In 2016/2017 the NSW Government increased funding by $75 million over four years to tackle drug misuse in our communities. This package of investment focuses on supporting more young people, more people into treatment and more families.
The Early Intervention Innovation Fund is part of the NSW Drug Package and is $8 million over four years. It aims to help build the evidence base for early intervention models to support people at risk, with a particular focus on young people who are vulnerable to using drugs or are already participating in risky drug use.
The Fund comprises two Grants Schemes:
The overarching purpose of the AOD Innovation Grant Scheme is to harness the innovation and evaluation capacity within the AOD sector to improve the health system, patient outcomes, population health and wellbeing in NSW, to drive early intervention innovation and to focus on young people who are vulnerable to using drugs or are already participating in risky drug use. The scheme aims to incentivise projects that are a priority for the State or articulated in local strategic research plans and to support translation into policy and practice.
