A new strategy involving trouble-spotting reliant on emergency room data of alcohol-related injury will be rolling out in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, based on the work of ProfessorJohnathan Shepherd.
Welsh Professor, Johnathan Shepherd’s ‘Cardiff Model’ strategy in collaboration with Deakin University has recently won a $1.4million grant from the National Healthh and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
This method collects information from hospital emergency departments to identify epicentres of alcohol-fuelled, violent behaviour. The information is passed on to police and public health organisations.
The Cardiff Model which has proven successful in other parts of the world including Cardiff, will be implemented in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra over a five-year period.