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Service Report Jan - June 2008

Details:

Title

Service Report Jan - June 2008

Other title

Mental Health Association of Central Australia

Collection

Mental Health Association of Central Australia reports; MHACA : Mental Health Association of Central Australia reports; Reports; PublicationNT

Date

2008

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Notes

Date:2008

Language

English

Subject

Mental health facilities -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Aboriginal Australians -- Mental health services -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals; Well-being -- Social aspects -- Northern Territory -- Periodicals

Publisher name

Mental Health Association of Central Australia

Place of publication

Alice Springs

Copyright owner

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Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/242228

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/610060

Page content

MHACAServiceReport,JanuaryJune2008 /22 Prevention&RecoveryProgram RangiwhiuaPonga:ServicesManager Toprovideshortterminterventionsofclinicalandnonclinical supportsforconsumersexperiencinganexacerbationintheirmentalhealth thatenablestheleastintrusiveprovisionofsupportsandreducesanadmission 100%ofsubacutecareclientshaveamentalillnessand64.28%haveasevereandpersistent disabilityrelatedtoamentalillness.Genderanalysisshows78.57%ofclientsweremaleand 21.43%female,with60%identifyingasindigenous,allwerereferredandcasemanagedwiththe clinicalCentralAustralianMentalHealthService. ServiceActivity1ProvisionofIndividualcarepackagestosubacute mentalhealthclients(refertoPreventionandRecoveryappendix) 1.1 ReferralsprovidedwithIndividualizedCarePackagesinconjunctiontoCAMHSand otherserviceproviders ForJanuarytoJune2008fifteenclientswerereferred,withfourteensubsequentlycocasemanaged underthesubacuteprogram: 13clientsreceivedcareplansincorporatingjointclinicalnonclinicalsupports 1referralremaineduncompletedandwassubsequentlydischargedduetononengagement andcontinuedsubstanceuse 1referralwasassessedanddeterminedsuitabletoPathwaysinsteadduetonoacuterisk factors 1.2WorkerhoursrequiredforIndividualizedCarePackages: Casemanagementvariedfrom312weekperiods.Individualhoursshowedvariationsbetween minimumofhalfhourtofourhoursindailycontacts. Psychosocialsupportsonanhourlybasisincluded: Directclientcontacts 184.5 Clinicalliaise 44.7 Wardreviews 21.0 Familycontacts 37.5 Casemeetings/reviews 27.0 Govtandcommunitysupports 156.8