Far West Indigenous Transition Service
Dan is a 20-year old Aboriginal man living in Far West NSW. He has a long history of contact with the criminal legal system that started when he was a child. He had been using a wide variety of drugs since the age of 12, and has spent many years cycling in and out of prison.
One of Dan’s goals when he was referred to the Far West Indigenous Transition Service was addressing his substance use and attending rehab. His Transition workers assisted with his bail application and applied to attend the closest rehab, which was in coastal South Australia. The application was successful, and CRC staff transported Dan to the rehab.
Following this journey, CRC assisted Dan to sign a lease on a flat and secure stable accommodation. Dan was linked in with other services to provide further support around his drug use. With support from CRC and other services Dan got his previous job back.
Things were starting to go well for Dan, but then he had to attend court.
A breach of an AVO that occurred prior to all these positive changes resulted in Dan returning to custody. Dan received an astounding 14-month sentence and was unable to keep his flat while in custody. Dan eventually successfully appealed the sentence for the previous breached AVO. He was released and began living with a family member.
Shortly before Christmas a family relationship breakdown meant Dan could no longer stay at that address. As Christmas approached Dan was once again facing homelessness. Housing is very difficult to obtain in the region.
The Far West Indigenous Transition team quickly engaged with other services and after a few days a Christmas miracle occurred – Dan was offered a unit! Dan was not homeless over Christmas and is continuing to engage with CRC and work on his case plan.
Since being engaged with CRC, Dan has not reoffended and is working towards goals in his case plan.
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