Rural Outreach Diversion Worker Program Evaluation

The Rural Outreach Diversion Worker (RODW) program was established in 2002 to 'provide a service tailored to rural needs' in those areas of Victoria where offenders do not have access to the Court Referral Evaluation for Drug Intervention and Treatment (CREDIT) program.

This evaluation incorporates a process evaluation designed to explore the service delivery framework, strategies for the engagement of key stakeholders, reach, and an investigation of the impact of the framework on the referral patterns of key stakeholders involved with young people with illicit drug issues, their perceptions of the appropriateness of the model and its impact on young people that they had referred. The data collection methods employed in the evaluation include: Literature Search, Review of DHS Statistical Data, Episode of Care Data and COATS Data; interviews with stakeholders; and attendance at a RODW Forum.

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