Matt Noffs, Ted Noffs Foundation CEO, says the new facility will allow Noffs to expand its Palm Youth Rehabilitation Program in Canberra.

In a statement following the completion of the Watson Health Precinct, Noffs Foundation (Noffs) CEO Matt Noffs thanked the ACT Government, Minister for Health Infrastructure Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA, and Minister for Health Dr Marisa Paterson MLA, for the new purpose-built facility. Matt said the investment would allow Noffs to expand its Palm Youth Rehabilitation Program, with a new 15-bed facility supporting young people aged 12 to 18 through treatment, and a further six beds for young people who cannot access mainstream accommodation because of their substance use history.

“The ACT Government continues to lead the way on drug and alcohol treatment and law reform in Australia,” Matt said. The precinct, at the base of Mount Majura, also provides new facilities for Marymead CatholicCare’s STEPS program and a new 24-bed residential rehabilitation facility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, led and designed by Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services. Services across the precinct are due to begin operating next month.

Read the full release at The National Tribune: A new precinct to support recovery for young and First Nations Canberrans