Two of the team also work as Addiction Medicine Specialists within
a mainstream urban hospital (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney) with outreach to prison (Haber) and to an Aboriginal Medical Service (Conigrave).
The relatively low number of Indigenous staff in some services, especially in large
urban areas, adds to Indigenous insecurities in using
mainstream services; (vi) Legacies of history and unpleasant previous experiences with
mainstream services can reduce Indigenous use of facilities; (vii) Some
mainstream services are delivered in ways that make Indigenous people feel uncomfortable, that is, services are not culturally appropriate or culturally secure; and (viii) There may be poor links between complementary services, for example between training institutions and employment facilities, or between primary health providers and
hospitals or ancillary health services.