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July 2021 | Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs,\u003Cbr>NSW Ministry of Health | Initial document |\n| Version 2.0\u003Cbr>July 2022 | Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs,\u003Cbr>NSW Ministry of Health | Corrections made page 14 – AOD Psychosocial Counselling and Support activity aims and objective point 1  |\n| Version 3.0 October 2022 | Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs,\u003Cbr>NSW Ministry of Health | Reference to NSW Health Drug and Alcohol treatment guidelines for residential setting (2007) replaced by NADA Practice Guide: Providing Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in a Residential Setting (2022) in sections AOD Residential Rehabilitation and AOD Supported Residential Care Item 3 Compliance with specific Laws,  standards, policies and guidelines (pages 34 and  42) |\n\nTable of Contents  \n1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................4  \n2.How to use this Guideline .............................................................................................................................5  \n3.Funded AOD a ctivities ..................................................................................................................................8  \nFunded activity descriptions and requirements.............................................................................................9  \nAOD Case Management and Care Coordination ............................................................................ 10  \nAOD Psychosocial Counselling and Support ................................................................................ 14  \nAOD Residential Withdrawal Management ..................................................................................... 18  \nAOD Day Rehabilitation ....................................................................................................................22  \nMERIT Program .................................................................................................................................26  \nAOD Residential Rehabilitation .......................................................................................................31  \nMERIT Priority Access Residential Rehabilitation.........................................................................35  \nAOD Supported Residential Care ....................................................................................................39  \n4.Target Population Specifications .................................................................................................................43  \nYoung People ....................................................................................................................................43  \nWomen, pregnant women and women with dependent children .................................................45  \nAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people .................................................................................47  \nPeople with cultural and linguistic diversity ..................................................................................49  \nPeople on opioid agonist treatment ................................................................................................51  \n5.NSW Health AOD Treatment Core Performance Indicators .......................................................................53  \n1. Introduction  \nIn 2020/21, NSW Health committed $55 million to non-government organisations (NGOs) for the delivery of a range of alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, research and sector development activities.  \nNGOs are funded through standard contractual funding agreements with the Ministry of Health and","cbCaicV9Hdgm1Gxq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicV9Hdgm1Gxq","pdf",407046,54,"English","# Introduction\n# How to use this Guideline\n# Funded AOD activities\n## AOD Case Management and Care Coordination\n## AOD Psychosocial Counselling and Support\n## AOD Residential Withdrawal Management\n## AOD Day Rehabilitation\n## MERIT Program\n## AOD Residential Rehabilitation\n## MERIT Priority Access Residential Rehabilitation\n## AOD Supported Residential Care\n# Target Population Specifications\n## Young People\n## Women, pregnant women and women with dependent children\n## Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people\n## People with cultural and linguistic diversity\n## People on opioid agonist treatment\n# NSW Health AOD Treatment Core Performance Indicators","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the AOD NGO Service Specification Guideline?\",\"answer\":\"It supports clarity and consistency in NSW AOD funding arrangements, helping reduce contracting administrative burden and ensuring safe, quality AOD service delivery aligned with NSW Health Clinical Care Standards.\"},{\"question\":\"Which organisations are expected to use the guideline?\",\"answer\":\"LHD NGO Coordinators, LHD AOD teams, Ministry of Health AOD contract managers, and funded NGOs are expected to use the information and templates for contract establishment and monitoring.\"},{\"question\":\"How are funded AOD activities and target populations structured in the guideline?\",\"answer\":\"The guideline categorises AOD activity into types and subtypes, service settings, and target populations, then provides detailed descriptions and requirements for funded AOD treatment activities.\"}]","AOD NGO Service Specification Guideline | PDF",1789654915,136]