Page 4030 - Week 11 - Thursday, 26 September 2019
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(4) Treatments services for people under 18 years of age provided by Canberra Health Services, and non-government services funded by ACT Health Directorate, are free to clients.
For services funded by the Australian Government, in some instances standard Medicare or other fees may be payable, for example general practitioner fees.
Some service providers charge a boarding fee for residential places, separate from cost of treatment. This fee is dependent on the individual circumstances of the client such as age, income and access to centre link benefits. The fee varies depending on the service provider.
(5) Over 2014-15 to 2018-19, ACT Health Directorate provided funding of $7.875 million (excluding GST) to Ted Noffs Foundation to provide a range youth drug and alcohol programs.
Over 2014-15 to 2018-19 ACT Health Directorate contracted Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation for $3.114 million (excluding GST) to provide alcohol and other drug treatment and support targeted towards young people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
Youth-treatment-specific budget information for Canberra Health Services’ Alcohol and Drug Service is not available. Youth-focused services are funded from the overall budget for alcohol and other drug treatment.
(6) Ted Noffs Foundation reports young people are usually able to access its residential program within 1-2 working days, if required. Ted Noffs has also advised that longer delays in access often relate to delays in judicial proceedings rather than limitations on service access.
Young people may encounter a waiting period for entry into Canberra Health Services’ Youth Drug and Alcohol Program services. Processes are in place to triage young people coming onto the program in order to provide timely access. Young people are prioritised for access to general services, for example counselling. Wait times depend on the outcomes of the triaging process.
There is no delay in accessing drop-in type services provided by Ted Noffs and Gugan Gulwan.
(7) ACT Health provides block funding to service providers and does not fund on a per client or episode basis. However, based on the numbers of young people that attended the Ted Noffs residential rehabilitation service in Canberra in 2018-19, the estimated cost is $15,151 per client, for non-residential services in Canberra in 2018-19, the estimated cost is $2,644 per client.
(8) Young people can access services from 12 years of age. Clinicians have provided information that presentations of people younger than 12 for treatment are uncommon. However, people younger than 12 years old would not be turned away and may receive treatment occasionally.
(9) Young people leaving Ted Noffs residential services are assigned case managers. Case management is also part of the model of care of Gugan Gulwan.
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