Who can come to Guthrie House?
Our organisation respects diversity and inclusivity and does not discriminatory in its practice. Guthrie House ensures that services are delivered in a manner that is considerate of needs, culturally appropriate and welcoming to its users. Our service is open to women regardless of race, language, marital status, country of origin, cultural background, political affiliation, religion, criminal justice issues, sexual preference or disability.
The age criteria for admission into Guthrie House is 18 years and over.
We accept women on Opioid Treatment Programs.
To be eligible for admission into Guthrie House a woman must meet the following criteria:
- Be involved in the criminal justice system (see below for details)
- Have a history or a current drug and alcohol issue
- Be homeless or at risk of homelessness
Additionally, Guthrie House will prioritise:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
- pregnant women
- women with children under 1 years of age in their care
- women fleeing domestic violence
- women who have medium-high to high risk levels of re-offending behaviour due to their circumstances
Involvement in the criminal justice system:
- currently in custody within NSW and due to be released
- released into the community from a correctional centre on a community based sentence such as a Parole Order, Probation Order, Drug Court Order or Intensive Correction Order
- Guthrie House does not accept women serving community bonds
Women who wish to come to Guthrie House from the community must first complete detoxification at a recognised detoxification unit. (See our Resources page to find detox units)
Guthrie House does not take:
- Men
- women with untreated severe mental health diagnosis or
- women on benzodiazepines.
For further information, you can read or download our Potential Client Information Sheet.