Wellington House - Box Hill

Patients of Wellington House can expect 24/7 care supported by a multidisciplinary medical, nursing and allied health team, overseen by senior addiction medical specialists.

Wellington House is a 12-bed community residential unit that provides extended withdrawal support for patients requiring additional time to stabilise their physical and mental health.

The program for clients at Wellington House includes:

• group psychotherapy
• in house mutual aid sessions
• life skills including financial advice, and
• physical activities

Admissions to the house include patients with:

• comorbid medical conditions
• comorbid psychiatric conditions
• other complexities such as withdrawal seizures
• dependence on high doses of opioids necessitating stabilisation with methadone or buprenorphine
• dependence on novel psychoactive and synthetic drugs including cannabis-like substances, methamphetamine and GHB
• transfer from high dose methadone (or other opioids) to buprenorphine, and
• high dose and unstable illicit benzodiazepine use

Completion of either a face-to-face or telephone intake assessment plus GP referral. GP referral required.

This is a free service.