Half of Community Mental Health Workforce is Casual or Temporary: MHCC Workforce Report
Post | Last updated 27th January 2020
Nearly one-quarter of people who work in mental health in NSW are employed through charities and other community-managed organisations, according to the first comprehensive state-wide study of the community mental health sector’s workforce. The report, by the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), found community managed mental health organisations in NSW employ approximately 4745 paid staff, […]
Seeking external consultant for Embracing Change project evaluation
Post | Last updated 13th January 2020
MHCC is seeking an external consultant to evaluate the Embracing Change project, which has been supported through grant funding from the Australian Government. Embracing Change: Applying the NDIS Practice Standards in Psychosocial Services This project will deliver ten webinars and one national forum for organisations that provide services to people living with, or at risk […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2020/01/seeking-external-consultant-for-embracing-change-project-evaluation/
NSW Launches Charter 2020 A National Consensus for Mental Health Reform
Post | Last updated 28th October 2019
The Mental Health Coordinating Council has joined with over 100 leading mental health and suicide prevention organisations to sign the Charter 2020: Time to Fix Mental Health – a set of agreed principles that are crucial to improving Australia’s mental health system. This is an unprecedented show of unity ahead of the release this week […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/10/charter-2020-a-national-consensus-on-mental-health-reform/
Challenge Stigma and Build Inclusive Communities on World Mental Health Day
Post | Last updated 10th October 2019
October 10 is World Mental Health Day, a day to challenge perceptions of mental health and recognise the part we all play in creating a culture that supports mental health. One in five Australians live with a mental health condition and the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) is committed to working in partnership to build […]
More Needed to Improve NDIS Access for People with Psychosocial Disability
Post | Last updated 8th October 2019
Significant numbers of people with complex mental health conditions are being deemed ineligible for the NDIS or have not applied due to intricacies of the applications process, a report by University of Sydney and Community Mental Health Australia shows. As Commonwealth mental health support programs like Partners in Recovery, the Personal Helpers and Mentors Service […]
Rural and Remote Representation Required for the Embracing Change Project Advisory Group
Post | Last updated 16th September 2019
ADVISORY GROUP: EOI The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission has provided funding under the NDIS Provider Program to the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) to deliver the project ‘Embracing Change: Applying the Practice Standards in Psychosocial Disability Services’. The project is aiming to create greater national awareness and understanding of the […]
Vale Leonie Manns
Post | Last updated 11th September 2019
It is with deep sadness that MHCC heard about the death of MHCC’s first CEO Leonie Manns. Leonine was CEO from 1994 to 1998. As a person with lived experience Leonie had a passion for advocating in the sector and in particular for consumer participation. Leonie made a strong commitment to advocacy in the mental […]
View From the Peak Out Now !
Post | Last updated 9th September 2019
Our latest edition of View From the Peak is out now. Read about our Certificate II Mental Health training pilot, the CMHDARN Symposium, our Community Education Engagement Package, a more accessible Mental Health Rights Manual, NDIS updates, member profiles, resources round-up and more !
More Community Based Mental Health Services Needed
Post | Last updated 21st August 2019
Too many people with mental health issues are forced to rely on emergency departments because of a lack of community mental health services that could intervene early, CEO of the Mental Health Coordinating Council, Carmel Tebbutt, said in response to health data released today. New data released by the Bureau of Health Information reveals that […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/08/media-release-more-community-based-mental-health-services-needed/
Community Mentoring Research Program
Post | Last updated 29th July 2019
Would you like to conduct research in your service but don’t know how? Would you like support with your research? Would you like to develop new research skills? The Community Research Mentoring Project provides members of MHCC or NADA with mentoring in order to foster a research culture and to enable staff to answer questions […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/07/community-mentoring-research-program/
Disability Royal Commission Update
Post | Last updated 24th July 2019
Since the Royal Commission’s initial workshop with advocacy groups, further workshops have been held with legal practitioners and disability service providers – the latter including National Disability Services. Feedback was sought by the Commissioners on areas of focus for the enquiry. Discussion focused on homes and living, education and learning, economic participation, justice, health and sexuality. […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/07/disability-royal-commission-update/
Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s Work Together
Post | Last updated 8th July 2019
MHCC supports NAIDOC Week and the theme “Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s Work Together”. As a community mental health organisation, MHCC understands the importance of working and walking alongside Indigenous communities, and of acknowledging the historical truth of trauma, its intergenerational impacts and the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to determine the healing […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/07/voice-treaty-truth-lets-work-together/