{ 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  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

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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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