❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Drug and Alcohol Interagency Strategic Framework, specifically regarding settings for intervention, intervention strategies, target consumers, and funding allocation. The answer outlines various initiatives and settings used for education and brief intervention, including schools, primary health services, and correctional facilities, funded from the Drug and Alcohol Office's core budget.
AnsweredQoN 4590Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Drug and Alcohol Interagency Strategic Framework for Western Australia 2011-2015, and I ask -
(1) What settings other than specialist alcohol and drug services are going to be used to improve access to information, education and brief intervention?
(2) What is the strategy of brief intervention?
(3) Which consumers will be targeted for the brief intervention?
(4) How much funding has been allocated to this overall strategy over the forward estimates?
(1) What settings other than specialist alcohol and drug services are going to be used to improve access to information, education and brief intervention?
(2) What is the strategy of brief intervention?
(3) Which consumers will be targeted for the brief intervention?
(4) How much funding has been allocated to this overall strategy over the forward estimates?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
48 days
1. The Drug and Alcohol Office works with the Injury Control Council of WA and the WA Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies in developing and scheduling public education campaigns about alcohol and other drugs.
Information can be accessed in printed and electronic form through publications, the Drug and Alcohol website and other electronic formats.
The School Drug and Road Aware Program, funded through the Drug and Alcohol office provides free school drug education resources and professional development support for teachers throughout Western Australia in all Government, non-government and independent school systems and sectors.
Funding is also provided to Government and non-government agencies for education in communities throughout Western Australia.
The Drug and Alcohol Office has been working with the WA Country Health Service for several years to ensure that primary health providers are able to deliver brief interventions around tobacco and alcohol use throughout the State. Brief intervention training is also provided by the Drug and Alcohol Office within metropolitan primary health services, mental health services, Communicable Disease Control Directorate and the Department of Corrective Services.
2. Brief intervention refers to a range of strategies that aim to increase a person's awareness of the risks and or harms of their alcohol and other drug use. Opportunistic brief intervention occurs when a person attends for an unrelated issue and their alcohol and other drug use is raised as part of the assessment process. A brief intervention can include using a validated screening tool, providing feedback, brief advice, information around how someone can make changes to their use and referral. Research indicates that brief interventions are time and cost effective and can be a one off session or up to four sessions.
3. Brief interventions can be used with any health service consumer who is using tobacco and/or alcohol. Brief intervention is generally more effective when targeted to people who consume alcohol and other drugs at 'risky- high risk' (hazardous - harmful) levels of use rather than dependent users or drinkers.
Whether brief interventions are utilized is dependent upon the individual organization's policies and procedures.
4. Brief intervention training and resource support is an activity funded from within the Drug and Alcohol Office's core budget.
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Information can be accessed in printed and electronic form through publications, the Drug and Alcohol website and other electronic formats.
The School Drug and Road Aware Program, funded through the Drug and Alcohol office provides free school drug education resources and professional development support for teachers throughout Western Australia in all Government, non-government and independent school systems and sectors.
Funding is also provided to Government and non-government agencies for education in communities throughout Western Australia.
The Drug and Alcohol Office has been working with the WA Country Health Service for several years to ensure that primary health providers are able to deliver brief interventions around tobacco and alcohol use throughout the State. Brief intervention training is also provided by the Drug and Alcohol Office within metropolitan primary health services, mental health services, Communicable Disease Control Directorate and the Department of Corrective Services.
2. Brief intervention refers to a range of strategies that aim to increase a person's awareness of the risks and or harms of their alcohol and other drug use. Opportunistic brief intervention occurs when a person attends for an unrelated issue and their alcohol and other drug use is raised as part of the assessment process. A brief intervention can include using a validated screening tool, providing feedback, brief advice, information around how someone can make changes to their use and referral. Research indicates that brief interventions are time and cost effective and can be a one off session or up to four sessions.
3. Brief interventions can be used with any health service consumer who is using tobacco and/or alcohol. Brief intervention is generally more effective when targeted to people who consume alcohol and other drugs at 'risky- high risk' (hazardous - harmful) levels of use rather than dependent users or drinkers.
Whether brief interventions are utilized is dependent upon the individual organization's policies and procedures.
4. Brief intervention training and resource support is an activity funded from within the Drug and Alcohol Office's core budget.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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