Background

1988

• Established by the Macarthur Drug and Alcohol Services Committee Incorporated, as The Macarthur Drug and Alcohol Youth Project
• Working with young people 12-25 years living in Macarthur (Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly Local Government Areas)
• Funded by the NSW Health Department and South Western Sydney Area Health Service

2002

• Geographical boundaries expanded to work with young people and community members living, working and recreating in the Macarthur and Wingecarribee regions (Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly, and Wingecarribee Local Government Areas)

2003

• Trading name relaunched as Youth Solutions

2005

• Youth Solutions continues to work with its primary and secondary target groups, however has and continues to work extensively to prevent and reduce drug use and related harms among young people in South Western Sydney (SWS)
• Increasingly providing an advocacy role at a State (NSW) and National level
• Core funding continues from NSW Health and Sydney South West Area Health Service

2006

• Youth Solutions participates in a Service Development Review process and in May is successful in obtaining Accreditation status via the Quality Improvement Council, for a period of 3 years. The Service integrates continous quality improvement into all facets of business management and service delivery