Social Policy Research Centre
Impact of COVID-19 on the non-government alcohol and other drug sector
Published on the 21 May 2026
COVID-19 demanded significant changes to funding arrangements, leadership and strategic planning, the types of care provided, and workforce requirements and support.
The overall aim of this research was to inform future planning and service delivery for non-government organisation (NGO) alcohol and other drug services in NSW, ACT and TAS, and thus also other Australian states and territories. This study used survey, focus group, and administrative data to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NGO alcohol and other drug treatment services. The focus was on:
- business practice impacts
- workforce impacts
- service delivery impacts
- treatment demand impacts
The future implications of these impacts are explored for NGO services themselves, the peak bodies that support NGOs, and for those who commission and fund alcohol and other drug treatment.
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Research Centre
Research Area
Drug Policy Modelling Program
- Years
- Publications
- Funding agency
- Collaborators
2020 to 2021
Van de Ven, K., Ritter, A. & Stirling, R. (2021). Monograph 34: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the non-government alcohol and other drug sector: future implications https://doi.org/10.26190/nm0s-zc77 Infographic Summary of Monograph 34
Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA)
- Katinka Van de Ven
- Robert Stirling
