Programs and Projects

Resilient Kids will design and deliver mental health and wellbeing supports for primary and secondary school-aged children across the Northern Rivers as part of the recovery response to the March 2022 floods.

The Workforce Support and Wellbeing Program has been developed in response to the catastrophic flooding which occurred across the Northern Rivers region in March 2022 to assist primary care teams through the recovery period.

Our Community Wellbeing and Resilience Program supports communities to recover from the impacts of natural disaster and build their capacity to face future challenges.

Our free Head to Health support line connects community members to the right mental health support and information, including organising in-person and phone counselling.

Healthy North Coast is embarking on a commissioning project in 2021–22 to improve our region’s access to primary care for current and future generations.

Healthy North Coast is working with local health partners, community members and health care providers to review and improve the design and delivery of mental health and AOD services in our region.

Healthy North Coast’s Lismore Health Precinct supports continuity of service for primary health providers who have been displaced or impacted by floods, to ensure our community can access the care they need.

The Mental Health Literacy Project aims to make it easier for people to get clear and simple information about their health, and to access mental health services that are right for them.

This shared approach involves joint planning and priority setting, shared resourcing, and a commitment to pursuing the best return on investment for health outcomes.

Our Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website is like a ‘care map’, so that all members of a health care team, whether they work in a hospital or the community, can be on the same page when it comes to looking after a...

The Northern NSW Health Literacy Project is working on improving communication from health professionals and health services to ensure health information and services are easy to access, understand and act on.

Healthy Towns aims to improve health and wellbeing in North Coast communities by building social connections, improving services and supporting local health and wellbeing initiatives.

NCPHN provides support and works collaboratively with clinicians to build the quality of primary health care provided on the North Coast.

The North Coast is a lead site working closely with the Black Dog Institute and their ‘Lifespan’ model.

This project aims to encourage and promote a healthy lifestyle and after school activity for young Aboriginal boys in the Macleay Valley.

NCPHN is a partner in the Gumbaynggirr Youth Community Drug Action Team (CDAT). Click here to find out more.

This project aims to influence and enable more Aboriginal smokers to commit to taking small, practical steps towards quitting tobacco.

Core of Life is a school and community based education program which assists communities to feel stronger about supporting healthier choices and outcomes for their future generation of parents. Follow the link to discover how you ...

New Directions provides culturally appropriate access to maternal and child health services and programs for Aboriginal people in the North Coast region.

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