Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team – Elizabeth Downs
About Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team – Elizabeth Downs
Elizabeth Downs, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, is an outreach site for the Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 18 and over, and their families, can get free alcohol and other drug assessment, counselling, referral and peer support there without a referral.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti, an Aboriginal community-controlled health service, runs the northern site on a four-day week: Tuesday to Friday rather than the full working week kept at its Adelaide clinic. Outreach is built into the role, so a worker may meet a client away from Brady Street. Contact for the team goes through 08 8406 1600, and family members are welcome to call on behalf of someone they are worried about. Research on this particular site is thinner than for the main clinic.
Facility Type
Setting and Surroundings
A town setting near Gawler, 9.2 miles from the coast. The nearest town is Elizabeth Downs (population 5,031), under a mile away.
Nearest named features
- South Para ReservoirReservoir · 1.4 miles
- Quartz HillHill · 3.3 miles
- Lake WindamereLake · 5.0 miles
- Mount GawlerMountain · 8.9 miles
- St Kilda BeachBeach · 9.2 miles
- Fox PeakPeak · 14 miles
Getting there
- RAAF Base EdinburghRegional airport · 4.3 miles
- Adelaide International Airport (ADL)Airport · 19 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team Counselling Services
Assessment, counselling, outreach and referral are the alcohol and other drug services the Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team runs from Elizabeth Downs. The site is non-residential, individual counselling and peer support are the listed approaches, and family support extends the work to relatives of a client.
An intake assessment starts the process and referral onwards is available where a different service suits better. Group programmes, medications, named substances and on-site medical cover are not listed for the northern site, so anyone needing those would be asking about the Adelaide clinic. The shorter week here, Tuesday to Friday, is worth bearing in mind when planning a first call.
Levels of Care
Substances and Addictions Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Where Is Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team?
The Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team’s northern site is at 28-30 Brady Street, Elizabeth Downs, South Australia, postcode 5113, in the outer northern suburbs of Adelaide. Workers also do outreach, so meeting somewhere else in the north can sometimes be arranged.
This site runs Tuesday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, so Monday is not an option in the north. Ring 08 8406 1600 to arrange a time; no referral is needed and health professionals can use the same channels. With outreach work taking staff out of the office, confirm that a worker will be at Brady Street before you travel.
Near Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team
- 1.3MILES AWAY
New ROADS Outpatient Counselling – Smithfield
SmithfieldAU4.5★★★★★56 Google reviewsOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentNew ROADS Outpatient Counselling is the alcohol and other drug counselling service run by Uniting Communities at Smithfield, South Australia. Individual and group counselling are offered…
View facilityCall - 1.3MILES AWAY
New ROADS Residential Rehabilitation – Smithfield
SmithfieldAU4.5★★★★★56 Google reviewsResidentialOutpatientSelf-PaySmithfield's New ROADS house is Uniting Communities' live-in alcohol and other drug programme for adults aged 21 and over, listed at 26 Anderson Walk. Residents share…
View facilityCall - 1.5MILES AWAY
Mission Australia Drug and Alcohol Youth Outreach Service and Partners Toward Wellbeing – Elizabeth
ElizabethAUOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentTwo Mission Australia programmes share the Elizabeth site in northern Adelaide: the Drug and Alcohol Youth Outreach Service for those aged 10 to 25, and Partners…
View facilityCall - 1.6MILES AWAY
Mission Australia Youth and Family Alcohol and Other Drug Support – Elizabeth
ElizabethAU4.3★★★★☆7 Google reviewsOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentMission Australia Youth and Family Alcohol and Other Drug Support is a free counselling service in Elizabeth, South Australia, for young people aged 10 to 24…
View facilityCall - 1.8MILES AWAY
Sonder In-Home Withdrawal Service – Northern suburbs
Edinburgh NorthAU3.6★★★★☆124 Google reviewsDetoxOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentSonder's In-Home Withdrawal Service for Adelaide's northern suburbs supports anyone aged 12 and over with low to moderate substance dependence to go through withdrawal at home…
View facilityCall - 2.1MILES AWAYElizabethAU3.1★★★☆☆
7 Google reviewsDetoxOutpatientFree TreatmentDASSA Northern Metro is the Drug and Alcohol Services (SA) outpatient clinic for Adelaide's northern suburbs, based at Elizabeth. The clinic provides free, confidential assessment and…
View facilityCall - 5.1MILES AWAY
Life Without Barriers Drug and Alcohol Counselling Service – Salisbury
SalisburyAU3.7★★★★☆3 Google reviewsOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentSalisbury's free alcohol and other drug counselling is run by Life Without Barriers from the Banksia Heritage Building at Salisbury TAFE on Wiltshire Street. Individual counselling,…
View facilityCall
How Much Does Treatment at Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team Cost?
Harm minimisation support at Elizabeth Downs is free. Nunkuwarrin Yunti runs the site as part of an Aboriginal community-controlled health service with government funding, so assessment, counselling, outreach visits, referral and support for family members all come at no cost to the client.
The research names no private fee, insurance pathway or contribution for this site, and nothing suggests a charge for a family member taking part. Because the service is non-residential there are no living costs attached. Transport across the northern suburbs is the real-world expense, and the team can explain what is available at Brady Street on the days it opens.
Payment Options
Support Services
Assessment and Testing
Key Locations Served Near You
Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team – Elizabeth Downs
Is this your facility?
Get Verified to rank above unverified listings, show the Verified badge and be contacted directly.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team – Elizabeth Downs
Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team – Elizabeth Downs — Compiled From Public Records
This listing is compiled from public directory and licensing sources rather than confirmed firsthand by our editorial team.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti Harm Minimisation Team Reviews
Reviews from around the web for the Elizabeth Downs harm minimisation site are limited, which is unsurprising for an outreach location that opens four days a week. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for Nunkuwarrin Yunti, and anyone who has used the northern site is invited to share their experience.
What exists online tends to describe the organisation’s Adelaide base, leaving the northern site largely undocumented. The questions a future client would most like answered are practical: which days a worker is reliably there, how long it took to be seen, and whether the counselling and peer support felt culturally safe and unhurried.
Good doctors
Lovely feel to this place, very thorough with thier patients.
Very helpful jus fantastic all round..both doctors great to talk too.
There is a reason why i trust the staff at this place. they treat you like a human being not a number or cattle like other places. i feel so comfortable being there.
Good
I would just like to say a big thank you to all the doctors and staff at Nunkuwarrin Yunti They have treated my entire family upmost respect and total care it is one of my most favourite medical practices My family has… ever been to They do everything possible to help you recover from your medical issue or to help you live more comfortably with a life long health issue I recommend this practice To all my people you will be treated with upmost respect and dignity that you deserve
Awesome staff holistic approach fantastic place has helped me heaps
I mostly see Dr Anne & Dr May, both excellent doctors. Friendly staff.
Awesome.place
Very helpful staff
Aboriginal health services great services and friendly staff
Love this place, helps me and my mob
Staff and reception are very friendly. Extremely helpful ❤
I dont remember going there but usually great places
No reviews match those filters.
Ratings and reviews from Google, collected 30 October 2026. RehabSeekers does not edit or remove them.
More Rehab Centers Near a Reservoir
- 6.9MILES FROM Barossa Reservoir
Life Without Barriers Drug and Alcohol Counselling Service – Gawler
GawlerAU4.5★★★★★219 Google reviewsOutpatientTelehealthState FundedFree TreatmentGawler is covered by a free Life Without Barriers alcohol and other drug counselling service, based at The Gawler Community House on Scheibener Terrace, with appointments…
View facilityCall - 6.9MILES FROM Barossa Reservoir
DASSA Outpatient Services – Gawler
Gawler EastAUDetoxOutpatientFree TreatmentDASSA Outpatient Services at Gawler East is the Drug and Alcohol Services (SA) clinic for Gawler and its surrounding districts, offering free and confidential assessment and…
View facilityCall - 7.5MILES FROM Barossa Reservoir
Sonder AIM (Alcohol and Other Drug Intervention and Management) – Willaston
WillastonAU5.0★★★★★2 Google reviewsOutpatientTelehealthState FundedFree TreatmentSonder AIM is a free outpatient programme for anyone aged 16 and over whose alcohol or other drug use sits alongside mental health concerns, with in-person…
View facilityCall - 1.5MILES FROM Hope Valley Reservoir
Life Without Barriers Drug and Alcohol Counselling Service – Modbury
ModburyAU5.0★★★★★2 Google reviewsOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentModbury has a free Life Without Barriers alcohol and other drug counselling site on the first floor at 977 North East Rd, in Adelaide's north-east. The…
View facilityCall - 1.3MILES FROM Hope Valley Reservoir
PsychMed Matrix – North (Gilles Plains)
Gilles PlainsAU4.2★★★★☆39 Google reviewsIOPOutpatientAftercareState FundedFree TreatmentPsychMed Matrix - North runs from Gilles Plains in Adelaide's north eastern suburbs, offering the same abstinence-oriented intensive outpatient treatment as its city sibling to adults…
View facilityCall - 7.8MILES FROM Hope Valley Reservoir
Community Access and Services SA – Athol Park
Athol ParkAU5.0★★★★★2 Google reviewsOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentCommunity Access and Services SA is a community organisation in Athol Park, South Australia, offering free and voluntary alcohol and other drug treatment to adults from…
View facilityCall - 5.3MILES FROM Thorndon Park Reservoir
Uniting Communities Aboriginal Community Connect – Prospect
ProspectAU4.8★★★★★41 Google reviewsOutpatientState FundedFree TreatmentAboriginal Community Connect is Uniting Communities' alcohol and other drug service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, based at Prospect in Adelaide, South Australia, on…
View facilityCall