Who we are
NCAT — the National Committee for Addiction Treatment — is an independent group of service leaders, consumer, peer and lived experience leaders, educators, researchers and representatives from other agencies that work in or support the addiction sector in Aotearoa.
Established in 2005,
NCAT’s membership and work programme spans the entire addiction services ecosystem
and includes treatment, education, workforce development, policy, research and advocacy.
as a peak body within the addiction sector, ncat provides leadership to the sector and its stakeholders
It offers a national, systems level perspective of key issues facing the addiction sector.
Definition:
For the purposes of NCAT membership and work programmes, ‘treatment’ is defined as supporting tāngata whai ora (people seeking wellness), or service users, from the moment they make contact.
It includes the spectrum of support they may be offered — e.g. harm reduction, specialist or primary care, peer support, housing or employment support, or continuing care.
Who we are
The National Committee includes up to 20 elected representatives from service provider organisations (both NGO and public sector), sector professional bodies and interest groups, education and training providers, research and workforce centres.
An executive committee (comprising the Co-Chairs and up to three nominated members*) oversees the Committee’s strategy and workplan.
2023 representatives
NGO and public sector providers
Deb Fraser
Mirror Services
NCAT Co-Chair
Bridgitte Thornley
PGF Services
Fiona Trevelyan
Odyssey Auckland
Kelly Feng
Asian Family Services
Lynette Hutson
Salvation Army
Margaret Ross*
CADS (Auckland)
Nigel Loughton
Odyssey House Christchurch
Sam White*
dapaanz
Māori provider representatives
Hine Moeke-Murray
Te Kupenga Net Trust
Takurua Tawera*
Manaaki Ora
and dapaanz Pou Whakarae
Consumer, Peer Support and Lived Experience
Marc Beecroft
Odyssey House Christchurch
NCAT Co-Chair
TBA
Consumer Advisors Group
Pasifika provider representatives
Pesio Ah-honi
DRUA
Helen Schmidt
DRUA
Educators and researchers
Simon Adamson
National Addiction Centre
University of Otago (Christchurch)
David Newcombe
Addiction Training Providers Network