Project #

Project Name Project Purpose & Legacy

1.Positive Practise Guidelines (PPG)

(The Lead/PIR)

PPGs are practise guidelines that are designed to build upon and complement existing client interactions skills in order to allow the client to be an asset in their care plan, as well as being able to participate in the planning process to a greater degree

This work will not be a quick or short journey, therefore we envisage a six month implementation period, with monthly review for identifying areas that need ‘tweaking’ or revision as implementation occurs. This period is seen as the minimum to develop and embed the practice guidelines.

2. WRAP Program Established (Open Minds)

This project has been developed to establish a network of WRAP facilitators in the region to help encourage recovery principles in everyday practise, as well as establish a promotional program to raise awareness within the community, including family, friends, carers, and service providers.

A calendar of programs being delivered across the region throughout the year. Furthermore, ongoing evaluation and data analysis to feed into the continuing evidence base reinforcing the program for the future.

3. People’s Advisory on Mental Health (PAMH) (The Lead/PIR)

To bring the voice of carers and consumers to the ears of service providers and government, this project aims to empower, support, and develop individuals who are consumers of services or carers for someone who does to fully participate in informing and shaping mental health management across the region.

A regional PAMH powered by a redefined relationship, a partnership of equals between people and health care professionals. These relationships are trusting, purposeful and oriented to the needs of individual experiencing mental illness and individualised service provision

4.West Moreton Mental Health

Collaborative (Neami National) WMMH collaborative established and network and strategic group working.

5. Increasing Pathways to Psychological Services (The Lead/PIR)

Developing the facilities to hold clinical and non-clinical staff who excel at the care and management of mental illness. Strengthening access to these supports as well as strengthening the supports themselves across the whole region will allow clients to be more effective in helping plan their own care and being assets in their care.Comprised of primarily of non-for-profit and for-profit organisations, the program will work collectively to produce evidence-based programs in clinical and community settings

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6. Community Connector Volunteer Program (The Lead/PIR).

The purpose of this project is to strengthen established Community and Neighbourhood Centres (CaNs) to better manage people experiencing severe and persistent mental illness in the locality in which they live.Strong and resilient CaNs, better able to support and respond to people who live with long term mental illness.

A Volunteer community Connector Program (VCCP) with accredited mental health training to support people to make connections for social and emotional wellbeing and pursue recreational activities.

This project will allow for a varying range of re-entry points to mental health care systems as well as help reduce the burden on QLD Health by working with clients to help prevent relapses. These CaNs will be given support in their projects as well as encouraged to build networks and working relationships with other CaNs to better support clients.

7.Hoarding and Squalor (including

Animals) ICP (Drug Arm)

Hoarding and squalor ICP under construction. A survey has been sent out to gather data on numbers of clients presenting to services/council with hoarding and squalor (including animals) issues

8.Transition from Hospital (including

housing) ICP (TBA)

Meetings have taken place with A&E, ACT, Rural Team and Goodna Clinical TeamsCo-design Forum planned ASAP.

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9. Transition from Corrections (including housing) ICP (RFQ) Meetings taken place with Probation and parole, Corrections Transition

officers and Brisbane Police. Co-design Forum planned ASAP

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ATSI Project and Integrated Care Pathway (Department of Justice/ corrections/ hospital) (Drug Arm)

ATSI Project – this has commenced - The Lead/PIR and Drug Arm are currently in conversation with, Kambu and a meeting is planned with the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health, 8 social health teams and the Calm Waters Program facilitating team.

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Alternatives to A&E (Accident and Emergency) presentations and

Hospital Admission Project (Primary Health Tri-care model)

Alternatives to A&E – The Lead/PIR have met with Medicare Local (ML) to progress. It is believed GP practices will play big part in providing alternative solutions. At the current time ML are in transition. Sharon Sweeney has provided links and information for the PIR team to follow up to increase the level of preparedness PIR may have in engaging and supporting this work with the Primary Health Network post 1 July 2015

12. South West Collaborative (FSG) Late entry – no further information is available at this time

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