Hon Adele Farina asks the Minister for Mental Health about the status of children and adolescents in the South West identified as having drug and alcohol abuse issues in 2015, including open cases and referrals to Perth residential treatment facilities. The Minister requests the question be put on notice to allow for data verification.

AnsweredQoN 573Legislative Council
Asked
22 June 2016
Portfolio
Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

DRUG AND
ALCOHOL SERVICE — OPEN CASES — SOUTH WEST
573. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
minister representing the Minister for Mental Health:
(1) How many
of the 389 children and adolescents living in the south west who were
identified by the south west community drug and alcohol service as having
abused alcohol and/or drugs in 2015 remain open cases with the service in 2016?
(2) How many
of the 389 children and adolescents were referred to residential treatment
facilities in Perth?
(3) In 2015,
how many adults assessed and/or treated by the south west community alcohol and
drug service were referred to residential rehabilitation treatment facilities
in Perth?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice of the question. I answer
on behalf of the relevant minister.
The minister requests that the question be placed on notice
as the Mental Health Commission needs to verify data to complete the answers.

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