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Victorian private drug and alcohol treatment sector needs regulation, report says
A lack of regulation over private alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment centres has allowed some unscrupulous providers to prey on people “at their most vulnerable”, a new report has found.
Key points:
- The investigation received complaints about financial exploitation, sexual misconduct and concerns about consent
- It says implementing a mandatory registration scheme is “imperative” to setting better standards for private services
- Victoria’s peak body representing AOD services in Victoria said many families have found themselves in trouble financially
Over two years, Victoria’s Health Complaints Commissioner (HCC) Karen Cusack investigated complaints about private alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment providers.
Complaints ranged from…
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