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| Senator Moore and Gabriella Holmes |
Triple Care Farm won the award for excellence in Infant, Child and Adolescent Services. It was given in recognition of a comprehensive residential treatment program that uses a positive whole-of-life approach for young people with drug and alcohol and mental health issues.
The award was announced on 15 September at the Annual Conference in Sydney. It was presented to Gabriella Holmes, Service Manager of Triple Care Farm, by Senator Claire Moore, who is Senator for Queensland and Chair of the Senate Community Affairs Committee.
Established in 1989, Triple Care Farm (TCF) is a unique and successful residential rehabilitation and treatment program for young people experiencing a problem with alcohol or other drug use. The young people assisted by Triple Care Farm are often homeless, have a mental illness, have family problems, and problems with education and getting work.
The facility covers 45 hectares of farmland in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales and offers young people the chance to develop emotionally, socially and vocationally in a safe and secure environment.
The Achievement Awards are presented every year by the Mental Health Services Conference of Australia and New Zealand to recognise and encourage best practice, excellence and innovation in mental health service delivery. The awards have been presented annually since 1992.
The Mental Health Services Conference is the largest mental health and addiction services conference in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. The conference aims to promote positive attitudes about mental health and mental illness, and to stimulate debate that challenges the boundaries of knowledge and ideas about mental health care.
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