Eligibility and how the program works
Eligibility criteria
Entry into the QIADP is restricted to Indigenous people who are alcohol-dependent or high-risk drinkers (such as regular binge drinkers) and who meet certain eligibility criteria, including:
- participants must agree to take part in the program
- participants must normally reside in one of the three pilot locations
- participants must be assessed by the QIADP Assessment Team as having a treatable alcohol problem.
Additional eligibility criteria have been developed for the Criminal Justice Stream and Child Safety Stream of the program.
How does the program work?
The program will provide Indigenous participants with a treatment and support program tailored to meet their individual needs.
The QIADP treatment model is based on the flexible delivery of services across a range of treatment settings from hospital to home depending on the client's own unique needs.
Queensland Health's Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Services (ATODS) have been funded to provide assessment, case management, supported withdrawal services, counselling, non-residential treatment services and aftercare. ATODS will provide these services via dedicated QIADP assessment, treatment and aftercare teams. To complement the services that ATODS will provide Queensland Health is engaging local Indigenous community-controlled providers and other non-governmental service providers to deliver the spectrum of services that may be required, including residential treatment services, cultural healing, parenting programs and job skills.
All participants will be closely monitored during the program and may work with a range of professionals, including:
- QIADP assessment officers, case managers and aftercare coordinators
- Department of Child Safety caseworkers
- Magistrates and court staff
- Indigenous health services
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Service
- Private and legal aid solicitors
- Queensland Police Service
- Community based organisations
- Supported Accommodation workers.
The QIADP involves four stages:
Ongoing reporting during treatment and supported accommodation are key features of the program.
* The term "participant" is used throughout this website to refer to persons referred into this program and should be taken to include "offenders and alleged offenders", "parent(s)" and "clients" depending on the circumstances.
Last updated: 07 April 2008.