Holyoake Information

At Holyoake, we give people impacted by alcohol, drugs and mental ill health the support, hope and confidence they need to live the life they choose. By having an open door. By listening. By offering free, personalised help for anyone who needs it. By being here whenever they’re ready. This was the founding principle for John Keating and Anita Day who established Holyoake in 1975, championing a new, non-judgemental, family-systems approach to supporting people, families and communities affected by alcohol and drugs. The premise was simple but revolutionary: when we come together with care and without judgement – as individuals and peer groups, as families and communities, as specialists and practitioners – we empower people to achieve better, life-changing outcomes. And it works. Today, this holistic, evidence-based approach – the Holyoake Approach – encompasses mental health support and is the foundation of the wide-ranging and constantly evolving support, recovery and prevention programs we deliver across WA. This includes: • One-on-one counselling and peer-group support. For people of all ages living with alcohol, drug or mental health challenges and families and friends living with the impacts. • Community and prevention programs. From community-based alcohol and other drug prevention and harm minimisation to mental health and suicide prevention.