Improve health outcomes through extending existing alcohol and drug programs in the community.
The Government will provide $33.6 million over two years from 2023-24 to improve health outcomes through extending existing alcohol and drug programs in the community. Funding includes: * $17.3 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Maintenance program, which provides financial support to the social and community services sector * $5.9 million in 2023-24 for the Alcohol and Drug Foundation to run the Good Sports program, which offers free support to community sports clubs to develop policies relating to alcohol and other drug use and mental health * $3.5 million over two years from 2023-24 to the Glen for Women, which provides culturally appropriate alcohol and other drug treatment services to First Nations women * $3.1 million over two years from 2023-24 to Hello Sunday Morning for its Daybreak program, which provides free online and mobile app services to support Australians experiencing problematic use of alcohol to reduce their intake and related harms * $2.7 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Path2Help program, which provides a national online directory linking people to locally available support and information services * $1.1 million over two years from 2023-24 for the SMART Recovery Australia program online platform, which provides free access to addiction support programs. The cost of this measure will be partially met from within the existing resourcing of the Department of Health and Aged Care. This measure will be partially offset by redirecting funding from the 2023-24 Budget measure titled Reinvesting in Health and Aged Care Programs. Health and Aged Care |