Psychosocial Support
What is it?
‘Psychosocial supports’ are non-clinical community-based supports that aim to facilitate recovery in the community for people experiencing mental illness – through a range of services to help people manage daily activities, rebuild and maintain connections, build social skills and participate in education and employment.
What does HelpingMinds® psychosocial support services look like?
We believe that recovery is an individual process and that with the right kind of support each person can work towards a life that matches their values and goals for the future.
Our experienced staff will work with you to develop a Support Plan to assist you to work towards your recovery goals.
Supports cover a range of non-clinical supports that focus on building personal capacity and stability in one or more of the following areas:
- social skills, friendships and family connections
- day-to-day living skills
- financial management and budgeting
- finding and maintaining a home
- vocational skills and goals
- maintaining physical wellbeing, including exercise
- managing substance use issues
- building broader life skills, including confidence and resilience; and
- building capacity to live independently in the community.
The team facilitate some social group activities including the Bibra Lake Social Walking Group.
This service is not an emergency response service, however we will work with you to develop a plan to ensure that when you are unwell you have a plan to keep yourself safe.
Is this service right for you?
These support services are available to people who:
- Are living in the PHN (Primary Health Network) Perth South area. From an office located in Cockburn, we provide supports in the surrounding areas, ranging from South Perth to Mandurah
- Are aged 16 years and over
- Are living with a severe mental health challenge
have needs that can be appropriately met through short-term, low intensity support to live independently in the community
are not restricted in their ability to fully, and actively, participate in the community because of their residential setting (e.g. prison or a psychiatric facility) - Are not receiving similar psychosocial supports through a state or territory government program or the NDIS, where there is potential for duplication of service offerings.
A clinical diagnosis is not required for people to access services, however relevant eligibility criteria is required to be met e.g. Are currently not receiving funding from NDIS
Enquiries & Referrals
As an NDIS-approved provider of mental health services and together with the efforts of the national psychosocial support program by the Australian Government, HelpingMinds conducts a range of programs and activities as part of our psychosocial support to individuals in Perth, WA who are living with mental health conditions. We also continue to produce user-friendly, engaging, and informative educational material about Psychosocial Disability to improve our Peer Support program as well as to assist family members and friends in their caring and supporting roles.
