Central Queensland Indigenous Development – Emerald
About Central Queensland Indigenous Development – Emerald
Central Queensland Indigenous Development runs an Alcohol and Other Drugs service from its Emerald office, serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in and around Emerald. The community-controlled organisation, operating since 2004, employs a named AOD case worker, and support is free with no referral required before you make contact.
Alongside the alcohol and drug work, the Emerald office hosts family, housing, young parents and wellbeing programmes, so one visit can connect you or a loved one with several kinds of help. Self-referral is accepted through the organisation’s online form, and anyone referring someone else can use the ‘Refer someone’ form or the referral line on 1800 000 307. The AOD case worker handles assessment and ongoing contact directly.
Key Facility Details
- Primary focusAlcohol
Facility Type
Setting and Surroundings
A town setting. The nearest town is Emerald (population 15k), under a mile away.
Nearest named features
- Kingower BillabongLake · 10 miles
- Mount GobulbaMountain · 13 miles
- Summer HillHill · 27 miles
- Pigeon PeakPeak · 38 miles
Getting there
- Emerald Airport (EMD)Regional airport · 3.3 miles
- Blackwater Airport (BLT)Regional airport · 42 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.
Central Queensland Indigenous Development Alcohol and Drug Services
Alcohol and other drug support at the Emerald office is delivered on a non-residential basis by a dedicated case worker, who works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients one at a time rather than through a fixed programme. No detox facility, group therapy or medication is listed for this site.
The wider service wraps in family support, housing help, young parents work and general wellbeing, which means practical issues sitting underneath substance use can be picked up at the same place. Because the organisation is community-controlled, cultural safety is built into how the work is done. Ask the case worker which substances and situations the service can support, and which matters are better handled through a referral out to a specialist clinic or hospital.
Levels of Care
Substances and Addictions Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Where Is Central Queensland Indigenous Development?
The Emerald office of Central Queensland Indigenous Development sits at 31 Ruby Street, Emerald, Queensland, postcode 4720. The shopfront is where the organisation’s Emerald team, including the alcohol and other drug case worker, is based, and it is also the contact point for its family and housing programmes.
Doors open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, with the office closed at weekends. The direct number is (07) 4987 4792, reception can be emailed at reception@cqid.com.au, and referrals go through 1800 000 307. Self-referral needs no paperwork from a doctor. Hours at a small regional office can shift around community commitments, so ring ahead and check someone will be there before you travel.
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How Much Does Treatment at Central Queensland Indigenous Development Cost?
Support at the Emerald office carries no cost. Central Queensland Indigenous Development is a community-controlled organisation funded to provide alcohol and other drug help free of charge to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, so there is no fee for seeing the case worker and no private rate to negotiate.
Private health insurance is not needed to attend, and no Medicare rebate, NDIS or WorkCover arrangement is listed for this clinic. Travelling into Emerald for appointments is the main expense you or someone you care about should plan for. The family, housing, young parents and wellbeing programmes run from the same office are also provided at no charge, and reception can explain what is included before a first visit.
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Central Queensland Indigenous Development – Emerald — Compiled From Public Records
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Central Queensland Indigenous Development Reviews
Public feedback about Central Queensland Indigenous Development from around the web is limited, which is common for community-controlled services whose clients value privacy. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for this Emerald service, and anyone who has worked with the alcohol and other drug case worker is welcome to share their experience.
Because the Emerald office delivers several programmes side by side, comments posted online tend to describe the organisation as a whole rather than its alcohol and drug work. A first-hand account of how the case worker approached assessment, how quickly contact was made and what the cultural support felt like would tell you or a loved one far more than a star rating can.
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