Alcohol & Other Drug Assessment & Treatment Service (ADAS)
Ara Pūkaka Ora
What we do/Who we are
Alcohol & Other Drug Assessment & Treatment Service (ADAS) is a Te Whatu Ora funded service and part of the Community Services offered by Odyssey House.
What we provide
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Comprehensive Alcohol and other Drug assessments to determine needs and referrals to treatment if needed for those in the prison, court and probation space
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Case Management if required
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Triage and Liaison within the Department of Corrections in both the prison and community
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Motivation and Education treatment groups in the community
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Rangiora Alcohol and Other Drug treatment group in the community
Contact
Referrals can be made by Christchurch and Rangiora Community Corrections, Canterbury Prison case managers (for sentenced clients only) and Christchurch District Court Judges.
Court process information for whānau
ADAS do not operate out of any Court other than the Christchurch Court. Should your loved one be appearing in another Court, we suggest that you contact their lawyer in the first instance. We are unsure of the process for obtaining an AOD assessment / report in other areas.
If your loved one is in custody, has their court matters going through the Christchurch Court and an Alcohol and Drug assessment / report is required, their lawyer needs to request this in Court. If the Presiding Judge approves this request, a referral will be made by the Probation Officer sitting in the Court.
If your loved one’s ethnicity is New Zealand Māori, Pacific, or Fijian, the referral will go to He Waka Tapu (0800 439 252).
If their ethnicity is New Zealand European, or other, the referral will come to ADAS (Alcohol & other Drug Assessment & Treatment Service). We require a minimum of 20 working days between when we receive the referral and their appearance date.
All residential rehabilitation programmes (rehabs) require a referral (incl. an AOD assessment) and case management from an AOD Service. Self-referrals are not accepted.