To join a Buttery Residential or Community Program
02 6687 1111
To join a Buttery Residential or
Community Program
02 6687 1111
Email: intake@buttery.org.au
Fax: 02 6687 1039
PHONE: 02 6687 1111
EMAIL: intake@buttery.org.au
FAX: 02 6687 1039
The Coronavirus and The Buttery’s response
1) Buttery Community-outreach programs are still being delivered. However, there is no-face-to-face contact. Groups and individual counselling is now available remotely via on-line platforms. Counsellors are contacting clients to give them details. Existing Buttery clients access online counselling here.
For more information, please contact The Buttery’s Intake: 02 6687 1111 or email intake@buttery.org.au
2) The Buttery Private reopens safely
The Buttery’s social enterprise, The Buttery Private residential program re-commences on 1 June.
Following consultation with health experts, we are reopening with strict hygiene and social distancing measures in place. This includes operating with a limited number of participants.
Because of this limitation, if you are considering participating in the next program we recommend enquiring now.
To enquire, please contact The Buttery’s Intake 02 6687 1111 or email intake@buttery.org.au
3) The Buttery is doing everything possible to prevent the spread of the virus. Staff are working remotely where possible and stringent personal hygiene and social distancing measure have been implemented at all locations.
The Buttery | Mental Health Organisation | Drug & Alcohol Rehab
The Buttery is a not-for-profit, charitable mental health organisation and drug and alcohol rehab with headquarters near Bangalow in Northern NSW.
Through residential and community-based programs, The Buttery specialises in the treatment of alcohol and other drug misuse, problem gambling and mental health issues.
It is guided by the philosophy – Addiction is not a consequence of choice: rehabilitation is.
As well as residential programs, it also operates community outreach programs throughout the NSW Mid-North Coast and NSW Northern Rivers Regions.
The Buttery’s long-term residential rehab program operates as a Therapeutic Community where the community of residents itself promotes personal change through self-help and mutual support. Co-located on its Binna Burra Campus is the MTA (Maintenance To Abstinence) rehab program. It is for people currently being maintained on opioid substitutes who wish to move to an abstinence-based lifestyle.
All Buttery programs are evidence-based and represent best-practice. The Buttery is an independent, community-based charitable organisation. The Buttery is not affiliated with any religious or political group.
The Buttery’s programs in the community cover a wide area in northern NSW. These are: INTRA for adults and teenagers with drug and alcohol abuse problems; CORE a day-stay rehab program in Lismore, Byron Bay and Tweed Heads; the Young People’s Alcohol & Other Drugs Early Intervention Project in the Bellingen and Grafton areas; b.well an outreach service for teenagers and adults with mental health and substance abuse issues; Partners in Recovery for people with long-term mental health issues (operated in conjunction with Mission Australia) and The Northern Rivers Gambling Counselling Service. The Buttery’s Family Program is a free counselling service funded wholly by philanthropic support for the family members of Buttery residents and those in the wider community.
The Buttery is a not-for-profit, charitable mental health treatment and drug and alcohol rehab organisation with headquarters near Bangalow in Northern NSW. Through residential and community-based programs, The Buttery specialises in the treatment of alcohol and other drug misuse, problem gambling and mental health issues. It is guided by the philosophy – Addiction is not a consequence of choice: rehabilitation is.
As well as residential programs, it also operates community outreach programs throughout the NSW Mid-North Coast and NSW Northern Rivers Regions.
The Buttery’s long-term residential rehab program operates as a Therapeutic Community where the community of residents itself promotes personal change through self-help and mutual support. Co-located on its Binna Burra Campus is the MTA (Maintenance To Abstinence) rehab program. It is for people currently being maintained on opioid substitutes who wish to move to an abstinence-based lifestyle.
All Buttery programs are evidence-based and represent best-practice. The Buttery is an independent, community-based charitable organisation. The Buttery is not affiliated with any religious or political group.
The Buttery’s programs in the community cover a wide area in northern NSW. These are: INTRA for adults and teenagers with drug and alcohol abuse problems; CORE a day-stay rehab program in Lismore, Byron Bay and Tweed Heads; the Young People’s Alcohol & Other Drugs Early Intervention Project in the Bellingen and Grafton areas; b.well an outreach service for teenagers and adults with mental health and substance abuse issues; Partners in Recovery for people with long-term mental health issues (operated in conjunction with Mission Australia) and The Northern Rivers Gambling Counselling Service. The Buttery’s Family Program is a free counselling service funded wholly by philanthropic support for the family members of Buttery residents and those in the wider community.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BUTTERY
“I was really cared for in the program. The magic of The Buttery is hard to put into words,” Eliza who completed the MTA program.
“Now my life is much better than I thought it could be,” Gary a client of The Northern Rivers Gambling Counselling Service.
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At SMART Recovery groups, people manage their substance use while giving each other mutual support. They choose their own goals and work with others to achieve them. SMART is evidence-based and person-centred. Currently The Buttery conducts two SMART Recovery groups, a weekly face-to-face group in Ballina and a Zoom group every Friday evening. The groups give people evidence-based tools to help them manage addictive behaviours. Attendance is free of charge. David Laing has served the [...]
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Research study participants needed: could you take part?
A study on how identity is impacted by the age of onset of a Substance
Use Disorder is currently seeking participants.
The study is being conducted by a Victoria University, Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology) student, Alicia Bonaddio.
The research will require you to participate in a single audio recorded
interview, lasting approximately sixty minutes.
The interview will take place at either the Victoria University Psychology Clinic, a residential facility (if you are currently in treatment) or via a Zoom session during business hours.
The interview is strictly confidential.
To participate in the study, you must meet the following criteria:
• Been abstinent from alcohol and drugs for at
least one month.
• Sought residential treatment for substance
misuse.
• Currently have a support network.
• Between the age of 18 – 60 years old.
• Never having been diagnosed with a psychotic
disorder.
If you are interested and the following criteria apply to you, you are invited to contact the researcher, Alicia Bonaddio via the email address listed below. To protect your anonymity please use a pseudonym and make sure the email address does not contain any identifiable information.
NOTE: Please also list the age you started misusing substances in the email.
Alicia Bonaddio
alicia.bonaddio@live.vu.edu.au
Download your free booklet:"Six elements of wellbeing". The essence of true wellbeing lies in your relationship with yourself and with others. www.butteryprivate.org.au/free-booklet/
Free booklet - The Buttery Private
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If you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide seek immediate help.
In Australia contact:
Lifeline 13 11 14 or
Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 or
Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800
(if you are under 18 years old)
