Establish a coordinated approach to referral DoH, Central An agreed consistent June 2016 coordinated Lead: alcohol and other and case management across service Australian Health approach on client referral drugs services in providers working with complex clients, Services and case management is in Alice Springs including referral to Alcohol Anonymous and Associated: AOD place. All AoD providers are Narcotics Anonymous. sector. adhering to it. Re-establishment of the AoD Service Lead: The AoD Service Provider March 2016 Provider’s network in Alice Springs. Associated: network is in place and meets AODAssocNT regularly. (AADANT), AOD. Explore with each AoD service provider Lead: CAHSA A shared workforce March 2016 potential workforce development activities AOD development is in Associated: that could be shared and develop a joint program. Explore recruitment and retention strategies Lead: CAHSA AoD service providers are July 2016 for AoD specialist staff, especially clinicians, Associated: AOD attracting and retaining staff Aboriginal AOD Workers. sector. with the required skills. 4.2 Work with Support the inclusion of the family and Lead: DoH The functioning AoD Service May 2016 government to domestic violence sector in the AoD service Associated: AOD Provider network includes include addressing provider’s network in Alice Springs. Sector, Domestic & representation from the family and Family Violence family and domestic violence domestic violence Sector sector. in an integrated Continue and grow service linkages between Lead: DoH Ongoing response to men’s behavior change and domestic violence Associated: Alcohol and Other and AoD services. Tangentyere, Drugs Services Domestic & Family Violence Sector
coordinated alcohol and other drugs services in Alice Springs Establish a coordinated approach to referral and case management across service providers working with complex clients, including referral to Alcohol Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Lead: DoH, Central Australian Health Services Associated: AOD sector. An agreed consistent approach on client referral and case management is in place. All AoD providers are adhering to it. June 2016 Re-establishment of the AoD Service Provider’s network in Alice Springs. Lead: Associated: AODAssocNT (AADANT), AOD. The AoD Service Provider network is in place and meets regularly. March 2016 Explore with each AoD service provider potential workforce development activities that could be shared and develop a joint program. Lead: CAHSA Associated: AOD A shared workforce development is in March 2016 Explore recruitment and retention strategies for AoD specialist staff, especially clinicians, Aboriginal AOD Workers. Lead: CAHSA Associated: AOD sector. AoD service providers are attracting and retaining staff with the required skills. July 2016 4.2 Work with government to include addressing family and domestic violence in an integrated response to Alcohol and Other Drugs Services Support the inclusion of the family and domestic violence sector in the AoD service provider’s network in Alice Springs. Lead: DoH Associated: AOD Sector, Domestic & Family Violence Sector The functioning AoD Service Provider network includes representation from the family and domestic violence sector. May 2016 Continue and grow service linkages between men’s behavior change and domestic violence and AoD services. Lead: DoH Associated: Tangentyere, Domestic & Family Violence Sector Ongoing
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