❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requests data on prison population, health, mental health, and AOD service expenditure from 2000-01 to 2017-18. The answer provides data with caveats regarding disaggregation and service inclusions.
AnsweredQoN 1746Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to Adult Justice Services in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for
each financial year from 2000-01 to 2017-18, please advise: (i) the daily average prison population for that
year; (ii) the
amount spent on the provision of prison health services; (iii) the amount spent on the provision of prison
mental health services; and (iv) the
amount spent on prison alcohol and other drug services?
refer to Adult Justice Services in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for
each financial year from 2000-01 to 2017-18, please advise: (i) the daily average prison population for that
year; (ii) the
amount spent on the provision of prison health services; (iii) the amount spent on the provision of prison
mental health services; and (iv) the
amount spent on prison alcohol and other drug services?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
Please see table below in response to the queries raised:
Years
(i)
DAPP
(ii)
Expenditure on health services
(*)
(iii) Mental Health and (iv) Alcohol and Other Drug Services
2000-01
3,120
11,205,571
Not available
2001-02
2,932
10,369,342
Not available
2002-03
2,843
11,253,077
Not available
2003-04
3,006
12,449,890
Not available
2004-05
3,372
14,071,945
Not available
2005-06
3,433
17,254,256
Not available
2006-07
3,622
18,342,800
Not available
2007-08
3,803
21,939,505
1,685,207
2008-09
4,012
24,000,120
3,246,607
2009-10
4,759
26,515,466
3,931,321
2010-11
4,633
27,311,436
3,754,354
2011-12
4,795
29,543,575
4,024,800
2012-13
4,951
29,274,836
3,410,369
2013-14
5,030
33,382,412
3,550,692
2014-15
5,402
35,292,429
3,935,196
2015-16
5,850
35,176,032
4,342,503
2016-17
6,489
35,623,646
4,426,680
2017-18
6,771
35,818,185
4,233,096
(*) Note the Department is unable to disaggregate between Mental Health and AOD Expenditure.
Supplementary Information:
The data supplied relates only to prisons operated by the Department of Justice: Corrective Services.
There is no automated mechanism for disaggregating mental health and alcohol and other drug expenditure. To do so would require a complex manual exercise.
The total amount that was spent on the provision of mental health services to prisoners by the Department includes the cost of alcohol and drug services as drug dependence is considered a diagnosable mental health condition. Alcohol and other drug programs of a criminogenic nature and the Prison Counselling Service have been excluded.
The expenditure includes specific mental health treatment, but excludes care provided by the primary health care team as it is not possible to accurately calculate the component of their expenditure dedicated to mental health as consults include more than one issue.
The State Forensic Mental Health Service operated by the Department of Health and funded through the Mental Health Commission (MHC) delivers psychiatry in-reach and transition services. The cost of these services would need to be obtained from the Department of Health/MHC.
In 2012-13 there appears to be a reduction in expenditure related to mental health, alcohol and other drug services. It is understood that this was associated with the merging of general health and mental health, alcohol and other drug services which resulted in streamlining of management and administrative positions.
Years
(i)
DAPP
(ii)
Expenditure on health services
(*)
(iii) Mental Health and (iv) Alcohol and Other Drug Services
2000-01
3,120
11,205,571
Not available
2001-02
2,932
10,369,342
Not available
2002-03
2,843
11,253,077
Not available
2003-04
3,006
12,449,890
Not available
2004-05
3,372
14,071,945
Not available
2005-06
3,433
17,254,256
Not available
2006-07
3,622
18,342,800
Not available
2007-08
3,803
21,939,505
1,685,207
2008-09
4,012
24,000,120
3,246,607
2009-10
4,759
26,515,466
3,931,321
2010-11
4,633
27,311,436
3,754,354
2011-12
4,795
29,543,575
4,024,800
2012-13
4,951
29,274,836
3,410,369
2013-14
5,030
33,382,412
3,550,692
2014-15
5,402
35,292,429
3,935,196
2015-16
5,850
35,176,032
4,342,503
2016-17
6,489
35,623,646
4,426,680
2017-18
6,771
35,818,185
4,233,096
(*) Note the Department is unable to disaggregate between Mental Health and AOD Expenditure.
Supplementary Information:
The data supplied relates only to prisons operated by the Department of Justice: Corrective Services.
There is no automated mechanism for disaggregating mental health and alcohol and other drug expenditure. To do so would require a complex manual exercise.
The total amount that was spent on the provision of mental health services to prisoners by the Department includes the cost of alcohol and drug services as drug dependence is considered a diagnosable mental health condition. Alcohol and other drug programs of a criminogenic nature and the Prison Counselling Service have been excluded.
The expenditure includes specific mental health treatment, but excludes care provided by the primary health care team as it is not possible to accurately calculate the component of their expenditure dedicated to mental health as consults include more than one issue.
The State Forensic Mental Health Service operated by the Department of Health and funded through the Mental Health Commission (MHC) delivers psychiatry in-reach and transition services. The cost of these services would need to be obtained from the Department of Health/MHC.
In 2012-13 there appears to be a reduction in expenditure related to mental health, alcohol and other drug services. It is understood that this was associated with the merging of general health and mental health, alcohol and other drug services which resulted in streamlining of management and administrative positions.
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