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Alcohol Mandatory Treatment

Alcohol Mandatory Treatment. Jo Wright Acting Executive Director Strategy and Reform NT Department of Health. Commenced operation on 1 July 2013 Will be reviewed over the coming months 3 protective custody episodes in 2 months -> transfer to AMT Assessment

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Alcohol Mandatory Treatment

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  1. Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Jo Wright Acting Executive Director Strategy and Reform NT Department of Health

  2. Commenced operation on 1 July 2013 • Will be reviewed over the coming months • 3 protective custody episodes in 2 months -> transfer to AMT Assessment • 4 days to Senior Assessment Clinician to prepare a report • 4 days from when lodged for Tribunal to hold a hearing • Tribunal = lawyer + health + community members • Residential Treatment Order up to 3 months • Community Treatment Orders up to 3 months • Income Management Order up to 12 months AMT Act

  3. Detoxification and management of withdrawal • Loss of liberty • Dealing with the health issues • Reconnecting to family • Preparation of report to Tribunal Assessment

  4. Continuing acute care • Continuing primary health care • Sub-acute care • Rehabilitation • Preparing for meaningful activity, work readiness, participation • Link to external agencies and potential employment Treatment

  5. Case Management and follow-up of clients for 12 months • Link to housing, Centrelink, other support agencies • Ongoing community support for their addiction management • Ongoing medical support for their addiction management Aftercare

  6. 206 people referred to the Tribunal • 166 persons given orders for treatment, the majority being residential treatment orders • 40 persons release orders • 108 persons on aftercare Reports Phase I first 6 months

  7. Establishing a new program, with a challenging and difficult clientele • 24 hour, 7 day a week service for people who in the main have been excluded from other residential programs • Advocacy is a concept that AOD staff not familiar with • Community Visitor Program plays a key role, again new to the AOD environment • Service model has been evolving as a result of continuous evaluation and review by management • Recruitment has been challenging, but is improving Challenges

  8. AMT Act review • Phase II infrastructure roll-out to Katherine, Tennant Creek, and relocating of the Darwin service to the Living Skills Unit at Berrimah when it is vacated by Corrections • AMT Service evaluation is under development, and will commence in new financial year Future

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