NSW Drug Court - Clinical and Operational Guide for Health

The “NSW Drug Court – Clinical and Operational Guide for Health” outlines the health service delivery within a therapeutic jurisprudence response to crime and offending behaviour. It describes the activities local health district, Justice Health NSW and non-government organisations provide to ensure clients receive person-centred, integrated, best practice alcohol and other drug treatment.

The model of care is a companion document to clinical guidelines, policy directives and the specific policies of the Drug Court Program (DCJ).

The “NSW Drug Court – Clinical and Operational Guide for Health” has been designed to:

• ensure consistency in the delivery of the DCP to all participants across NSW
• guide best practice alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment for all DCP participants
• guide the delivery of safe, patient-centred quality health care for the DCP through application of the NSW Health Clinical Care Standards for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment.