Evaluation of the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment program
Posted on: 22 May, 2017
Issue: Vol 17 No 2, April 2017 – June 2017
Related to Policies Alcohol use Northern Territory
Issue: Vol 17 No 2, April 2017 – June 2017
Related to Policies Alcohol use Northern Territory
PricewaterhouseCoopers Indigenous Consulting (2017)
Evaluation of the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment program
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health
This report was produced as a result of the evaluation into the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment (AMT) program. The AMT program is a tailored alcohol treatment plan for people in the Northern Territory who are taken into police protective custody for being intoxicated in public three or more times over a two month period.
The aim of the evaluation was to:
- assess the extent to which the aims of the AMT Act have been met
- consider the cost effectiveness of AMT and describe the way that AMT has been implemented and engaged with
- explore any unintended consequences resulting from AMT.
A number of recommendations were suggested as part of the evaluation.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract