About Freeman House
Freeman House in Armidale, New South Wales, is an alcohol and other drug treatment service run by the St Vincent de Paul Society, known as Vinnies. Adults over eighteen can enter a nurse-led withdrawal management unit, a voluntary residential rehabilitation programme of three to twelve months, or on-site transition units.
The withdrawal unit provides round-the-clock supervised care under a general practitioner, with stays of seven to fourteen days. Residential rehabilitation combines group and individual interventions with case management and vocational support. Freeman House also runs the SKIP programme, which lets a single parent bring up to two children aged under twelve into treatment. Treatment is government-funded through New South Wales Health, and the service can be reached on (02) 6776 8117.
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Setting and Surroundings
A town, mountain setting in Armidale, at 3,455 ft. The nearest town is Armidale (population 21k), 1.0 miles away.
Nearest named features
- Mount CarolineMountain · 3.4 miles
- Oak KnobHill · 3.4 miles
- Thomas LagoonLagoon · 6.4 miles
- Barley Field LagoonLake · 11 miles
- Bakers PeakPeak · 15 miles
- Malpas ReservoirReservoir · 17 miles
Getting there
- Armidale Airport (ARM)Regional airport · 2.4 miles
- Inverell Airport (IVR)Regional airport · 53 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.
Freeman House Detox and Rehab Services
Freeman House offers three levels of care: nurse-led inpatient withdrawal management with supervision under a general practitioner, residential rehabilitation of three to twelve months, and independent transition units on the same site. Alcohol is the substance the service names, and the programme is voluntary throughout.
Group therapy, individual counselling, case management and vocational support are the listed components of the residential programme, which the service describes as typically running three to twelve months. Withdrawal stays are shorter, at seven to fourteen days. The SKIP programme allows a single parent to bring up to two children under twelve, and the transition units offer a more independent step before leaving. Named medications are not set out publicly, so ask what withdrawal medication the unit uses.
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Where Is Freeman House?
Freeman House is at 1 Crescent Street, Armidale, New South Wales, postcode 2350, in the New England tablelands of northern inland New South Wales. The site holds the withdrawal unit, the residential programme and the transition units together rather than splitting them across addresses.
Opening hours are not listed for Freeman House, although the withdrawal unit provides supervised care around the clock once someone is admitted. Enquiries go to (02) 6776 8117, and the service is described at https://www.vinnies.org.au/page/Find_Help/NSW/Housing/Freeman_House_-_Armidale/. Health professionals can refer through the service’s own contact channels. Confirm an admission date and what to bring before travelling to Armidale, particularly where children will be coming under SKIP.
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How Much Does Treatment at Freeman House Cost?
Treatment at Freeman House is free. The withdrawal unit and the residential rehabilitation programme are government-funded through New South Wales Health and delivered by the St Vincent de Paul Society, so there is no fee for the admission, the medical supervision or the counselling and case management that follow.
The on-site transition units are a housing step rather than a treatment product, so ask the service directly what arrangements apply there. No private pay rate is published for Freeman House, and private health insurance, Medicare rebates, NDIS and WorkCover arrangements are not listed. Families using the SKIP programme should also check what the service provides for children and what parents are expected to bring.
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Freeman House — Compiled From Public Records
This listing is compiled from public directory and licensing sources rather than confirmed firsthand by our editorial team.
Freeman House Reviews
Reviews of Freeman House from around the web are limited, and much of the public comment about Vinnies describes the wider charity rather than this Armidale treatment service. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for Freeman House, and anyone who has stayed in the withdrawal unit or the residential programme is welcome to share their experience.
Because the service covers withdrawal, long-term rehabilitation and transitional housing, a single rating says little about which part worked. Accounts that describe the nurse-led withdrawal stay, the vocational support, or how the SKIP programme handled a parent arriving with young children would be the most useful thing a reader could find here.
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