Policy to be reviewed August 2012

Policy to be reviewed August 2008

Policy to be reviewed April 2010

From early 2009 when the original decision was made to adopt the CRM to almost a year later, significant progress has been made in implementing the model in the research sites and in planing for the broader implementation across Neami.

• The attached article was written by Adam Zimmermann - Research, Policy and Project Worker, Neami Limited

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This DVD was a collaborative project with a group of people living with mental illness who receive support through Neami North East. The group discussed illness, wellness, getting on with life, work, family, what helps support them, children and living in the community. Some have chosen to be filmed, others have not. All wanted to make a difference to the lives of others living with a mental illness. All wanted to give people hope.

This film will be of interest to people experiencing a mental illness, their family and friends, people working in the mental health sector as well as the broader community.

To purchase a copy of How do you Eat and Elephant?, contact FrontRow Video on 03 9387 3047 or click here for FrontRow Video

Different Blood in my Veins is an interactive DVD which describes the first symptons of psychosis and anxiety through animated sequences and interviews with students and young people experiencing mental illness. It explores attitudes of people towards recognising these symptoms and seeking help, and clarifies some of the mysteries around treatment of mental health issues.

The key messages in this DVD show viewers:

• how they can identify early warning signs of psychosis such as difficulties in concentrating, withdrawing from friends, experiencing sensory disturbances and feeling anxious
• the importance of seeking help and treatment through a school counsellor, teacher, family or GP
• the importance of seeking help early
• how to recognise that some of the myths of mental illness, with reference to violence or "craziness" are just that - myths!

To purchase a copy of Different Blood in my Veins, contact FrontRow Video,03 9387 3047 or click here for FrontRow Video

Presented by Michele Maitland, NSW Southern Regional Manager, South East Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service Rehabilitation Forum in November 2007 and at the Queensland Alliance NGO Forum, Brisbane in December 2006

Neami & Lyell McEwin Health Service, Mental Health Division - Assessment of the community support needs for consumers of Rehabilitation Services, Glenside Campus Adelaide.

Presented by Arthur Papakotsias, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong - Australia Collaboration in Mental Health Conference, Melbourne, August 2007.

From early 2009 when the original decision was made to adopt the CRM to almost a year later, significant progress has been made in implementing the model in the research sites and in planing for the broader implementation across Neami.

• The attached article was written by Adam Zimmermann - Research, Policy and Project Worker, Neami Limited

The Collaborative Recovery Model is currently being implemented within all Neami sites.  This booklet will assist Consumers and Carers to understand the stages of recovery within this model supporting better outcomes for consumers. 

The Collaborative Recovery Model is currently being implemented within all Neami sites and is expected to be completed by June 2010.

and Symptom Identification Scale as Routine Outcome Measures in a Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Service - 2004

Tom Trauer, Ph. D. and Glen Tobias, Grad. Dip.

The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com (DOI 10.1023/B:COMH.0000026995.17908.06)

has developed two new policy papers examining the implementation of programs that provide housing and support to people discharged from psychiatric hospitals in two Australian states.

The first paper, From Psychiatric Hospital to Supported Housing: The Neami Community Housing Program, Melbourne, Australia, 1995 - 2008, developed by Meg Carter, describes the implementation of a program established by Neami in Victoria, that assisted patients from Larundel, Mont Park & Plenty Hospitals to transfer into supported housing in the community. Case Studies in Deinstitutionalisation: Implenting Supported Housing Program in Two Australian States, by Meg Carter, Terry Burke and Sue Moore takes the Neami Community Housing Program as a point of reference against which to examine the implementation of a program called Returning Home in South Australia. Returning Home, established in 2005, is a program set up to assist patients of Glenside Hospital (the last stand alone psychiatric hospital in SA) to transfer into supported housing in the community.

This work was funded by an Australia Research Council Linkage Grant with Neami and Supported Housing Ltd as the industry partners.

The papers are available at the Swinburne Institute for Social Research website; www.sisr.net

of the Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule (CANSAS-P) - 2008

Tom Trauer, Ph. D., Glen Tobias, Grad. Dip. and

Mike Slade, Ph. D.

The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com

(DOI:10.1007/s10597-007-9101-z)

in a Psychiatric Disability and Support Service 2008

Helyer, K. Tobias, G. Trauer, T. (2008) 2020 Vision: Looking Towards Excellence in Mental Health Care in 2020, Melbourne Conference Proceedings 2007, TheMHS Conference, Sydney, Australia.

This paper, presented at the 17th Annual TheMS conference Melbourne 2007 by Craig Parsons, is based on the observation that there are double standard for people who are diagnosed with a mental illness and those who are not.