This activity saw funding opportunities made available to organisations with a proven track record working and delivering services in the drug and alcohol treatment services (DATS) sector.

The opportunities were aimed at increasing capacity to deliver services through:

• an extension of existing services;
• the establishment of a new service location; or
• outreach services.

Referrals are made into these services via local Hospital and Health Services (HHS), general practice, NGOs and self-referral.

Where appropriate, clients are transitioned into residential rehabilitation and withdrawal management services.

Likewise, patients may be referred from residential rehabilitation and withdrawal management services into these outclient services as part of the aftercare relapse prevention community care. These funded treatment services form part of the DATS Stepped Care Service Model.