resilient places overview
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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
QAM
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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: [email protected]: 0409 753 979
Ipswich: Katie PetrieEmail: [email protected]: 0419 191 745
Tully and Cardwell:Jenny BoygeEmail: [email protected]: 0427 072 322
Innisfail:Pam MaherEmail: [email protected]: 0408 676855
Ingham: Michelle DyckEmail: [email protected]: 0407 953 480
Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla, Roma:
Rod SaalEmail: [email protected]: 0400 917077
Community Engagement Co-ordinator Margie Benson [email protected] :3252 9411
Resilient Places Manager
Pauline Coffey
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