VAC Launches AOD Service

As part of recent reforms, the Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) has launched its
Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) Service for clients within the Victorian LGBTI and people living with HIV
(PLHIV) communities.
Providing client-centred treatment for AOD issues, VAC offers individual counselling or therapeutic group
sessions through its suite of ongoing programs at the Peter Knight Centre (6 Claremont Street, South
Yarra), including:
• Rewired: for men who have sex with men (MSM) and addressing methamphetamine use
• Drink Limits: for same-sex attracted women and alcohol use
• Over the Limit: for MSM and alcohol use
Now the service now also includes:
• AOD Counselling – in the Inner North (at Co-Health Fitzroy and Uniting Care ReGen, Coburg)
and Inner South, with additional phone counselling available for statewide client needs
• Care & Recovery - Care coordination for LGBTI and PLHIV clients, tailored to suit client needs
• VAC - LGBTI Alcohol & Drug Services Line - 03 9690 9390 or 1800 906 669 (free call) for
assessment and referral
• Sector Capacity Building - professional development for healthcare workers in AOD services
throughout Victoria, offering guidance as well as secondary consultation when working with
LGBTI and PLHIV clients.
For free secondary consultation, education and capacity building, interested organisations are
encouraged to contact our team at aod@vac.org.au or call James Dale on 03 9865 6700.