The $49 million precinct will see Noffs Foundation deliver youth alcohol and other drug rehabilitation, alongside new mental health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led recovery services.

Canberra City News reports that construction of the Watson Health Precinct is complete, with services for young and First Nations Canberrans due to open next month. The precinct, at the base of Mount Majura, replaces ageing buildings previously used to deliver services at the site and provides new facilities for Ted Noffs Foundation (Noffs) and Marymead Catholic Care, alongside a new service run by Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services.

Noffs will deliver youth alcohol and other drug rehabilitation from the precinct, while Marymead Catholic Care will operate residential mental health care through its STEPS program. The precinct also includes a new 24-bed residential alcohol and other drug rehabilitation facility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, led and designed by Winnunga Nimmityjah with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and experience built into the facility.

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