Annual Report Neami for additional information visit www.homelessness.nsw.org.au
Enjoy Your Day Matty.
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