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Mr Garth Popple Executive Director, We Help Ourselves (WHOS);
Mr Popple is the Executive Director of We Help Ourselves (WHOS) which operates five TCs within NSW and Qld; WHOS Metro for men; WHOS New Beginnings for women; WHOS MTAR (Methadone To Abstinence Residential); WHOS Hunter Valley; and WHOS Sunshine Coast. WHOS provides other services such as Aftercare and HIV/Infectious Disease Education Services. The above honorary appointments have a specific interest to Garth due to their focus on the non-government sector, nationally and internationally. Mr Popple is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Western Sydney received in recognition of ‘Services to the Community’ and more recently (2007) was a recipient of a National Honour Roll Award for persons who have made a significant contribution, over a considerable time period, to the Drug and Alcohol field.
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Mr Popple has been working in A&OD management roles since 1986 and in honorary committee and board positions since 1981 for the non-profit sector. He has been primarily focused on the Therapeutic Community (TC) movement for most of his career to date including working with TCs throughout Asia. In 1991 he became involved in harm minimisation initiatives and he attempts to stay in touch with the needs and feedback from users past and present.