Rubicon Alcohol & Other Drug, Co-Existing Problems Health Service for Youth

Rubicon is here to assist you with the help that you need, whether you are having trouble because of alcohol and/or other drugs.

Rubicon has a long standing reputation for helping young people and their families on so many different levels. We work with young people, aged between 11 and 19 years, their families and their schools.

Rubicon is accessible via high schools, GPs or other health or education professionals in the Whangarei, Kaipara and Far North districts. Young People and/or their family/Whanau are also able to access the Service independently.

Our services are confidential and we provide specialist youth alcohol and other drug counselling and support services. We have a base office in Whangarei and an outreach office in Kaitaia.

We provide:

Drug testing
Family Whanau Support
Group work
Youth Activity After School Programme
AOD/CEP Assessment & Treatment

SUPPORTERS

We want to acknowledge the following supporters

Success stories

Committed to programme

Client has remained in Odyssey House for two months and remains committed to the programme.

Client is looking to remain in Auckland post graduation and attend studies in psychology with a Maori component.

Odyssey House will support clients transition to achieve this.

Mum is proud of clients commitment and efforts.

Ultimatum

After two years of positive test results, client had been unable to sustain abstinence.

School gave an ultimatum to enter residential rehab or an alternative education programme.

Residential rehab info was provided to client and both parents.

Client chose to enter workforce and was required to have two reducing tests in order for the Ministry of Education to approve exemption from school.

First clear test result was achieved and client is motivated to access employment options.

Suicide Risk

Client presented with suicidal ideation and one attempt.

Heavy cannabis and alcohol use.

Fortnightly counselling sessions and a year later, the client completed clear drug tests and is now looking at entering Tertiary Education.

We have also been personally thanked by client, stating client would not be where client is if it had not been for Rubicon's programme and fortnightly counselling sessions.

Client is now drug free and is looking at universities to attend.

Teens Camp

We wish to thank you for giving us the opportunity to take part in the Discovery Teens Camp. We are looking forward to taking part in the changes ahead of us.

We will be sure to show and use the strategies that Rubicon has taught us.

We would also like to thank Rubicon for all that they have done for us and the support over the years.

We appreciate it.

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COVID-19 UPDATE - ALERT LEVEL 2

The Rubicon office is now OPEN

Rubicon staff are now working from the office.

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