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About the sector

The community managed mental health sector is a key provider of mental health services and supports to people in the community.

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Find detailed information on the work we do to support the community managed mental health sector.

Our Work

Mental Health Rights Manual

An online guide to help explain your legal and human rights in the mental health and human services systems in New South Wales.

Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Feeling safe and empowered to speak up in the workplace is even more important for mental health settings.

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Training

Mental Health Peer Navigation

New accredited training for peer workers to support consumers with navigating the mental health system for their recovery journey.

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Membership

Our members

Our members are community managed mental health organisations, large and small, local and NSW-wide service providers.

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Join a strong network of community-based mental health organisations delivering better outcomes for people in New South Wales.

PHN CMO Working Group

Enhancing collaboration between Primary Health Networks and the sector

Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in New South Wales and around Australia provide funding to community-managed organisations (CMOs) for the delivery of a range of health and community services including mental health supports in the community.

Identifying a need for open communication and to explore opportunities and challenges together to deliver the best possible outcome for the community, NSW/ACT PHNs and NSW CMOs formed a working group and conducted an initial workshop in May 2023 to provide a discussion platform to address issues pertinent to the sector.

The group meets quarterly to drive progress on key issues with regular communiques released to keep the sector informed.

Communiques

Joint communique – 23 Nov 2023 – PHN/CMO Working Group

Joint communique – 28 Oct 2024 – PHN/CMO Working Group

Working Group

The project group includes representatives from

Community mental health organisations
Primary Health Networks in NSW
PHN Cooperative

Member	Representative	Position
Mental Health Coordinating Council	Dr Evelyne Tadros	Chief Executive Officer
One Door Mental Health	Kathi Boorman	Chief Executive Officer
Stride	Drikus Van der Merwe	Chief Executive Officer
Flourish Australia	Susan McCarthy	Chief Operating Officer
Central and Eastern Sydney PHN	Nathalie Hansen Mariam Faraj Cat McPherson	Chief Executive Officer General Manager, Clinical Services Mental Health Team Leader
Nepean Blue Mountains PHN	Lizz Reay	Chief Executive Officer
Hunter New England Central Coast PHN	Richard Nankervis	Chief Executive Officer
PHN Cooperative	Philip Amos	National Policy and Capacity Building Manager – Mental Health & AOD

More information

If you have any questions or enquiries on this initiative, please contact info@mhcc.org.au.