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July 28, 2022

Darebin and YCH Project

VTMH was invited to collaborate with Darebin Council and Your Community Health (YCH) to co-design a project with community members from East Preston and Reservoir. The goals of the project were to develop a neighbourhood program that strengthens emotional and social well-being of the two communities. VTMH’s involvement in this tri-partnership program was two fold:… Read more »

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July 28, 2022

Star Health Partnership

VTMH has been in partnership with Star Health since 2020. Over the last 2 years, VTMH has assisted Star Health to employ numerous strategies to support their cultural responsiveness practices and meet their identified goals to embed these measures. Some of these are:  Workforce capacity building including workshops and reflective conversations; Provision of resources; Refinement… Read more »

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July 28, 2022

Meaningful collaboration with Tandem contributes to greater support for those caring and supporting family and friends living with mental health issues.

Recommendation 31 of the recent Royal Commission into Victoria’s mental health services outlined the establishment of eight family and carer-led centres across the state, to better respond to the needs of those caring and supporting family and friends up against mental health challenges. Tandem, Victoria’s peak body representing family and friends supporting people living with… Read more »

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July 28, 2022

VTMH Rural and Regional Approach Implementation Project

As a state-wide unit, VTMH is committed to work with and support the mental health and wellbeing sector to enhance cultural responsiveness, across the state of Victoria. This includes the rural and regional areas.  We recently developed a Rural and Regional Approach document which represents our commitment to strengthening the relationship between VTMH and mental health and wellbeing… Read more »