Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30758
Title: How vulnerable is the alcohol and other drug treatment service sector?
Contributor(s): van de Ven, Katinka  (author)orcid ; Ritter, Alison (author); Vuong, Thu (author); Livingston, Michael (author); Berends, Lynda (author); Chalmers, Jenny (author); Dobbins, Tim (author)
Publication Date: 2020-08-27
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30758
Open Access Link: https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/sprc/news-events/events/seminar-recordingsOpen Access Link
Abstract: Many community, health and welfare services are provided on behalf of government by non-government organisations (NGOs). For alcohol and other drug treatment, NGOs provide 70% of all treatment episodes in Australia (the remaining 30% are provided by government services). But are NGOs different from their government service provider counterparts in terms of the treatment they provide, their workforce, and the way they are funded? Understanding differences between government and NGO providers is not only important to ensure that a comprehensive suite of treatment services is available and meets individual treatment needs, but to better understand the funding arrangements that provide alcohol and other drugs treatment services with security and sustainability.
This presentation will examine differences between Australian government and NGO alcohol and drug treatment providers in terms of (1) their treatment types and associated treatment settings, (2) their workforce, and (3) their procurement arrangements. We will also examine the extent to which treatment services are considered 'vulnerable'; particularly whether NGOs are more vulnerable than government providers. Understanding systematic and structural differences between these systems of care is important for future treatment planning.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: UNSW Social Policy Research Centre Seminar Series 2020, Online event, 25th August, 2020
Source of Publication: Social Policy Research Centre Seminar Series
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 160202 Correctional Theory, Offender Treatment and Rehabilitation
111708 Health and Community Services
160804 Rural Sociology
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 440202 Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
420305 Health and community services
441003 Rural sociology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940408 Rehabilitation and Correctional Services
920414 Substance Abuse
920506 Rural Health
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200508 Rural and remote area health
230402 Crime prevention
200413 Substance abuse
HERDC Category Description: E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/social-policy-research-centre/events/how-vulnerable-alcohol-and-other-drug-treatment-service-sector
https://youtu.be/W243Lf1TVNc
Description: This is a recorded seminar for Social Policy Research centre, UNSW.
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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