Ministerial Communiqué Number 6

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1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment System Reform Ministerial Communiqué Number 6 June 2014 Completion of Recommissioning of Adult Services Recommissioning of adult non-residential alcohol and drug services is now complete and I am pleased to announce the organisations that will deliver more than $41 million of redeveloped services across the state. The recommissioning process attracted many high quality submissions, and I know that clients will benefit as a result. Twenty-seven organisations or consortia, comprising 83 agencies in all, will deliver adult non-residential services across 16 catchment areas. Details of these providers are listed in the attached document and in a series of fact sheets available at the web address below. The recommissioning process will lead to a significant reconfiguration of service delivery responsibilities and relationships. While this will take some management, the new arrangements will ensure that support is delivered efficiently and effectively so that people get the best possible services from the significant investment in this sector. I congratulate all the successful applicants and thank those not selected for their efforts throughout the process. Delivering alcohol and drug treatment services involves many challenges and your dedication to making a difference to the lives of people impacted by alcohol and drug use is greatly valued. This change is the culmination of three years of collaborative effort between clients, the sector, stakeholders and the Government to design and achieve a coherent system that works better for the people who need to use it and I am pleased that clients will soon be seeing the benefits. New service delivery arrangements As a result of these reforms, we shift from a system that was fragmented and characterised by multiple and complex episodes of care, to a system that operates more cooperatively and is connected to other health and human service systems. The system will be more responsive because it will allow more proactive support for people to make positive changes in their lives. A suite of new alcohol and drug treatment services will be delivered through catchment based service delivery arrangements state wide. Intake and assessment services will be provided by nine agencies across 16 catchments. A single intake and assessment provider will deliver this function across six rural catchments. A further eight providers will share the function across the remaining catchments. The new intake and assessment model will make it easy for people with alcohol and drug treatment issues and referring agencies to access support in a timely and efficient way. People most in need will get priority access to treatment and others will be matched to the most suitable treatment for their needs. Care and Recovery, and services will be offered across all 16 catchments by a diverse provider group comprising community heal public health services. individual treatment plans developed for all clients.

2 based planning will be delivered by a range of providers that have demonstrated outstanding local knowledge and connections that will allow them to engage with the sector and community to strategically direct and implement these new services locally. As detailed in the service specifications, these functions will be supported by a new funding model and information collection requirements. We will be working with the sector over coming months to refine these models and develop more detailed guidelines and business rules to assist their initial implementation and ongoing development. Importantly, those in our community at particular risk, such as those at risk of homelessness, Aboriginal and GLBTI communities, will benefit from an enhanced focus and accountability on the part of all providers, together with a number of specialist services that will deliver on across multiple catchments or on a statewide basis. Services are listed in the attachment and, in addition, two services will be funded to support clients from all catchments. These are Reconnexion, targeting pharmaceutical drug misuse, in particular prescription tranquilisers and SHARC to support the AOD peer workforce through education and training. Supporting the transition and next steps Our priority now is to ensure that current clients, and their families are supported to transition to the new arrangements with minimal disruption to their treatment and care. The target commencement date for new funding and delivery arrangements is 1 September This extension from the previous target of 1 August recognises the significant transition task for some agencies. To support a smooth transition to the new service delivery arrangements the Victorian Government has allocated up to $2.3 million towards a transition support package that will directly support clients, service providers and workers until 1 September and beyond. The period of transition is crucial and I am confident that through good planning and goodwill, we all government, providers and clients alike will manage this with minimal disruption and with a focus on improving the client experience. A range of transition support initiatives, as outlined in my previous Communiqué (Number 5, March 2014), will commence immediately. Further details will be available shortly. I would like to thank all those organisations that have agreed to assist with these activities, including vital ongoing support from the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA). Transition planning with service providers will commence rapidly, with Department of Health regional staff arranging initial meetings over the next couple of weeks with providers in each catchment those to hand over delivery responsibilities, those continuing under new arrangements and new providers. There will also be a series of statewide forums to workshop new functions. Good communications will be critical to this process. Regular information bulletins will be issued by the Department as the work progresses and a series of fact sheets on various aspects of the changes will be progressively released commencing this week. Transformation of the alcohol and drug treatment sector will continue in time with the redevelopment of the youth and residential service system. There remains a significant program of change ahead and we will continue to seek a range of views on what we are proposing and how best to achieve it. As I announced recently, we are keen to reflect and learn from the recommissioning processes that we have been going through. To assist in this, I have asked the Community Sector Reform Council to look at the way in which both Alcohol and Drug treatment and Mental Health Community Support Services recommissioning have been designed and implemented, and to provide their input to me ahead of any further significant recommissioning. To keep up to date on the progress of the reforms and access available information products you can visit I look forward to your continued interest and engagement in this important process of change. Hon Mary Wooldridge MP Minister for Mental Health Page 2

3 Attachment 1: Approved Providers by and Function SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGION Bayside City of Port Phillip City of Glen Eira City of Bayside City of Stonnington City of Kingston Bayside Integrated Services* Bayside Integrated Services* Bayside Alcohol and Drug Partnership* Victorian AIDS Council Bayside Integrated Services* Bayside Alcohol and Drug Partnership* Victorian AIDS Council Bayside Integrated Services* Bayside Alcohol and Drug Partnership* Bayside Integrated Services* South Eastern Melbourne City of Greater Dandenong City of Casey Cardinia Shire SECADA* SECADA* SURE Consortium* SECADA* SURE SECADA* SECADA* Frankston-Mornington Peninsula City of Frankston Mornington Peninsula Shire FaMDAS* FaMDAS* FaMDAS* FaMDAS* FaMDAS* Homelessness Agencies: Additional support for Hanover Welfare Services (part of the Bayside Alcohol and Drug Partnership) recognises the role that this agency currently plays in providing alcohol and drug treatment services to the ion through its crisis accommodation facility. Bayside Integrated Services: Inner South Community Health Service (Lead); The Salvation Army, YSAS Bayside Alcohol and Drug Partnership: Bayside Medicare Local (Lead); Central Bayside CHS; Hanover Welfare Services, Odyssey House Victoria; Monash Health; SHARC; Taskforce Community Agency Inc., Windana Drug & Alcohol Recovery; Alfred Health South Eastern Consortium of Alcohol and Drug Agencies (SECADA): South Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local (Lead); Monash Health, Odyssey House Victoria, Taskforce Community Agency Inc., Windana Alcohol & Drug Recovery, YSAS SURE Consortium: EACH (Lead); Knox Social and Community Health, Anglicare, YSAS Frankston and Mornington Drug and Alcohol Services (FaMDAS): Peninsula Health (Lead); Frankston- Mornington Peninsula Medicare Local, YSAS Stepping Up FMP: Taskforce Community Agency Inc. (Lead); Interact Australia, Odyssey House Victoria, Youth Projects Ltd, Anglicare Victoria, Windana: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Inc. Page 3

4 NORTH WEST METROPOLITAN REGION Inner North Melbourne City of Moreland City of Moonee Valley City of Melbourne City of Yarra cohealth* cohealth* cohealth* Victorian AIDS Council Victorian AIDS Council North Melbourne City of Whittlesea City of Darebin City of Banyule Shire of Nillumbik Caraniche Pty Ltd North West Melbourne Shire of Melton City of Brimbank City of Hume City of Maribyrnong WIDAN * WIDAN * WIDAN * South West Melbourne City of Hobsons Bay City of Wyndham WIDAN* WIDAN* WIDAN * Homelessness Agencies: Additional support for VincentCare Victoria and The Salvation Army recognises the role that these agencies currently play through their crisis accommodation facilities. Compositions: UnitingCare ReGen- Odyssey House (IN/NM catchments): Odyssey House Victoria (Lead); UnitingCare Regen, Anglicare, Banyule Community Health, CPS, Darebin Community Health, Interact Australia, Kildonan UnitingCare, Lentara UnitingCare, MacKillop Family Services, Nillumbik CHS, Odyssey House, Plenty Valley Community Health, SHARC, Sunbury Community Health, TaskForce Community Agency Inc., Youth Projects Ltd UnitingCare ReGen- Odyssey House (NW/SW catchments): UnitingCare ReGen (Lead); Odyssey House Victoria, Anglicare, Banyule Community Health, CPS, Darebin Community Health, Interact Australia, Kildonan UnitingCare, Lentara UnitingCare, MacKillop Family Services, Nillumbik CHS, Odyssey House, Plenty Valley Community Health, SHARC, Sunbury Community Health, TaskForce Community Agency Inc., Youth Projects Ltd The Salvation Army consortium: The Salvation Army (Vic) Property Trust (Lead); VincentCare Victoria cohealth: North Yarra Community Health (Lead); Doutta Galla Community Health Service, Western Region Health Centre [newly merged] Western Integrated Drug and Alcohol Network: Western Health (Lead); Djerriwarrah Health Service, ISIS Primary Care, Western Regional Health Centre, Macedon Ranges and North Western Melbourne Medicare Local Page 4

5 EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION Eastern Melbourne Shire of Yarra Ranges City of Knox City of Maroondah SURE consortium* Inner East Melbourne City of Boroondara City of Manningham City of Whitehorse City of Monash SURE Consortium: EACH (Lead); Knox Social and Community Health, Anglicare, YSAS, Reconnexion (now merged with EACH) Drug Centre consortium: Turning Point (Lead); Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local, MonashLink Community Health Service, Inspiro Community Health Service Page 5

6 GIPPSLAND REGION Gippsland Shire of Bass Coast Shire of South Gippsland Shire of Baw Baw Shire of Wellington City of LaTrobe Gippsland Alcohol and Drug Service Provider Alliance* Gippsland Alcohol and Drug Service Provider Alliance* Gippsland Alcohol and Drug Service Provider Alliance* Gippsland Alcohol and Drug Service Provider Alliance* Shire of East Gippsland Consortium Composition: Gippsland Alcohol and Drug Service Provider Alliance (GADSPA): Latrobe Community Health Service Ltd (Lead); Gippsland Lakes Community Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Bass Coast Health (incorporating Bass Coast Community Health Service and Bass Coast CHS) Page 6

7 HUME REGION Hume Rural City of Wodonga Rural City of Wangaratta Rural City of Benalla Shire of Indigo Shire of Towong Gateway Health* Gateway Health* Gateway Health* Gateway Health* Shire of Mansfield Shire of Alpine Goulburn Valley Shire of Moira City of Greater Shepparton Shire of Strathbogie Shire of Mitchell Primary Care Connect* Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service * Primary Care Connect* Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service * Primary Care Connect* Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service * Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service * Shire of Murrindindi Gateway Health: Ovens & King Community Health [to merge with] Gateway Community Health Service (Lead); Hume Medicare Local, Upper Murray Family Care, YSAS, Odyssey House Victoria Primary Care Connect consortium: Primary Care Connect (Lead); Nexus Primary Health, Goulburn Valley Medicare Local, YSAS Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service: Goulburn Valley Health (Lead); The Salvation Army, Goulburn Valley Medicare Local, Odyssey House Victoria Page 7

8 GRAMPIANS REGION Grampians City of Ballarat Shire of Moorabool Shire of Golden Plains Shire of Pyrenees Rural City of Ararat Shire of North Grampians Rural City of Horsham Shire of West Wimmera Grampians Alcohol and Drug Grampians Uniting Care Grampians Alcohol and Drug Grampians Uniting Care Grampians Alcohol and Drug Grampians Uniting Care Grampians Alcohol and Drug Shire of Hindmarsh Shire of Yarriambiack Shire of Hepburn Grampians Alcohol and Drug Consortium: Ballarat Community Health (Lead); Grampians Community Health, Hepburn Health Service, Djerriwarrah Health Services, YSAS Grampians Uniting Care Consortium: Uniting Care Ballarat Parish Mission (Lead); Wimmera Uniting Care; Uniting Care Regen Page 8

9 LODDON MALLEE REGION Loddon Mallee Rural City of Mildura Rural City of Swan Hill Shire of Buloke Shire of Gannawarra Shire of Loddon Shire of Campaspe Greater City of Bendigo Bendigo Community Health Services* Bendigo Community Health Services* Bendigo Community Health Services* Bendigo Community Health Services* Shire of Central Goldfields Shire of Mount Alexander Shire of Macedon Ranges Bendigo Community Health Services Consortium: Bendigo Community Health Services (Lead); Castlemaine District CHS, Cobaw CHS, Echuca Regional Health Service, Maryborough District Health Service, Northern Districts CHS, Sunraysia Community Health, Swan Hill District Health Service The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army (Vic) Property Trust (Lead); Mind Australia, Goulburn Valley Health Page 9

10 BARWON SOUTH WEST REGION Barwon City of Greater Geelong Shire of Colac- Otway Shire of Surf Coast Borough of Queenscliff Barwon AOD Barwon AOD Barwon AOD Barwon AOD Barwon AOD Great South Coast Shire of Glenelg Shire of Southern Grampians Shire of Moyne City of Warrnambool Great South Coast Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Consortium* Great South Coast Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Consortium* Great South Coast Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Consortium* Great South Coast Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Consortium* Shire of Corangamite Barwon AOD Consortium: Barwon Health (Lead); The Salvation Army, Colac Area Health, Bethany Community Support Stepping Up Barwon Consortium: Odyssey House Victoria (Lead); TaskForce Community Agency Inc., Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery, Youth Projects Ltd, Interact Australia, Glastonbury Community Services, Barwon Medicare Local Great South Coast Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Consortium: Western Region Alcohol and Drug Centre Inc. (Lead); Brophy Family and Youth Services, Glenelg Southern Grampians Drug Service (Portland Health), Great South Coast Medicare Local, South West Healthcare Page 10

11 STATEWIDE Agencies Functions Reconnexion Specialist counselling and support for people with problems with use of benzodiazepine and other minor tranquillisers. Self Help Addiction Resource Centre Peer support education, support and training and development and support for families. Page 11