Learning to live again…
35-year-old Doug came to The Buttery Private after 20 years of drug taking. Doug’s drug use, comprising a combination of methamphetamine, marijuana and GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate),
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Outcomes of the Evaluation of NSW Community-based Mental Health Programs: HASI Plus
What is the HASI Plus Program? Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative Plus (HASI Plus) is a program for people with severe mental illness and significant
Article in The Northern Rivers Times about the next CORE program commencing on Monday 13 February
If you’d like to participate in the program, contact The Buttery’s intake team on 02 6687 1111.
Free Face-to-Face Alcohol and Substance Use Treatment Program
The Buttery is offering a free 6-week non-residential program to assist people with alcohol and substance use. The face-to-face program commences on Monday 13 February
A Return to self
39-year Marcus recently completed the four-week Buttery Private program. Marcus, a fleet management systems specialist, attended the Buttery Private following the demise of a dysfunctional
The Buttery’s Reconciliation Action Plan Officially Launched
The Buttery’s Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group devised its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) over two years. The RAP was officially launched at The Buttery’s Annual
Reflection and Recovery
48-year-old Jason was in the Australian Navy for ten years, joining the service when he was 15. Jason states that when he joined the Royal
The Buttery welcomes long-overdue NSW Government Response to Special Inquiry into the Drug Ice
MEDIA RELEASE: 23 September 2022 The Buttery, a well-established, not-for-profit mental health and specialist drug and alcohol organisation in Northern NSW, welcomes the NSW Government’s
NSW Government responds to regional health inquiry report
The NSW Government has finalised its response to the Rural Health Inquiry, reaffirming its commitment to improve health outcomes for all people living in rural,
Mental health explored at Ballina symposium
The Buttery proudly participated in the inaugural Community Mental Health Symposium on Thursday, 11 August. The symposium, organised by the Rotary Club of Ballina on
New Safe Havens offer mental health support across Northern Rivers
MEDIA RELEASE 27 July 2022 The NSW Government and Healthy North Coast today launched four new Safe Haven community support and wellbeing hubs across the
The Buttery’s NAIDOC Week 2022 Photographic Exhibition
During NAIDOC Week from Sunday 3 July to Sunday 10 July, The Buttery celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contributions with a photographic exhibition. This