Dennis Armfield is a former player with the Carlton Football Club competing in the Australian Football League. Born in Canberra, Dennis was raised in Perth and drafted from Swan Districts in the 2007 AFL National Draft. He played his first senior game for Carlton in 2008 and reached the significant 100 game milestone in 2013. […]
Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau ACGovernor of Victoria On 1 July 2015, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC was sworn in as Victoria’s 29th Governor, the first female in the role. Governor Dessau was born in Melbourne in 1953, and was educated at St Catherine’s Girls’ School, matriculating in 1969, before attending the University of […]
Peter Allen spent more than 20 years in the Victorian Public service in which time he served as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health and Community Services, Victoria’s Chief Drug Strategy Officer, Director of Schools, Secretary of the Department of Education and Training, Secretary of the Department of Tourism, Sport and the Commonwealth Games […]
Remi Picheta, our in-house Graphic Designer, who also works as a visual artist, was asked to design a mural for our children’s area, where families and individuals visit when they are seeking admission to our residential program. Remi created a vibrant scene of the Australian bush, home to lots of native wildlife. As you can […]
Odyssey Youth & Family Services are currently running a recreational-based program at the City of Melton, to engage the most hard to reach young people in the community. The program aims to increase youth wellbeing through self-discipline, healthy-eating and exercise. It allows young people to learn boxing skills from a qualified coach and trainer within […]
We have successfully completed an 18-month pilot of a new AOD program called KickStart. This educational program helps participants to work out how their offending is associated with their use of AOD. It was developed in response to a need in providing a new treatment option for the high volume of men coming out of […]
Odyssey House Victoria has been participating in the STACY (Safe And Together Addressing complexitY) Project. The project aims to up-skill clinicians and build the capacity of organisations who are working with children and families experiencing family violence where there are co-occurring parental issues of mental health and AOD use. This research project is supported by […]
The Overdose Prevention Program is based in the North West and South West catchments of Melbourne and in Geelong and Shepparton. It is a harm minimisation focused program raising the awareness, and reducing the impacts of fatal and non-fatal overdoses on the community. We work with people aged 16 and over who are using any […]
Odyssey Board Updates The Chairperson of Odyssey’s Board Mr. Bruce Hartnett AM is soon to step down from the Board after 8 years of service. We wish him well and thank him for his time steering the Odyssey ship. The former Federal Member for Jagajaga and senior Minister, Ms. Jenny Macklin succeeds Bruce as Chair. […]
The Family Reunification Program works with parents whose children are involved with the Child Protection system and are placed in out of home care. These families must be on a current Family Reunification Order and be working with child protection toward reunification with their children. Completion of AOD treatment is a requirement outlined by the […]