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/
Changes to Commonwealth Funded Mental Health Programs
Post | Last updated 2nd July 2019
As you know, July is an important month for changes to Commonwealth mental health programs. The following service providers have been commissioned by Primary Health Networks (PHN) to deliver National Psychosocial Support (NPS) services across NSW : – Metropolitan NSW Central and Eastern Sydney PHN – Flourish Australia Northern Sydney PHN – Mission Australia South […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/07/changes-to-commonwealth-funded-mental-health-programs/
Suicide prevention a priority in NSW Mental Health Budget
Post | Last updated 18th June 2019
In a Budget that forecasts slower overall growth and a reduction in “back office” staff, mental health funding has remained steady. The NSW 2019/20 Budget provides $2.1 billion for mental health services and $72.7 million for capital expenses. Mental health services expenditure remains 9% of the overall health budget in 2019/20. MHCC CEO Carmel Tebbutt […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/06/suicide-prevention-a-priority-in-nsw-mental-health-budget/
MHCC calls for more community based mental health services
Post | Last updated 12th June 2019
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/06/mhcc-calls-for-more-community-based-mental-health-services/
MHCC Quality Portal
Post | Last updated 30th May 2019
The smarter, faster way to standards compliance and quality management. The MHCC Quality Portal is a tailored version of Standards & Performance Pathways (SPP), Australia’s leading on line solution used by over 1,500 community service and healthcare providers for accreditation, standards compliance, and continuous quality management, as well as for managing risk and performance. Whether […]
Mental Health Coordinating Council Supports National Reconciliation Week
Post | Last updated 27th May 2019
The Mental Health Coordinating Council supports National Reconciliation Week, May 27-June 3, and this year’s theme, Grounded in Truth, Walk Together in Courage. National Reconciliation Week promotes the importance of comprehensive truth-telling when talking about Australia’s history, in order to build strong relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. […]
Co-design of NSW ILC Community Engagement Education Package (CEEP) Project
Post | Last updated 26th March 2019
MHCC’s NSW ILC Community Engagement Education Package (CEEP) Project will develop learning opportunities for non-mental health specific community workers, volunteers and peers to help them better support people living with a mental health condition outside of a funded NDIS package. MHCC invites people with lived experience along with their supporters – both paid and family/friends […]
Prioritise Mental Health This Election: Responses
Post | Last updated 20th March 2019
The State election is on Saturday and MHCC has written to all major parties asking them to make community mental health a priority by committing to four investment priorities identified by MHCC. These priorities were developed in consultation with the sector, our members, people with lived experience, carers, families and service providers. Here we publish the […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/03/prioritise-mental-health-this-election-responses/
Safeguards & Monitoring: Summary Report and Landscape Review
Post | Last updated 8th March 2019
Mental health community-managed organisations (CMOs) play a crucial role in achieving the goals of the Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan and Living Well: A Strategic Plan for Mental Health in NSW. These plans both envision an expanded role for the community-managed mental health sector with an emphasis on strengthened safeguarding, monitoring and […]
https://mhcc.org.au/2019/03/safeguards-monitoring-summary-report-and-landscape-review/