The Comorbidity Bus Tour visits a variety of services in the ACT from the alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD), mental health (MH) and youth sectors. The aim of the bus tour is to increase the capacity of frontline workers to support people experiencing co-occurring ATOD and MH issues (comorbidity).

There are currently 3 bus tours operating (Tour A, B & C) with each tour visiting different services. Upcoming tours include:

• Tour C - Wednesday 8 February 2012
• Tour A - Wednesday 22 February 2012
• Tour B - Wednesday 7 March 2012
• Tour C - Wednesday 21 March 2012
• Tour A - Wednesday 11 April 2012
• Tour B - Wednesday 9 May 2012
• Tour C - Wednesday 23 May 2012
• Tour A - Wednesday 6 June 2012
• Tour B - Wednesday 13 June 2012

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Tour Options

Tour A

• Karralika Therapeutic Community, Karralika Programs Inc.
• DIRECTIONS ACT
• Psychiatric Services Unit (PSU), Mental Health ACT
• Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT), Mental Health ACT
• Opioid Treatment Service, Alcohol and Drug Service
• Withdrawal Unit, Alcohol and Drug Service
• Canberra Recovery Services, Salvation Army
• Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
• National Drugs Sector Information Service, Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia
• Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA)

Tour B

• Brian Hennessy Rehabilitation Centre, Mental Health ACT
• Arcadia House, DIRECTIONS ACT
• Calvary Inpatient Unit (Ward 2N), Calvary Hospital
• Step Up Step Down Program, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
• Counselling, Treatment and Diversion Services, Alcohol and Drug Service
• Needle and Syringe Vending Machine, Heath Directorate
• Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA)
• The Connection
• ACT Mental Health Consumer Network
• Mental Health Community Coalition ACT
• Women's Information, Resources and Education on Drugs and Dependecy (WIREDD), Toora Women Inc
• The Rainbow, Mental Health Foundation
• Community Assistance Network (CAN), Richmond Fellowship of the ACT

Tour C

• Youth Coalition of the ACT
• Ted Noffs Foundation ACT
• STEPS, CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn
• headspace ACT
• The Cottage, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation
• Sobering Up Shelter and GROGWatch Program, CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn
• Court Alcohol and Drug Assessment Service (CADAS), Alcohol and Drug Service
• Needle and Syringe Vending Machine, Health Directorate
• CALM Program, Ted Noffs Foundation
• Junction Youth Health Service, Anglicare ACT

Cost

• $50 - Participants from agencies who are members of the Youth Coalition, ATODA or MHCC ACT, or staff members of a service visited on the bus tour
• $60 - Participants from non-member, non-government organisations
• $70 - Government workers (except those from a service visited on a tour)

Cost includes resources and snacks, but not lunch.

Eligibility

Comorbidity Bus Tours are a sector development activity designed to support frontline workers in the ACT not-for-profit and government sectors. Workers from the alcohol, tobacco and other drug, mental health and youth sectors, who work directly with clients, are eligible to attend. Workers from allied services who work with people experiencing comorbidity are also eligible to attend. For further information about eligibility, contact Katrina on (02) 6247 3540 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Registration

To register, contact Katrina on (02) 6247 3540 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to obtain a registration form. Bookings will not be confirmed until the registration form complete with invoicing details is received.

More information

For more information, or if you would like to be on the Comorbidity Bus Tour Contact List (so that you will be notified of any upcoming tours), please contact Katrina on (02) 6247 3540 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About the Project

The Comorbidity Bus Tour Project is a joint partnership between the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Assocation ACT (ATODA), the Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) and the Youth Coalition of the ACT. For more information about ATODA, visit www.atoda.org.au. For more information about MHCC ACT, visit www.mhccact.org.au.