Mind Blank is a charity that generates awareness and innovative education of mental health topics in youth across Australia. To date we have hosted more…
Mental health services across Victoria are supported to build a Cultural Portfolio Holder program, which aims to build the capacity of the mental health service…
This is a brief snapshot of the headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program (YEPP) where they have implemented ‘open dialogue’ model of care utilising the family…
Homelessness remains a significant problem in Inner Melbourne and, despite the efforts of multiple agencies, those with severe mental illness are over-represented in the homeless…
From November 2014, St Vincent’s Mental Health Melbourne (SVMH) has been part of the Pilot Project of the Expanding Post Discharge Support Program (EPDSP). The…
The assertive community treatment (ACT) model is a widely researched model in Australia and abroad in community mental health (Bond, 2002; Kent & Burns, 1996;…
Background: In a Community Care Unit (CCU) in Melbourne, providing medium to long term clinical care and rehabilitation/recovery services to consumers with serious mental illness…
The Brisbane North Primary Health Network (PHN) has used its new role for commissioning mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drug services as a…
Background: Of women who experience family violence 76% seek help, however this might go unidentified when women present to health services. A receptive and skilled…