Abstract:
This project examined whether the provision of post-discharge support was acceptable to, and theoretically possible in, the New Zealand outpatient alcohol and other drug treatment sector. The research team explored stakeholder interest in the concept of post-discharge support; elicited stakeholder response to a range of possible post-discharge support models; afforded stakeholders an opportunity to identify alternative models of post-discharge support; and made recommendations as to which models of post-discharge support would be best suited to a pilot in the New Zealand context. It was anticipated that the project findings could potentially inform a pilot study of post-discharge support in practice.