About Us

About Us

Rubicon is a confidential service for young people who are facing addiction problems that are affecting their lives.

We offer a Specialist Youth, Alcohol and/or Other Drug Counselling, Co-Existing Problems (CEP) support services working with young people, aged 11 - 19 years living within the Northland DHB region.

Through a wide range of counselling and support services, tailored to suit each individual person, Rubicon works with Young people and or their Family/Whanau

Rubicon provides:

A base office in Whangarei, Kaitaia and outreach clinics in the Whangarei, Kaipara and Far North Districts
Counselling
Family Whanau Support
Drug Testing
Group Work
Youth Activity Programme - After School Programme
Psychology
Nursing Care
AOD/CEP Assessment & Treatment

Values

The following values underpin all Rubicon Youth Alcohol or Drug Support Services Activities:

Education
Health & Wellbeing
Youth Empowerment
Confidentiality
Social Inclusion
Strength Based
Fostering Potential

Aims and Objectives

To reduce:

Alcohol or other drug related harm
Truancy
Youth offending

To support youn people to:

Be Alcohol & Drug free
Have positive relationships with self, Family, friends and others
Develop positive recreational pursuits
Remain in educational settings
Make and maintain healthy lifestyle choices
Have emotional well being and lifestyle balance
Empowering youth to make informed decisions

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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