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Mental health is one of the nine key priority areas for CHN. In the last year, we developed and launched in partnership the ACT Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan. We’ve also commissioned a range of local organisations to provide much-needed free mental health support for Canberrans.
Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan
The ACT Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan was developed in partnership by key mental health stakeholders in the ACT and informed by consultations with the ACT community.
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Borderline Personality Disorder: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Emerging Adults
CHN commissioned the University of Canberra to develop and implement a program that focuses on early intervention for mood regulation in emerging adults at high risk of BPD.
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Mental health services for young people: headspace
CHN commissioned Marathon Health to be the lead agency of headspace Canberra.
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Mental health services for the LGBTIQA+ population
CHN commissioned Meridian to develop and implement a co-designed service model to provide safe, high quality, evidence-based, community-focused and affirming psychological and psychosocial therapies to the LGBTIQA+ population
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Mental health support: Next Step
CHN commissioned a range of local organisations to provide much-needed free mental health support for Canberrans. One such program is NextStep which provides free and confidential psychological support services.
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Psychosocial support for people with severe mental illness
CHN commissioned two services in the ACT that provided recovery-focused psychosocial supports to 264 people with severe mental health illness and issues over the past year.
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National Psychosocial Support Transition and Continuity of Support
CHN commissioned Woden Community Service (WCS) to address this through the National Psychosocial Support Transition program and Continuity of Support program.
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Therapeutic service for children: Stepping Stones
CHN commissioned CatholicCare to deliver the new Stepping Stones program which is a free, therapeutic service for children aged 12 and under who have experienced trauma.
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Support following a suicide attempt: The Way Back Support Service
The Way Back Support Service (TWBSS) supports people in the first few months following a suicide attempt.
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CHN Annual Report 2020-21 - Contents (click to expand)
Contents
- From the Chair and CEO
- COVID-19 response
- Priority areas
- Workforce
- Care across the continuum
- Vulnerable groups
- Mental health
- Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan
- Borderline Personality Disorder: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Emerging Adults
- Mental health services for young people: headspace
- Mental health services for the LGBTIQA+ population: Inclusive Pathways
- Mental health support: Next Step
- Psychosocial support for people with severe mental illness
- National Psychosocial Support Transition and Continuity of Support
- Therapeutic service for children: Stepping Stones
- Support following a suicide attempt: The Way Back Support Service
- Aged Care
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Digital health
- Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Chronic disease management
- Financial Statements