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This project aims to develop a culturally appropriate planning tool for Aboriginal treatment service planning. The Drug and Alcohol Service Planning Model for Australia is an existing planning tool that aims to assist health planners meet the needs of people with alcohol and other drug problems. Initial work was undertaken with the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) in 2011-12 on the Drug and Alcohol Service Planning Model Australia Indigenous modules, including the documentation of care packages specific to aboriginal AOD treatment. The current project involves continued work with NIDAC to bring together a final consolidated set of care packages, which include the research evidence, expert consensus, and the resources associated with delivering such care. 

For more about this project: https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/project/drug-and-alcohol-service-planning-model-australia-%E2%80%93-indigenous-project