Catchment Based Planning (CBP) is a systematic way to understand our local communities and what services they require. Catchment planners are based locally and are working to understand the AOD service needs of our catchments; to ensure that AOD treatment services are:

• In the right locations
• Delivering the right mix of services
• Coordinated effectively with the other services that our clients need

CBP is a new function for the AOD treatment sector, coming out of the recent sector reform in Victoria, it is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the value of local level planning in ensuring that services are tailored to local community need.

Louise Richardson, Health Service Planner
North & West AOD Partnership
Odyssey House Victoria / UnitingCare ReGen
e: lrichardson@odyssey.org.au
p: 0437 503 870

These summaries are a short, usable snapshot of measures and trends relevant to an AOD and Mental Health planning discussion in the local populations.
They summarise demographic, socio-economic and health-related data for each of the 14 Local Government Areas in the North Western Metropolitan Region. They predominantly use publicly available data viewed through an alcohol and other drug or mental health lens.

Victoria has been split into 16 different catchments, with different organisations allocated the planning function for different areas.
The Odyssey House Victoria / Uniting Care ReGen partnership is delivering the planning function for the 4 catchments of the South West, North West, North & Inner North areas of Melbourne.
In the North & West AOD Partnership we are:

Analysing data, including:

• Demographic data – tells us who lives in our catchments, and what their needs are
• Client profile data – tells us who is using AOD services in our areas
• Service delivery data – tells us what services we currently deliver and to whom

Consulting extensively, with:

• Local service providers
• Wider regional stakeholders, including other planners
• Client, family and carer groups

Service mapping

• Creating a comprehensive picture of service locations, referral pathways, service entry points, workforce supply, transport routes, accessibility, cultural appropriateness and so on.

DHHS has established a similar function in the Mental Health Community Support Services (MHCSS) sector. We are working closely with cohealth who are responsible for the catchment based planning function for MHCSS across the same four Melbourne catchments.
We are also collaborating with other planning functions across the broader human services sector.