Question NW3557 to the Minister of Social Development

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25 November 2022 - NW3557

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van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development

For the past five financial years, what (a) total number of South Africans have benefited from her department’s substance abuse and rehabilitation programmes and (b) is the breakdown of the specified number in each province?

Reply:

a) The total number of people who benefited from substance abuse and rehabilitation programmes for the past five years is 14 276 241

b) The following is the breakdown of the specified number in each province:

  • Eastern Cape

FINANCIAL YEAR

NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ACCESS REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES

2017-2018

1 482

2018-2019

1 380

2019-2020

2 576

2020-2021

2 013

2021-2022

2 974

  • Western Cape

Indicator

2017-2022

Number of service users who completed inpatient treatment services at funded NPO, DSD own services treatment centres and DSD CYCCs.

5 383

Number of service users who accessed community-based treatment services.

14798

Number of service users that have received early intervention services for substance abuse.

31330

Number of service users that have received aftercare and reintegration services for substance abuse.

9568

  • Free State

Indicator

2017-2022

People benefitted from Department’s substance abuse prevention programmes.

205 806

People benefitted from rehabilitation and treatment programme for substance use disorder.

2738

people benefitted from the re-integration and after care programmes

742

Total

209 286

  • Gauteng

SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

TOTALS

Numbers reached through people reached through prevention programmes

7461131

Number of children 18 years below reached through the Ke –Moja drug prevention

3360020

Number of youth (19-35) reached through the Ke-Moja drug prevention programme

1499097

Number of parents and care givers participating in Ke-Moja programmes

298452

Service user who accessed outpatient-based treatment services

42232

Number of service users who have access to public in patient treatment center

5418

Number of services who accessed inpatient treatment services at funded treatment centre

36371

Number of persons who received substance abuse treatment participating in aftercare programme

41353

Number of service users who accessed funded substance abuse community based service

59950

Number of service users who completed inpatient treatment services at funded treatment centres

16610

Number of service users who accessed

118447

Number of service users admitted at registered and funded halfway house

2079

  • KwaZulu-Natal

Key Performance Indicator

Total

Number of children 18 years and below reached through substance abuse prevention programmes.

770889

Number of people (19 and above) reached through substance abuse prevention programmes.

295669

Number of service users who accessed out-patient based treatment services.

7733

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