$29.9 million in grants to drug and alcohol treatment services
The Australian Government will allocate grants of $29.9 million to improve the treatment of people who have both drug and alcohol and mental health problems.
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28 September 2007
PYN109/07
The Australian Government will allocate grants of $29.9 million to improve the treatment of people who have both drug and alcohol and mental health problems.
The Minister for Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said the funding would help non-government drug and alcohol treatment services to better identify and treat people with complex comorbidity issues.
“In all, 87 drug and alcohol treatment services will benefit from funding, including some that provide services for Indigenous people and people from different cultural backgrounds,” Mr Pyne said.
The grants, of up to $500,000 for individual services, are being provided under the Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness initiative.
Mr Pyne said the funding would support a variety of service improvement activities such as revising internal policies or procedures, workforce training, professional development and clinical support, developing sustainable partnerships with the wider health network, and data collection to support continuous improvement.
In addition, the Government is committed to working with eligible organisations to strengthen their proposals. This will help ensure they meet the objectives of the Improved Services initiative, for possible funding through a second tranche in the New Year.
“Better meeting the needs of people with comorbid drug and alcohol problems and mental illness is an important focus of the Australian Government’s activities in this area,” Mr Pyne said.
“To do this successfully, it’s vital that we help services to build their capacity to treat these clients.”
The Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness initiative forms part of the Australian Government’s $1.9 billion mental health reform package, announced by the Prime Minister on 5 April 2006, to improve services for people with a mental illness, their families and carers.
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Improved Services - List of successful organisations
State | Organisation | Program Name (if applicable) | Budget |
| ACT | Centacare Canberra and Goulburn | Canberra Alcohol and Drug Services | $485,560 |
| Ted Noffs Foundation (part of NSW ) | PALM ACT - Watson |  | |
| ACT TOTAL | $485,560 | |
| NSW | Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre | South West Alternative Program (SWAP) | $425,540 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Maryfields Day Recovery Centre | $302,050 | |
| Hunter Region Drug and Alcohol Services Consortium | | $456,032 | |
| Lead Agency: Mercy Community Services | | ||
| - Wesley Newcastle Youth Services | Alcohol and Other Drug Youth Service | ||
| - Centacare | Holyoake: Alcohol and Other Drug Co-dependants Service | ||
| - Samaritans Foundation | The Hub - Alcohol and Other Drug counselling | ||
| - Upper Hunter Drug and Alcohol Service | | ||
| Women's Alcohol and Drug Advisory Centre Inc | Jarrah House | $455,000 | |
| Manly Drug Education and Counselling Centre | | $281,073 | |
| ACON Limited | Drug and Alcohol Program | $312,746 | |
| We Help Ourselves | | $500,000 | |
| Mission Australia | Triple Care Farm | $446,883 | |
| Calvary Health Care Riverina | Calvary Alcohol and other Drug Services - O’Connor House, The Peppers | $487,314 | |
| Odyssey House | McGrath Foundation | $490,000 | |
| Salvation Army Australian Eastern Recovery Services Command | | $447,865 | |
| Kedesh Rehabilitation Services | | $408,250 | |
| The Haymarket Foundation Limited | | $380,105 | |
| Youth Off The Streets Limited | | $238,137 | |
| Weigelli Centre Aboriginal Corporation | Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Service | $423,500 | |
| The Salvation Army | Oasis Youth Support Network | $305,500 | |
| Wollongong Crisis Centre Drug and Alcohol Services | | $441,024 | |
| Phoebe House | | $305,000 | |
| The Buttery | | $452,575 | |
| Ted Noffs Foundation includes PALM - ACT | PALM East | $900,936 | |
| PALM - Coffs Harbour | |||
| PALM - Dubbo | |||
| Hawkesbury District Health Service | Drug and Alcohol Counselling Team | $308,100 | |
| NSW TOTAL | $8,767,630 | |
| NT | The Salvation Army | Drug and Alcohol Services Top End | $315,610 |
| Amity Community Care Inc | | $453,742 | |
| Centacare NT | NT Drug and Alcohol Services | $454,545 | |
| NT TOTAL | $1,223,897 | |
| QLD | Brisbane Youth Service Inc | Alcohol and Other Drug Intervention Program | $450,000 |
| Alcohol & Drug Foundation Queensland (ADFQ) | | $494,430 | |
| Ozcare | Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Services | $450,886 | |
| Teen Challenge Care | Alcohol and Other Drug Outreach services, New Life Centre, Hebron House Youth Shelter | $467,523 | |
| Gold Coast Drug Council Inc | | $454,425 | |
| Addiction Help Agency Cairns Inc | | $454,000 | |
| Drug Arm Australasia | | $500,000 | |
| QLD TOTAL | $3,271,264 | |
| SA | Mission Australia | Hindmarsh Alcohol and Other Drug Service | $499,647 |
| UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc | Kuitpo Community Program | $448,820 | |
| Baptist Community Services Consortium Lead Agency: Baptist Community Services | Westcare Alcohol and Other Drug Program | $498,512 | |
| - UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc | Byron Place | ||
| Anglicare SA | Archway Drug and Alcohol Services | $500,000 | |
| Offenders Aid & Rehabilitation Service S.A. Inc | Illicit Drug Counselling Service | $499,625 | |
| South East Drug and Alcohol Counselling Service | | $471,164 | |
| Vietnamese Community in Australia - SA Chapter | Vietnamese drug treatment program | $486,652 | |
| SA TOTAL | $3,404,420 | |
| TAS | Community Connections Inc | Burnie Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Service | $394,821 |
| The Salvation Army - Tasmania | The Bridge Alcohol and Other Drug Programs | $391,400 | |
| Launceston City Mission | Addiction Support Services | $461,700 | |
| TAS TOTAL | $1,247,921 | |
| VIC | Taskforce Community Agency | | $348,238 |
| Ovens and King Community Health Service | Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling and Support Program | $379,252 | |
| The Buoyancy Foundation of Victoria Inc | | $342,606 | |
| Peninsula Community Health Service Inc | Peninsula Drug & Alcohol Program (PenDAP) | $454,500 | |
| Upper Hume Community Health Service | Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling Service | $411,820 | |
| UnitingCare Moreland Hall | | $451,776 | |
| Bendigo Community Health Services | Bendigo Alcohol and Other Drug Services | $452,000 | |
| Monashlink Community Health Service | Eastern Drug & Alcohol Service | $431,941 | |
| Youth Substance Abuse Service | | $500,000 | |
| Odyssey House Victoria | Residential Alcohol and Other Drug Services | $462,500 | |
| Jesuit Social Services | ConneXions Alcohol and Other Drug Service | $436,786 | |
| Knox Community Health Service Inc | Drug Counselling Program | $423,936 | |
| Banyule Community Health | North East Outreach Drug and Alcohol Service | $454,498 | |
| VIC TOTAL | $5,549,853 | |
| WA | Palmerston Association Inc | Great Southern Community Drug Service | $500,000 |
| The Perth Metropolitan Non Residential & Family Alcohol and Other Drug Services Consortium | | $1,022,250 | |
| Lead Agency: Palmerston Association | | ||
| - Women’s Health Care Association | Women’s Drug and Alcohol Service | ||
| - Cyrenian House | Community Drug Service Team | ||
| - Mission Australia | South East Metro Community Drug Service team | ||
| - St John of God | North Metro Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) | ||
| - WA Substance Users Association | Alcohol and Other Drug Services | ||
| - Mercy Health Care | Mercy Addiction Support Team | ||
| - Hepatitis Council of Western Australia | Alcohol and Other Drug Service | ||
| Drug Arm WA Inc | Rosella House | $500,000 | |
| Centrecare Goldfields Inc | Community Drug Service Team | $496,000 | |
| Women’s Health Services Consortium | | $535,000 | |
| Lead Agency: Women's Health Care Association | Women’s Alcohol and Other Drug Service | ||
| - Cyrenian House | Saranna Residential Rehabilitation | ||
| - UnitingCare West | Parent Intervention Program | ||
| Central Kimberley Consortium | | $740,750 | |
| Lead Agency: Jungarni Jutiya Alcohol Centre | Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling Service | ||
| - Nindilingarri Cultural Health Service | Fitzroy Crossing Alcohol and Other Drug Service | ||
| Holyoake | Community Drug Service Team | $398,000 | |
| Mission Australia | Yirra, Youth Withdrawal & Respite Service | $460,000 | |
| Perth Metro Residential Alcohol and Other Drug Services Consortium | | $545,000 | |
| Lead Agency: Cyrenian House Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre | | ||
| - Palmerston Farm | Residential Rehabilitation Service | ||
| - Serenity Lodge | Residential Treatment program | ||
| - Salvation Army Bridge | The Bridge Program | ||
| East Kimberley Consortium | | $720,750 | |
| Lead Agency: Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service | Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling Service | | |
| - Ngnowar Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation | Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug Service | | |
| WA TOTAL | $5,917,750 | |
| | NATIONAL TOTAL | $29,868,295 |
Fact Sheet
Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness
The 2006-07 Budget provided $73.9 million over five years for the Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness initiative, which forms part of the Australian Government’s contribution to the COAG mental health package. Of this, $65.7 million is for building the capacity of non-government organisation (NGO) drug and alcohol treatment services to better identify and respond to people with drug and alcohol problems and mental illness (often referred to as comorbidity or dual diagnosis). The remaining $8.2 million is provided to enhance and expand the National Comorbidity Initiative (established in 2003-04).The Improved Services initiative is being rolled out with two key components:
- Grants of up to $500,000 over three years to individual NGO alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services (more funding is available for consortia of services) to undertake a range of service improvement activities to build their organisation’s capacity to respond to comorbid clients. These might include, but are not limited to:
- the implementation or enhancement of quality improvement processes, policies or procedures that support the assessment and management of clients experiencing comorbidity
- the introduction of appropriate workforce training, professional development and / or clinical support
- the development of sustainable partnerships with the broader health network, particularly primary care and mental health services, and
- better data collection to support continuous improvement.
- To support the capacity building grants at the local level, funding will be provided to state-based peak support agencies to enhance cross-sectoral support and strategic partnerships between the AOD non-government peak bodies, state and territory mental health and AOD services, primary care and community support services.
On 28 September 2007, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Ageing, with responsibility for alcohol and other drugs, announced funding totalling $29.9 million as part of the first tranche of funding under the capacity-building grants component of the Improved Services initiative. A total of 87 non-government drug and alcohol treatment services across Australia will benefit from this funding, which commences from 1 January 2008.
In addition, the Australian Government is committed to working with eligible organisations to strengthen their proposals to ensure they meet the objectives of the Improved Services initiative, for possible funding through a second tranche in the new year.
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