ACSO is contracted to deliver specialist assessments, treatment planning and brokerage across a range of different support services and programs. If you are a professional and wish to make a referral on behalf of your client and have obtained consent to do so, please use the forms below.
Providing AOD and forensic AOD support, a free and voluntary service for individuals wanting to engage with AOD support and AOD forensic treatment. The Hub provides comprehensive AOD assessments and interventions including AOD counselling and care and recovery coordination, for people aged 18+ years, residing in the Illawarra or Shoalhaven area and seeking support for current or previous AOD use.
This form is for Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) service providers that provide assessment, treatment, and support services to forensic clients. It should be read in conjunction with the Department of Health: ‘Forensic service on-hold policy https://www.health.vic.gov.au/alcohol-and-drugs/forensic-service-on-hold-policy which outlines acceptable reasons for requesting to go on on-hold, as well as other important information.
It is the responsibility of the consortium lead to submit the On-Hold form on behalf of their consortia partners or entire consortium. Stand-alone service providers will submit the form themselves. When a service provider or consortium makes a request to go on on-hold, service providers will continue to work with APSS to achieve their overall targets, as well as COATS and APSS to achieve their forensic targets.
ACSO is contracted to deliver specialist assessments, treatment planning, and brokerage across a range of different support services and programs. If you are a professional and wish to make a Bridging, Bail, Diversion, Drug Courts, Parole, Step Out or Youth Justice referral on behalf of your client and have obtained consent to do so, you may submit a referral.
For clients still in custody, corrections officers must forward a full COATS referral to prisonreferral@acso.org.au. Referrals for clients already in the community must be sent to coatsreferral@acso.org.au. A full referral must include: COATS Referral form (all sections completed including clients address, phone (if applicable) JAID), Corrections Order, Criminal History, LSI-R report, Police summary (if available), ATEI on referral form or Corrections order signed by client.
Youth Outreach Recovery Support (YORS) is a Mental Health Community Support Service (MHCSS) for young people aged 16-25 years who are experiencing mental health symptoms or significant psychological distress. If you are a GP or mental health professional and would like to refer someone for YORS, complete our professional intake form.
The Youth Residential Rehabilitation (YRR) service provides residential psychosocial rehabilitation support to young people aged 16–25 with a mental health issue. The aim of the YRR services is to help young people to achieve their recovery goals. If you are a GP or mental health professional and would like to refer someone for YRR, complete our professional intake form.
Working closely alongside ACSO’s forensic residential services, ACSO offers a range of psychological intervention and positive behaviour support plans for individuals with acquired brain injury and/or intellectual disability who engage in problematic behaviour including inappropriate sexualised behaviour, violence and aggression. Please note this service is only available to clients who have an NDIS plan with improved relationships funding or some alternative form of funding.
The Partners in Wellbeing program provides mental health support.
If you are a GP or mental health professional and would like to refer someone, complete our professional intake form.