Page 4930 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019
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In 2018-19 the Justice and Community Safety Directorate provided funding to ACT Policing for crime prevention activities. This funding contributed to a range of initiatives including:
• Delivery of crime prevention education to schools and the community;
• The identification and diversion of at-risk youth from the criminal justice system;
• Seniors, Indigenous and Multicultural Community Liaison; and
• Engage with the community at key community events.
ACT Corrective Services offers a range of programs designed to provide offenders and detainees with opportunities to address criminogenic needs that include education about the risks of drug and alcohol use. The below table details the programs currently offered at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, and Community Corrections:
|
Name of Program |
Description |
Location |
|
Harm Minimisation |
Facilitated by Directions ACT, Harm Minimisation is an information education session which discusses ways to minimise harms associated with alcohol and other drug use. |
AMC |
|
Alcohol and Drug Awareness and Harm Prevention Training (ADAPT) |
A psychoeducational group promoting drug and alcohol awareness. |
AMC |
|
First Steps Alcohol and Drug Program |
A drug educational program for detainees with offending behaviour relating to substance abuse. |
AMC |
|
Sober Driver Program |
An alcohol and driving educational program, assisting offenders to gain an understanding of the effects of drink driving on themselves and the community. |
Community Corrections |
|
Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART) Program |
SMART is a psychoeducational program which assists with problematic behaviours, such as alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, gambling, food, shopping, internet use etc. | |
|
Directions ACT: Individual Counselling |
Directions ACT provide one to one counselling to detainees to assist them to address substance misuse issues with alcohol, illicit or illegal drugs, and cigarettes. |
AMC |
|
Solaris Therapeutic Community |
Co facilitated with Karralika Programs Inc., the Solaris Therapeutic Community (TC) is a residential program for males in the AMC who have alcohol and other drug dependency issues. |
AMC |
|
ACT Health Alcohol and Drug Service (ADS): Individual Counselling |
ACT Health and Alcohol Drug Service (ADS) provide one to one counselling to detainees to assist them to address substance misuse issues with alcohol, illicit or illegal drugs, and cigarettes. |
AMC |
Canberra Health Services Alcohol and Drug Services delivers a Police Early Diversion program that provides Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug information
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