Community Action on Youth & Drugs (CAYAD)

Programme Areas

Alcohol or drug addiction

Programme Type

Alcohol or drug counselling and support

Regions

Bay of Plenty

Age Groups

Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

Contact one of our community workers for more information:

Mereana Lawton- Manager
Telephone: (07) 5753765 ext 204
Email: mereana@ngaiterangi.org.nz

Description

CAYAD work is informed by evidence including local, cultural and academic knowledge and includes a major focus on developing and mobilising local capacity, capability and leadership to better utilise existing resources to reduce drug related harm.

Services aim to:

• Help reduce harm to young people and their whānau from illicit drugs and alcohol
• Help support communities to find innovative and inspiring ways to make a difference for young people and their whānau
• Help create community based change towards specific social and environmental policy objectives
• Help increase local capacity to support young people in education, employment and recreation
• Help reduce the supply of alcohol and other drugs to young people
• Help inform and develop resources to reduce drug and alcohol related harm