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Public intoxication outreach support services
Public intoxication outreach support services support people who are, or have been, intoxicated in public to divert them from harm and from the criminal justice system. The services provide a broad range of activities from ‘front-end’ responses for people who are intoxicated in public places through to community education and diversion activities for at-risk groups.
The aim is to divert people from public intoxication and self-harming behaviours and help them to access places of safety and relevant services.
Funding for the public intoxication outreach support services has been delivered by the Queensland Government under the 2005-06 Responding to Homelessness budget initiative.
Queensland Government funding has delivered:
- a new public intoxication outreach support services in North Brisbane
- a trial street-base outreach service in Cairns in 2005-06
- enhancements to existing public intoxication services in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Townsville