News Updates

Lindy* has been a First Step client for nearly 20 years. She came to us as a 30-year-old with a significant heroin dependency and was started on Methadone, which gave her some degree of...

Welcome to First Step's 2023 Impact Report! This year, we are pleased to present it to you in a short video. We hope you are as pleased as we are with what we have...

First Step has been funded by the John T Reid Charitable Trusts to undertake an independent, 2-year impact evaluation of our work. Our partners on this project will be Turning Point led by the...

First Step is proud to support a Yes vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum. In the video below, CEO Patrick Lawrence talks about our position, and encourages our community to engage respectfully...

In 2021, First Step Legal (FSL) commenced a partnership with Better Health Network where we provided legal services to both victim survivors and perpetrators of family violence. From the start, our work highlighted the...

The Road Home Project helps people living in crisis accommodation by providing mental health, medical and legal services where they are, and when they need it the most. This three-year pilot project is funded...

On this day, when many people have much to say on the topic of suicide, I want to be succinct. I’ll make two observations, reach two conclusions and make two recommendations, based on our...

We are still buzzing from our recent Mayday Event, held at the beautiful Regent Plaza Ballroom!

Elizabeth is a long-time client of First Step. She is a remarkable woman that we had the privilege of interviewing so that we could share her story of resilience, determination and hope with our...