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Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services Alcohol and Other Drug Program: Profile of Services and Interventions Project final report

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Title

Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services Alcohol and Other Drug Program: Profile of Services and Interventions Project final report,

Creator

Healthcare Management Advisors Pty Ltd,

Commissioned by

Northern Territory. Department of Health and Community Services.,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT,

Date

2005-06-09,

Location

Darwin,

Abstract

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Program (AODP) has a key focus on the development, delivery and contracting of alcohol and other drug interventions and programs to help people with substance misuse problems. $8.5 million is invested each year to provide these services, most of which are delivered through a range of non government agencies across the Northern Territory. In January 2005, the AODP commissioned Health Management Advisors to conduct a review of services and interventions. The objectives of this review were to analyse current treatment services, as a whole and within each region, to determine the degree to which current arrangements meet regional needs. Additionally the consultants would review each service and make recommendations about meeting best practice where applicable.,

Notes

9 June 2005, Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT), Technical report,

Table of contents

Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION page 1 -- 1.1 Objectives for the Project page 1 -- 1.2 Requirement page 1 -- 1.3 Project deliverables page 1 -- 1.4 Methodology page 1 -- 1.5 Purpose and structure of this document page 2 -- SUMMARY page 3 -- 2 NEED FOR AOD INTERVENTIONS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY page 13 -- 2.1 Alcohol and other drug use in the Northern Territory page 13 --2.2 Substance use profiles within the Northern Territory page 18 -- 2.3 Implications for AOD services in the Northern Territory page 21 -- 3 COMPONENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM page 23 -- 3.1 System requirements contained in policy documents page 23 -- 3.2 Method for classifying services page 24 -- 4 CURRENT SERVICES page 26 -- 4.1 Greater Darwin Region page 26 -- 4.2 Services in the East Arnhem Region page 31 -- 4.3 Services in the Katherine Region page 33 --4.4 Services in the Tennant Creek Region page 35 -- 4.5 Services in the Alice Springs Region page 37 -- 4.6 Schematic of service system page 42 -- 4.7 Personnel engaged in alcohol and other drug services page 44 -- 5 EVIDENCE FOR EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS page 47 -- 5.1 The role of primary health care services page 47 -- 5.2 Provision of assessment and treatment matching page 47 -- 5.3 Sobering up shelters page 48 -- 5.4 Community-based counselling services page 49 -- 5.5 Detoxification Services page 49 -- 5.6 Pharmacotherapy page 49 -- 5.7 Community-based rehabilitation programs page 50 -- 5.8 Residential rehabilitation page 50 -- 5.9 Aftercare and follow up page 50 -- 6 BEST PRACTICE page 51 -- 6.1 Framework for assessing best practice page 51 -- 6.2 Current practice page 51 -- 6.3 Development of performance indicators page 58 -- 6.4 Implementation of standards page 61 -- REFERENCES page 65 -- APPENDIX 1 Survey of Alcohol and Other Drug Services page 67 -- APPENDIX 2 Workshop Discussion Paper page 75,

Language

English,

Subject

Program evaluation, Treatment outcomes, Health care systems, Quality of service, Service providers, Best practice,

Publisher name

Healthcare Management Advisors Pty Ltd,

Place of publication

Adelaide,

Format

94 pages : colour illustrations ; graphs ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf,

Use

Copyright,

Copyright owner

Healthcare Management Advisors Pty Ltd,

License

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042,

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10137/70,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/832928,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/832966

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