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Table 1 Organization and client service characteristics

From: Supporting good practice in the provision of services to people with comorbid mental health and alcohol and other drug problems in Australia: describing key elements of good service models

ID

Service type and structure

Client treatment service type

Links/partnerships with other orgs.

(No.)

Service System elements:

policies and procedures

Treatment type

 

Type*

Size**

Ind/Sub ***

Community based out-patient

Residential

 

Screened for co-morbidity at intake

Explicit treatment protocols exist

Routine outcome measures used

Treatment plans

given

Serial/sequential

Parallel

Integrated

     

Res

No. of beds****

Average occupancy (%)

Average stay (days)

        

A

AOD

Sml

Ind

✗

✔

B

67%

 

14

✔ (All)

✗

✔

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔

B

AOD

Sml

Ind

✔

✗

   

8

✔(Most)

✗

✔

✔(Some)

✗

✔

✔

C

AOD

Sml

Ind

✗

✔

B

80%

70

38

✔ (All)

✔

✗

✔ (All)

✗

✔

✗

D

AOD

Sml

Sub

✔

✗

   

12

✔(Most)

✗

✔

✗

✗

✗

✔

E

AOD

Sml

Sub

✔

✗

   

27

✔ (All)

✗

 

✔ (All)

✔

✔

✔^

F

AOD

Sml

Sub

✔

✔

A

83%

65

13

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔

G

AOD

Sml

Sub

✔

✗

   

26

✗

✗

✗

✗

✗

✔

✗

H

AOD

Sml

Sub

✗

✔

B

70%

90

10

✔ (All)

✔

✔

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔

I

combined

Sml

Ind

✔

✗

   

22

✔ (All)

✔

✗

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔

J

combined

Sml

Sub

✗

✗^^

    

✔(Some)

✔

✔

✔ (All)

✔

✗

✔

K

combined

Sml

Sub

✔

✗

   

30

✗

✗

✗

✔(Most)

✔

✗

✗

L

combined

Sml

Sub

✔

✗

   

14

✔ (All)

✗

✔

✔ (Most)

✗

✗

✔

M

AOD

Med

Ind

✔

✔

C

 

33

22

✔(Most)

✔

✔

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔

N

AOD

Med

Sub

✔

✔

A

80%

6

20

✔(Most)

✔

✔

✔ (All)

✗

✗

✔

O

combined

Med

Ind

✔

✔

C

95%

290

42

✔ (All)

✔

✔

✔ (All)

✔

✗

✔

P

AOD

Lrg

Sub

✔

✔

B

88%

27

14

✔(Most)

✔

✔

✔.(All)

✗

✔

✗

Q

combined

Lrg

Sub

✔

✔

C

91%

9

15

✔ (All)

✔

✔

✔ (All)

✔

✔

✔

Totals

   

13

9

   

19.2 average

15

9

11

15

5

6

13

  1. * AOD = Alcohol & Other Drugs; combined = AOD and mental health service (combined)
  2. ** Service size is determined by number of employed clinicians and other professional staff; small (Sml): 2 to 20, medium (Med): 27-80, large (Lrg): 124-403
  3. *** Ind = Independent organization. Sub = Subsidiary of a larger organization
  4. **** To avoid identification of services, the services have been grouped: up to 19 beds (A), 20-39 beds (B), and 40-70 beds (C)
  5. ^ This service indicated it would use treatment models appropriate to individual client needs and the expertise of clients
  6. ^^ This service was part of a larger organization. This particular service reported that it provided neither out-patient or residential care
  7. Note: empty cells--not applicable or information was not provided