Invitation to join our Joint Regional Plan solutions design
GPs and practice nurses on the North Coast are invited to take part in a virtual collaboration session to provide your insights for the design of the implementation of the Joint Regional Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Alcohol and Other Drugs Plan. Collaboration session: Virtual sessions are being held with the social services, NGO and
Get involved in suicide prevention for our region
Healthy North Coast is inviting mental health service providers and other interested stakeholders to talk about suicide prevention needs at a local level, and what will help to reduce risk across the North Coast to support the Targeted Regional Initiatives for Suicide Prevention. We are holding a series of in-person sessions from Wednesday 21 August
IAR-DST gets an upgrade
Version 2 of the Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) is here! The IAR has been developed by the Department of Health and Aged Care for use by Australian health professionals in the primary mental health system. It supports nationally consistent evidence-informed initial assessment and referral processes and continues to be refined as
The Inspiring Journey of Woopi Medical
If you’ve got an inspiring story that highlights a great health outcome on the North Coast… we’d love to hear from you. Let us know by submitting it here. A story written & submitted to Healthy North Coast by Arthur Hein, Business Director – Woopi Medical. In the heart of Woolgoolga’s serene landscapes lies a
Cultural Safety Training in Strong Demand
Image above: Delta Kay, from Explore Byron Bay, Arakwal Bundjalung country, leading a cultural training session – www.explorebyronbay.com Be quick to register for upcoming Cultural Safety Training Commencing in June this year, Healthy North Coast has held Cultural Safety Training on Yaegl, Bundjalung and Birpai countries. The comprehensive series is designed to increase local cultural
Clinicians invited to help shape new Coffs Harbour Head to Health service
Health professionals are invited to have their say on the new Head to Health mental health support hub to be established in Coffs Harbour later this year. Healthy North Coast, which is funding the new service through the Australian Government’s North Coast PHN Program, will host the 21 June workshop for clinicians, community members, consumers,
Strengthening Medicare – General Practice Grants Program to launch in April 2023
General practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) will soon be able to apply for the Strengthening Medicare – General Practice (GP) Grants Program, as part of a $220 million investment to improve practices, expand patient access and provide high quality, safe, accessible care. Grant applications will open in April 2023, with GP grants
Recovery and resilience programs continue to support Northern NSW community
One year on, Healthy North Coast and the NSW Government continue to support Northern NSW communities impacted by the 2022 floods through Community Wellbeing and Resilience grants already delivering benefits on the ground. Funded through the NSW Government’s three-year, $5 million flood recovery funding package, the Community Wellbeing and Resilience Flood Recovery Grants program supports
Get mental health support at the Black Dog Institute
It’s important to get help when you need it. It can be hard to ask for help, but the sooner you do, the better you’ll be able to cope. The Black Dog Institute offers up to five free clinical sessions with one of its clinical psychologists or psychiatrists. These sessions are offered Australia-wide via telehealth
Have your say on mental health-related stigma and discrimination
As many people know through personal experience, stigma and discrimination can have significant negative impacts for people with personal lived experience of mental ill-health, trauma, suicidality and distress, as well as for carers, family, friends and others around them. As part of the national mental health reform agenda, the National Mental Health Commission has been
Helping to make our communities dementia-inclusive
Dr Sabrina Pit, Dr Louise Horstmanshof and Dr Robert G Lingard write about people living in the community with dementia, and their carers, in a recent article that suggests how to help during floods and other emergencies. They are active members of Dementia Inclusive Ballina, which was officially founded in 2021 as a not-for profit
GPs invited to mental health reform webinar
Are you interested in helping improve mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drugs services on the North Coast? General practitioners are invited to an online webinar about mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drugs reform on Wednesday 9 November 2022 between 6:00 – 7:00pm. Register for the webinar here.  Healthy North
