resilient places overview

Resilient PlacesWhat we do

Where we fit in the bigger picture

How we can work together

www.qldalliance.org.au

What does QLD Alliance do ?• Represents and supports community

organisations;

• Promotes human rights for persons with a mental illness;

• Influences governments to invest more in services supporting community recovery;

• Advocates for community wellbeing.

Our Goals are: • Social inclusion and community

wellbeing;• A mental health system focused on

people’s recovery in their own homes and communities; and

• Easy access to information and strategies that promote mental health

Resilient Places

• Funded until 30 June 2013, through the MHDRP, to establish and deliver:

– Mental Health Community Coordination Project, and– Mental Health Resource Hub.

• Mental Health Disaster Recovery Package (MHDRP) is a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements.

Resilient PlacesMental Health Community Coordinators

• Atherton Tablelands – Jo Abbatangelo• Innisfail – Pam Maher• Tully/Cardwell – Jenny Boyge• Ingham – Michelle Dyck• Lockyer Valley/ Toowoomba/

Chinchilla/Roma – Rod Saal

What has Resilient Places Done?To start, we consulted with service networks• Why ?• How ?• Intentional approach about how to enter a community

What was learnt from the consultation ?

The importance of Linkages• New and existing resources to support

disaster recovery• Councils and role in improving well-being• CDO’s as collaborators• Improve the way services in the mental

health field are delivered through linkages

What was learnt from the consultation ?

• Co-locate if possible;• Follow service networks, QH boundaries;• Project workers map ‘real’ area; • Base MHCC in the target town, if not regular

outreach;• Communicate what days where;• Resource or build networks.

What is the Mental Health Sector ?

Who does what?

Who ya gonna call?

Simple Version.

Service Integration Coordinator

(SIC)

Resilience & Recovery Teams

13-HEALTH

Resilient Places Initiative

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What has Resilient Places done?

• Implement QA vision in local areas; through practical approach;

• Building mental health hubs; • Sector development using community

development principles.

For exampleTraining and professional development

calendar collated Free training sourced for sectorNeed for teacher support identified –

collaborative submission for programActive with Recovery networksRole in Anniversary events

For example

• Micro-grant program $200, 000 over 2 years completing June 2013.

• See http://www.qldalliance.org.au/successful-micro-grants-announced

• 43 received – 22 funded • Projects like...

Micro-grant ProjectsHealthier Great Green Way

iFocus: A project using

photography and narrative with

primary schools to enable

students to describe, explain

and experience those

moments, relationships, places

or things which helped them

feel safe, hopeful and positive

during and post Cyclone Yasi.

Hinchinbrook Community

Support Centre will create a

“hub” providing volunteer

community service groups in the

Hinchinbrook district with access

to information and resources to

enhance their contribution to

community resiliency in the event

of natural disaster.

Micro-grant ProjectsWomen That Fish Barra Classic

2012

A creative collaboration

between the Women that Fish

Committee, Relationships

Australia and Women’s Health

Centre to link services and

emotional health and well

being information to angling

women and their families.

Uniting Care Community

Funding to run suicide

awareness and prevention

workshops, Safe TALK in

Goodna, Ipswich, Fernvale,

Esk/Toogoolwah

Blue Care Lockyer Valley

Provide staff and volunteers with

training to develop strategies for

dealing with post traumatic

stress and grief for themselves,

clients and the broader

community

Australasian Centre for Rural and

Remote Mental Health ( ACRRMH)

“It’ll Be Alright in the Long Run’ Mini Road

Show developed by ACRRMH will hold

shows with broad range community

group support and service providers

presence at Kingaroy, Tara, Dalby,

Clifton. This grant will pay for the

entertainers skilled at communicating

mental health and well being messages

What’s next for Resilient Places?

• Co-ordination work by MHCC’s;• Enhance or create mental health hubs;• Respond to what CDEI/CDO’s need; • Create suite of resources to support

building mentally health communities.

What’s next for Resilient Places?

• Build relationship with QH Recovery and Resilience teams and pathways to sector;

• Concentrate of practice mindful of sustainability goal;

• Small is beautiful!;• Communication and information locally to

support hubs.

Con

tact

us

!Atherton Tablelands: Jo AbbatangeloEmail: jabbatangelo@qldalliance.org.auMobile: 0409 753 979

Ipswich: Katie PetrieEmail: kpetrie@qldalliance.org.auMobile: 0419 191 745

Tully and Cardwell:Jenny BoygeEmail: jboyge@qldalliance.org.auMobile: 0427 072 322

Innisfail:Pam MaherEmail: pmaher@qldalliance.org.auMobile: 0408 676855

Ingham: Michelle DyckEmail: mdyck@qldalliance.org.auMobile: 0407 953 480

Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla, Roma:

Rod SaalEmail: rodsaal@bigpond.comMobile: 0400 917077

Community Engagement Co-ordinator Margie Benson mbenson@qldalliance.org.auPh :3252 9411

Resilient Places Manager

Pauline Coffey

pcoffey@qldalliance.org.au

Ph: 3252 9411

Resilient Places

Here’s a Take-home Message:

IT’S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP.

CALL 13-HEALTH

www.qldalliance.org.au