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In an emergency call 000. For alcohol and other drug support, the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline is 1800 250 015 — free, confidential, 24 hours.

DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Drug & Alcohol Rehab in the ACT

The ACT offers a range of services through Canberra Health Services, CAHMA, and private providers, including residential rehab, needle syringe programs and evidence-based pharmacotherapy.

Australian Government hotline: 1800 250 015

Australian Capital Territory at a glance

Services in Australian Capital Territory
19
Private
2
Government funded and not-for-profit
17
Free and low-cost options
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Treatment providers in Australian Capital Territory

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IMH Deakin Private Hospital, Deakin, ACTPrivate and shared rooms
Deakin, ACT

IMH Deakin

A 52-bed private psychiatric hospital that opened in Deakin, Canberra in 2023, operated by iMH, a joint venture between Aurora Healthcare and Medibank.

ResidentialPrivate and shared rooms52 places
Aftercare: In person and telehealth
Ted Noffs Foundation — PALM Youth Rehab ACT (Watson), Watson, ACT
Watson, ACT

Ted Noffs ACT

PALM, the Program for Adolescent Life Management, is a Ted Noffs Foundation residential drug and alcohol program in Watson for young people aged 13 to 18.

ResidentialDay treatmentCounsellingFamily support
Aftercare: In person and telehealth
Watson, ACT

Adolescent Drug

The Adolescent Drug Withdrawal Unit is a short residential withdrawal service for young people aged 13 to 18 run by the Ted Noffs Foundation at its Watson site in Canberra, alongside the three-month PALM rehabilitation program. Stays run up to fourteen days and the withdrawal support is expressly non-medicated.

ResidentialDetox on siteCounselling
Aftercare: In person
Arcadia House, Bruce, ACT
Bruce, ACT

Arcadia House

Arcadia House is a Directions Health Services therapeutic community for adults aged 18 and over who want to stop using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

ResidentialDetox on siteDay treatmentDual diagnosis

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National services

These services are available nationally and can support people in Australian Capital Territory without a local premises listing.

Alcoholics Anonymous Australia

A national mutual-aid fellowship, not a treatment provider. AA Australia coordinates more than 2,000 weekly face-to-face meetings across the country, plus online meetings, telephone support, live chat and member home visits, and runs a 24-hour national helpline.

Family supportTelehealth

Catalyst and Torque Programs

Two non-residential day rehabilitation programs run by Uniting Vic.Tas for adults who have already completed withdrawal. Catalyst runs five to six weeks, Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm, at Coburg, Preston and Narre Warren in Victoria and North Hobart in Tasmania, using cognitive behavioural and motivational enhancement…

Day treatmentCounsellingFamily support

Counselling Online

Counselling Online is a free national online service for people in Australia affected by their own or someone else's alcohol or other drug use. It offers 24/7 text-based chat counselling with qualified alcohol and drug counsellors, email support, a 28-day SMS support program, a moderated peer support forum and…

Day treatmentCounsellingFamily supportTelehealth

Dokotela

Dokotela is a national telehealth provider connecting patients to independent consultant psychiatrists, psychologists and geriatricians by secure video, with a stated focus on rural and regional Australia. A GP referral less than twelve months old is required for psychiatry; psychology needs a mental health care plan.

Day treatmentDual diagnosisCounsellingTelehealth

ExpertMinds

ExpertMinds is an Australia-wide online psychiatry and psychology service delivering consultations by video, with no treatment premises. Ten consultant psychiatrists are named, all FRANZCP, three listing addiction as a special interest.

Day treatmentCounsellingTelehealth
HARP Ocean Blue,

HARP Ocean Blue

Vessel-based private treatment operated by HARP Private Rehab aboard a yacht rather than at a fixed site. The provider describes it operating across the Caribbean, Coral Sea, Pacific, Mediterranean and Cayman Islands. It has no fixed address, so it does not appear in state or distance searches.

Residential

Narcotics Anonymous Australia

Narcotics Anonymous Australia is the Australian arm of a worldwide twelve-step fellowship for people for whom drugs have become a problem. It runs free member-led meetings in every state and territory, plus online meetings, and members support one another through sponsorship.

Brisbane

SMART Recovery Australia

SMART Recovery Australia is a national charity running free, weekly peer-support meetings for people wanting to change problematic or addictive behaviour, including alcohol, other drugs, gambling and eating disorders.

Day treatmentFamily supportTelehealth
Lilyfield

We Help Ourselves

WHOS is a charity founded in 1972 by former consumers and became Australia's first therapeutic community for substance dependence in 1974. It runs residential therapeutic communities, opioid stabilisation and reduction programs, day programs and supported accommodation across Sydney, the Hunter, Goulburn and the…

ResidentialDay treatmentDual diagnosisCounselling

THE FULL LIST

Every service listed in Australian Capital Territory

All 30 services available in ACT, alphabetically — the 19 located in Australian Capital Territory and the 11 delivered Australia-wide. The cards above are a selection; this is the whole list.

CHOOSING A SERVICE

How to choose a treatment centre
in Australian Capital Territory.

01

Understand Your Needs

Consider whether you may need medically supervised detox, residential rehabilitation, outpatient counselling, or a combination. Confirm clinical suitability directly with a qualified health professional or provider.

02

Check Funding Options

Government-funded services may be available through the public health system. Private health insurance may cover some residential stays. Confirm eligibility and cover directly with the service or insurer.

03

Consider Location

Some people benefit from staying close to their support network; others find that distance helps them focus on recovery. We list providers across metropolitan and regional Australian Capital Territory.

04

Make Contact

Submit an enquiry through RehabFinder to request a callback and discuss relevant provider options.

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