Service Report Jan - June 2008
Mental Health Association of Central Australia
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2008
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Date:2008
English
Mental health facilities -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Aboriginal Australians -- Mental health services -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Well-being -- Social aspects -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals
Mental Health Association of Central Australia
Alice Springs
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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/242228
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/610060
MHACAServiceReport,JanuaryJune2008 /10 BoardsandCommittees DuringthereportingperiodMHACAwasrepresentedonthefollowingboardsandcommittees: NTMentalHealthCoalition NTCouncilofSocialServices(NTCOSS) NTPrimaryMentalHealthInteragencyReferenceGroup OrganisationalMembership DuringtheyearMHACAwasamemberofthefollowingorganisations: NTShelter MentalHealthCarersNT NTChamberofCommerce NationalDisabilityServicesNDS NTCouncilofSocialServices ServiceActivity5LandlordFunction TosupportclientstostayinthecommunitythroughtheHousingSupportProgram NoofclientswhoareprovidedwithhousingsupportAnalysisofhousingissuesfor clients MHACAsHousingSupportProgramprovideslongtermhousingforpeoplewithmentalillnesswhich isappropriate,safe,affordable,hassecurityoftenureandislinkedwithsupporttoenablethe tenantstoliveasindependentlyaspossible. Eachofthetenantsreceivesindependentsupportfrom thePathwaystoRecoveryProgramand(separately)theAdminteamwhichactsaslandlord: overseeingthetenancyagreements,thecollectionofrentandpropertymanagement.MHACAs currenthousingstockconsistsof3x1bedroomunitsand1x2bedroomflat. Renovations Therenovationofthe2bedroomflatwascompletedinlateJune,andthecurrenttenantisvery appreciativeofthechangesmade.Avacancyhasoccurredinthisunitduetothemoveofthe othertenantintoa1bedroomunitwhichbecamevacantandwearecurrentlyseeking expressionsofinterestforsharedtenancy. HousingIssues Alackofhousingandsupportoptionsforpeoplewithmentalillnessisbecomingacriticalissue. MHACAisundertakingaHousingandSupportModelprojectthatwillassesshousingoptionsand supportmodelsforpeoplewithapsychiatricdisability.