NDIS participants living with mental health problems will have access to a ‘recovery coach’ as part of their package this year. Dr Gerry Naughtin, the NDIA’s strategic adviser on mental health, said the recovery coach will become a new item under the National Disability Insurance Scheme from July 1. The move comes partly in response […]
Above: Joining the Chill Chef competition judging panel, Philip Williams (light blue shirt), Commissioning Manager, GCPHN, presents awards to two participants for a cooking competition using their skills from a 10-week cooking skills program at Primary & Community Care Services (PCCS) Hub1 at Mermaid Beach. Also judging (at far left and far right) were Dr […]
When life gets you down, pick up a paintbrush! That’s what Amelia (pictured) did along with hundreds of other Sydney residents who took part in Chill Art classes to improve their mental wellbeing last year. Now their magnificent artworks form the exhibition ‘This is Us’ which opens at The 107 Gallery in Redfern from 17-19 January. The exhibition […]
