Gold Coast Partnerships

1. Gold Coast Partnerships Enhancing Mental Health Activities

2. More than ATAPS • ATAPS (DoHA) • General • Perinatal • Suicide & Self Harm (Rapid Response Program) • Heads-up 1 & 2 (CHIC) • Mental Health Mapping (ABHI & CHIC) • Partners in Mind • headspace Gold Coast

3. PROACTIVE REACTIVE promotion prevention early intervention crisis rehab institution Heads-up • Connecting Healthcare in Communities (PCPC) • Improve health outcomes for 0 - 25 years promoting positive health and well being - targeting interactions between drugs, alcohol and mental health across the continuum • Consortia model • Project officers across sectors • Networking & Can Do

4. Project Activities • Project officers across sectors • General Practice (GPGC) • Drug & Alcohol (headspace) • Mental Health (Ozcare) • Youth Sector (headspace) • Early Years (Benevolent Soc.) • Research • innovations Overseas, Australia, Qld & Gold Coast • Best practice • Case studies • Pathways • Resources, tools and templates • Education and information sharing

5. Networking & Can Do • Convened April - December • Networking events • 2 breakfast, 2 evening • Structured activities • Can Do for Youth • 3 modules, each convened twice, am & pm • 594 attendees • 232 unique individuals • 55 organisations / agencies • Health, acute & primary • General practice • Schools, primary & secondary • Justice, police • NGO providers • Mental health • Drug & Alcohol • Youth specific • Govt Departments • Communities • Education • Housing • Child Safety

6. Heads-up Stage 2 • Consortia • To commit to partnerships for $ and shared service philosophies • To develop joint planning role for funding $ & local needs • No age limitations for consortia activities, work locally and across the sectors • Deliverables • Pathways, resources and tools • Joint planning and submissions for identified gaps • Complex Needs Assessment Panel extension for < 10 and 17-25 years • Branding, eg Friends of headspace • Early intervention pilot project in Primary schools • Training - Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, Dual diagnosis, Other training packages 

7. Rapid Response Program • headspace Gold Coast • 12 - 18 years • Services by • Mental Health Nurse • Clinical Psychologist • Psychiatrist support from CYMHS • Monthly remuneration • Set rate • After Hours • Crisis Support Services • Lakeside Rooms • All ages • 6 providers • Psychologists • Clinical Psychologists • Psychiatrist on site most days • Remuneration • Hourly / part hour rate • After Hours • Crisis Support Services

8. Rapid Response Program • 31 referrals (April – 23 Sept) • 21 Lakeside • 10 headspace • 8 more since Sept • 21 female, 10 male • < 18 years 8 • 18-25 years 6 • <30 years 8 • <40 years 5 • <50 years 4 • Diagnosis • Borderline Personality +/- 13 • Substance Abuse 5 • Major Depressive Dis 5 • Other 8 • Sessions - 539 • 3 – 41 per client • 13 clients > than 20 • Face to face, telephone, partner/parent support, case conferences • DBT Groups - 136 sessions (12) • Outcomes to date • 13 discharges • MSSI and DASS scores reduced significantly • A&E, Hospital Admissions • Reduced significantly in chronic self harm clients • GP survey – positive response

9. Perinatal Depression Initiative • Project Deliverables • Establish linkages with local maternal and child health services • Develop, refine and promote service delivery pathways

10. Perinatal Depression Initiative • APPROACH • Project covers Gold Coast and Tweed Valley General Practice Network Region • Scoped what was already in place • Established current processes

11. Perinatal Depression Initiative • OUTCOMES • Established links with local maternal health and mental health services • Initial Pathway developed – available on GPGC website-feedback welcome • Community resources booklets developed • Pilot program for Perinatal Depression Group Programs underway. • Evaluation of programs both clinical content and outcomes and operationally to be undertaken.