Odyssey House
Community Service in Waikato
www.odysseychch.org.nz
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Odyssey House Trust Christchurch provides therapeutic support and education to clients with drug and alcohol addictions. We have been successfully providing treatment in Christchurch for the past 27 years, and currently provide services for. Community Alcohol and Drug Assessment Service ADAS Alcohol and Drug Assessments,Individual and Group Treatment. Community Youth Mental Health and Alcohol Drug Service Brief Mental Health and Alcohol Drug Treatments, and Linkage to other Youth Services. Odyssey House is funded by the Canterbury District Health Board, Community Correction, Child Youth and Family Service and Donations.
1985 a core group of 16 residents arrives in Christchurch to establish new Odyssey House programme. Odyssey House Drug Rehabilitation programmes had their origins in New York in the early 1960s. Both were concerned for intervention to change the lives of those afflicted by drug abuse. In particular these programmes sought to not only end an individual's drug use but they also sought to focus on life reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Programmes already existed in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne and a format existed for support to Christchurch in the difficult task of getting a programme off the ground with concerns about finance, accommodation and staffing prominent. It was clear that significant support from governmental agencies would be needed but it was at a time that central government was reorganizing departmental functions and it was difficult to get commitments of support in this changing bureaucratic environment. A general prejudice against drug users and rehabilitation centres meant that accommodation options we examined were inevitably unpopular if residential areas were involved. The first Graduation from the Christchurch Programme was celebrated in July 1986.
It is a feature of Odyssey that graduates make up a percentage of staff appointments at all levels. The outcome was the purchase of the property in 1991 thanks in particular to the generosity of the Church and support of Trustbank Canterbury. For some time our financial position remained precarious and we were frequently in significant overdraft. Odyssey Christchurch has been fortunate in attracting Board members of ability and commitment who have given strong governance.
Drug abuse may lead to intellectual impairment but many of the victims are initially intelligent young people with great potential. In the Youth Residential, our mission is to increase young peoples ability to manage their lives safely and effectively. A consequence of this was that ADANZ lost 60 of its funding from 31 October 2015 and is no longer financially sustainable as a result. Remaining ADANZ services would be transferred to Odyssey to utilise their clinical and management infrastructure and four of the ADANZ board members would join the OHTC board with a new constitution in place
Odyssey House Trust has been successfully providing treatment in Christchurch for the past 26 years.
Odyssey House Drug Rehabilitation programmes had their origins in New York in the early 1960s. Both were concerned for intervention to change the lives of those afflicted by drug abuse. In particular these programmes sought to not only end an individual's drug use but they also sought to focus on life reconstruction and rehabilitation. They sought the support and commitment of a small group of like minded individuals and thus the 17th Odyssey House Programme in the USA, Australia and New Zealand was born.
Programmes already existed in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne and a format existed for support to Christchurch in the difficult task of getting a programme off the ground with concerns about finance, accommodation and staffing prominent. It was clear that significant support from governmental agencies would be needed but it was at a time that central government was reorganizing departmental functions and it was difficult to get commitments of support in this changing bureaucratic environment. Auckland Board Chairperson Barbara Goodman met the Christchurch Board at intervals and our chairman visited the Auckland programme and Auckland Board meetings. A general prejudice against drug users and rehabilitation centres meant that accommodation options we examined were inevitably unpopular if residential areas were involved.
The first Graduation from the Christchurch Programme was celebrated in July 1986. It is a feature of Odyssey that graduates make up a percentage of staff appointments at all levels. Father Jim Consedine reported the Catholic Church might be prepared to make the former Cottesmore College in Greers Road available on very reasonable terms. Board members assisted with professional inputs to programme needs and served on a variety of sub committees including House, Finance and Education.
Then another turn of the wheel the Church advised it wished to sell the Cottesmore property. The outcome was the purchase of
1985 a core group of 16 residents arrives in Christchurch to establish new Odyssey House programme. Odyssey House Drug Rehabilitation programmes had their origins in New York in the early 1960s. Both were concerned for intervention to change the lives of those afflicted by drug abuse. In particular these programmes sought to not only end an individual's drug use but they also sought to focus on life reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Programmes already existed in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne and a format existed for support to Christchurch in the difficult task of getting a programme off the ground with concerns about finance, accommodation and staffing prominent. It was clear that significant support from governmental agencies would be needed but it was at a time that central government was reorganizing departmental functions and it was difficult to get commitments of support in this changing bureaucratic environment. A general prejudice against drug users and rehabilitation centres meant that accommodation options we examined were inevitably unpopular if residential areas were involved. The first Graduation from the Christchurch Programme was celebrated in July 1986.
It is a feature of Odyssey that graduates make up a percentage of staff appointments at all levels. The outcome was the purchase of the property in 1991 thanks in particular to the generosity of the Church and support of Trustbank Canterbury. For some time our financial position remained precarious and we were frequently in significant overdraft. Odyssey Christchurch has been fortunate in attracting Board members of ability and commitment who have given strong governance.
Drug abuse may lead to intellectual impairment but many of the victims are initially intelligent young people with great potential. In the Youth Residential, our mission is to increase young peoples ability to manage their lives safely and effectively. A consequence of this was that ADANZ lost 60 of its funding from 31 October 2015 and is no longer financially sustainable as a result. Remaining ADANZ services would be transferred to Odyssey to utilise their clinical and management infrastructure and four of the ADANZ board members would join the OHTC board with a new constitution in place
Odyssey House Trust has been successfully providing treatment in Christchurch for the past 26 years.
Odyssey House Drug Rehabilitation programmes had their origins in New York in the early 1960s. Both were concerned for intervention to change the lives of those afflicted by drug abuse. In particular these programmes sought to not only end an individual's drug use but they also sought to focus on life reconstruction and rehabilitation. They sought the support and commitment of a small group of like minded individuals and thus the 17th Odyssey House Programme in the USA, Australia and New Zealand was born.
Programmes already existed in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne and a format existed for support to Christchurch in the difficult task of getting a programme off the ground with concerns about finance, accommodation and staffing prominent. It was clear that significant support from governmental agencies would be needed but it was at a time that central government was reorganizing departmental functions and it was difficult to get commitments of support in this changing bureaucratic environment. Auckland Board Chairperson Barbara Goodman met the Christchurch Board at intervals and our chairman visited the Auckland programme and Auckland Board meetings. A general prejudice against drug users and rehabilitation centres meant that accommodation options we examined were inevitably unpopular if residential areas were involved.
The first Graduation from the Christchurch Programme was celebrated in July 1986. It is a feature of Odyssey that graduates make up a percentage of staff appointments at all levels. Father Jim Consedine reported the Catholic Church might be prepared to make the former Cottesmore College in Greers Road available on very reasonable terms. Board members assisted with professional inputs to programme needs and served on a variety of sub committees including House, Finance and Education.
Then another turn of the wheel the Church advised it wished to sell the Cottesmore property. The outcome was the purchase of
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