Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT)
Phone: 02 9030 3970
Email: meritadmin@odysseyhouse.com.au
Web: www.odysseyhouse.com.au/what-we-do/magistrates-early-referral-treatment-merit/
Location: Suite 2, 199 Regent Street, Redfern 2016
Mail: PO Box 3304, Redfern 2016
Description: A drug crime diversion initiative based in Local Courts throughout NSW and aimed at breaking the drug-crime cycle. The target population is adult defendants with illicit drug use problems who are motivated to undertake drug treatment. Once assessed as suitable and accepted onto the program, participants undertake supervised drug treatment as part of their bail conditions for a period of approximately 12 weeks. Defendants are closely managed by the MERIT team throughout the program with the Magistrate receiving regular reports on participation.
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