Description

Design and implement integrated services for substance abuse: prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

The program is aimed at reducing substance abuse in the province through the following:

• Substance abuse prevention services,
• Treatment and aftercare services to persons with substance abuse problems (including facilitation of admission of persons to in-patient treatment centre) and those affected by substance abuse,
• Capacity building through training and funding of service providers in and outside the Department to render quality prevention and treatment services and
• Networking with other sectors to render integrated services

The comprehensive service package of substance abuse service to service users are:

The targets for prevention programmes, in- patient treatment services and out-patient (community based treatment) and after care
services are influenced by demographic trends such as FASD and baseline data as well as capacity and duration of a treatment programme.

The budget allocation makes provision for post funding at SANCA payment of stipends to volunteers, referral of statutory cases for treatment outside the province, working tools for community based treatment and after care services and monitoring of services (Goods & Services budget).

Functions