Introducing the
AOD Infographic Poster
A collaboration between NCAT and Platform Trust
The Partners
Introduction
• Platform Trust and the National Committee for Addiction
Treatment (NCAT) combined forces to develop a poster
that profiles the work of alcohol and other drug (AOD)
treatment providers in New Zealand.
• This poster is a follow-up to the Platform publication
NGO Stories & Statistics (2013) and incorporates data
from a number of different sources alongside some
contextual information to help illustrate the rapidly
changing AOD landscape.
Acknowledgements:
Platform Trust and NCAT wish to acknowledge and
thank everyone who has contributed to the
development of this AOD infographics poster. In
particular, Robert Steenhuisen & team (CADS,
Waitemata DHB), Vanessa Caldwell & team (Matua
Raki), Barry Welsh & Heidi Browne (Ministry of
Health).
Special mention also goes to Nanz Nair ( of ‘Cocreating Good’) who was responsible for all of the
design work on the poster.
Objectives
The objectives of the poster are to:
1. To provide an overview of the AOD sector with a
particular focus on the need for treatment services
and how DHB and NGO service provision has
changed over time.
2. To increase everyone’s awareness (clients, family,
staff, funders) about the work of the AOD sector.
3. To stimulate debate within the wider sector about
what AOD providers are currently doing and what
might need to change in order to meet the needs of
the population.
The approach - telling a story
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Who needs AOD treatment services?
Who is accessing AOD treatment?
Who has co-existing problems (CEP)?
Who works in the AOD sector?
How much funding is going into the AOD sector?
What are the outcomes for AOD clients?
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NOTE: The funding figures used throughout the poster for
specialist AOD services represents only that funding provided
through Vote Health and excludes funding from other sources
(e.g. Dept. of Corrections)
Three key messages:
Sources of information
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Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (2007). Substance use disorders in Te Rau
Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey.
Health Workforce New Zealand (2012). Towards the Next Wave of Mental Health
and Addiction Services and Capability: Workforce Services Review Report.
Mental Health Commission (2012). National Indicators 2011: Measuring Mental
Health and Addiction in New Zealand.
Ministry of Health Mental Health Spend File.
Ministry of Health PRIMHD data.
Ministry of Health (2006). Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health
Survey.
Ministry of Health (2010). Te Ariari o te Oranga: the Assessment and Management
of People with Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems.
National Committee for Addiction Treatment (2011). Addiction is everybody’s
business. Where to from here?
Notes and a Disclaimer:
• The information in this poster has been made
available in this format to help focus attention on the
AOD sector and to stimulate debate.
• While every reasonable effort has been made to
ensure that the information provided is accurate, no
guarantees for the currency or the accuracy of
information are made. All errors are the responsibility
of the author.
• We have accessed the best available information in
each focus area, but in some cases (eg, AOD
workforce data), the information is considered to be
‘old’ and is subject to revision.
How do I get hold of more copies?
• If you would like to obtain additional copies of this
infographic poster then please contact Catherine
McCullough at
[email protected]
• We will also be loading a web-based version onto the
NCAT and Platform Trust websites.