Children's court clinic drug program

The children’s court clinic drug program provides early intervention drug treatment for alleged young offenders who are engaged in problematic drug use, by facilitating contact with the children’s court drug clinician and drug treatment services upon referral from the Magistrate.

The program aims to:

• Divert young offenders who have a drug problem from further involvement in the criminal justice process, through participation in drug treatment programs
  
  
• Develop a commitment on the part of young drug users to harm minimisation practices and drug treatment
  
  
• Reduce the risk of further criminal activity to support drug use
  
  
• The children's court clinic drug program is a state-wide service

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