Primary Health Networks - Drug and Alcohol Program

Overview

The Drug and Alcohol Program provides Commonwealth funding for drug and alcohol related activities and aims to achieve improved health and social outcomes for individuals, families, and communities at risk of, or currently affected by, substance misuse in Australia.   This grant opportunity is provided to Primary Health Networks (PHNs) under the National Ice Action Strategy (NIAS) and the Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) Core Program. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:   - support drug and alcohol treatment services across Australia to reduce the impact of substance misuse on individuals, families, carers and communities;   - support prevention and early intervention activities and promote evidence-based information about drug and alcohol through education;   - support service linkages between drug and alcohol treatment services and mental health services, as well as with social, educational and vocational long-term support services.  The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:   - provide funding support to drug and alcohol treatment services to deliver evidence-based and best practice treatment modalities for drug and alcohol misuse;  - provide service continuity to the drug and alcohol treatment sector by ensuring funding certainty to treatment activities until 30 June 2023 under AOD Core and 30 June 2022 under the NIAS;  - continue linkages across the broader drug and alcohol treatment sector, including with alcohol and other drugs peak bodies, and primary health care providers;  - support the drug and alcohol treatment sector through workforce and capacity building activities, in collaboration with alcohol and other drugs peak bodies; and To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "GO Documents" button on the left hand side.