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Approximately 200,000 people are arrested in New Zealand each year, with a significant number under the influence of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) at the time of arrest. 83% of prisoners have had a substance misuse disorder at some time in their lives and yet few have accessed treatment programmes.
In May 2007 the Cabinet Social Policy Committee approved proposals which addressed the addiction treatment needs of the offender population. This included a First Steps package and a direction for Health to accelerate the development of the AOD workforce with competencies to work with people who have been in, or are currently in, the Justice system with AOD issues. For more information, contact Matua Raki Project Manager Tangihaere Walker,
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The aim of this project is to fill an identified gap for providers involved with at-risk youth. After the scoping of current AOD knowledge & interventions by allied youth services, a relationship has been developed with various youth services who work with young people involved in the justice system to screen for AOD problems and provide a brief intervention. Pilots are being carried out at youth justice sites, in conjunction with Child, Youth and Family (CYF). |
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More than 300 addiction sector staff took part in Matua Raki’s Working with Justice Clients’ Mobile Training late last year. Twenty workshops were held, from Invercargill to Auckland, which were attended by staff from more than 57 organisations nationally.
Nearly 400 sector workers attended the six National One-Day Addiction Workshops, run by Matua Raki and the National Addiction Centre late last year, which aimed to provide clinical updates in areas of recent developments.
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