Alcohol and Other Drug AND Mental Health Services Directory

Amity Community Services
counselling/psychology
Local Government Area:
Address:
Darwin
155 Stuart Highway
Parap NT 0820
Postal: PO Box 3628
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8944 6565 or 1800 684 372
1800 858 858 (gambling)
Email:
habitwise@amity.org.au
Website:
www.amity.org.au
Eligibility:
None
Fees:
Donations appreciated but not compulsory
Hours:
Mon to Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
Services Provided
Amity provides services to assist people to deal with behaviours of habit that
have become a problem. Counselling is provided on an individual face to face
basis, telephone or Internet.
Topics that can be discussed during counselling include:
• drugs and/or alcohol - your use or someone else’s;
• gambling;
• co-existing mental health issues; and
• other issues related to the above.
Amity accords with the World Health Organisation description of health as a
resource for life and a product of lifestyles and living conditions. At Amity it is
recognized that lifestyles contain different patterns of human behaviour that
have both benefits and costs to the individual and to the community.
Amity believes that these patterns of behaviour are best considered from a
holistic perspective, that is, within the context of the activity, the individual and
the environment. Amity believes that people learn patterns of behaviour and
maintain them because of the benefits they derive but such patterns may, at
some stages in life, have negative consequences.
Amity’s multi-disciplinary team of professional staff provide services which aim to:
• minimise the risk or negative consequences occurring; and
• reduce existing negative consequences.
Amity also provides drink driver education courses on a user pays basis.
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