Youth services

side by side

Side By Side, led by our good mates Troy Reardon and Eric Brown, is one of the most credible youth-focused behaviour‑change services we’ve come across.

Troy brings nearly nine years of sobriety and deep experience mentoring young people around self‑image, emotional awareness, and staying steady under pressure.

Eric is an Aboriginal cultural facilitator with over a decade of delivering cultural therapeutic interventions for high‑risk young people, drawing on his own journey through addiction and recovery.

Together, they run intensive workshops, early‑intervention mentoring, and speaking engagements that cut beneath the surface—helping young people understand the real drivers behind harmful choices and build healthier ways to cope.

We rate their work highly and proudly recommend Side By Side to any school, service, or community looking for grounded, lived‑experience support for young people.