Neami receive a range of funding for State and Federal Government departments.
New South Wales
HASI is the Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative which commenced in 2002 in NSW. HASI is a partnership program between Mental Health NGO’s, Community Housing Associations, Mental Health Services and Department of Housing. This program is funded by the NSW Department of Health. There are several levels of support under this initiative.
HASI 1 (high support) is the provision of individual high level support and rehabilitation for consumers with a moderate to severe level of mental illness. Typically these consumers have complex needs including multiple psychiatric diagnosis and co morbidity (e.g. drug and alcohol), developmental disability and have spent a large percentage of time in acute or sub acute psychiatric units or are homeless or inappropriately housed and likely to be unable to maintain a tenancy in a mainstream agreement. Consumers are housed by the community housing provider in units in the location of their choice within the community for as long as they require it.
HASI 2 (low support) is the provision of individual low level support and rehabilitation for consumers with a mental illness that results in a low level disability. They generally have a high level of functioning most of the time. These consumers are already in community or public housing and may require assistance in maintaining that housing.
HASI 3 (high support - the same as HASI 1)
HASI 3b (very high support) is the provision of very high support and rehabilitation for individuals with a mental illness and accompanying severe level of psychiatric disability. As with HASI 1 & 3 needs are complex. Typically consumers reside in acute or sub acute psychiatric units or have a history of frequent hospitalisations, are homeless or inappropriately housed. Consumers are housed by the community housing provider in units in the location of their choice within the community for as long as they require it.
HASI 4A ( high support - the same as HASI 1)
PHAMS (Personal Helpers and Mentors Program - Federally funded program) This program is a Federally funded initiative and provides 3 year funding for Neami staff to help people who have a severe functional limitations resulting from a mental illness to: manage their daily activities; and access a range of appropriate and integrated community, social support, accommodation, health, welfare and employment services when they need them. The program will create opportunities for recovery for people who have a severe functional limitation resulting from a mental illness by helping them to overcome social isolation and increase their connections to the community. This program is currently operating from our Neami Illawarra service.
South Australia
Returning Home (Funded by SA Department of Health) is the provision of intensive outreach support and individual rehabilitation to consumers with high levels of disability in their own homes or in flats/units/houses provided by Housing SA or a community housing provider. This service is for consumers who at the time of referral are an inpatient of Glenside hospital and have been there for a minimum of 12 months.
Strategy 6 (Funded by SA Department of Health) is the provision of individual rehabilitation and support to consumers in their own homes or in flats/units/houses provided by Housing SA or a community housing provider.
Strategy 8 (Funded by SA Department of Health) is the provision of group rehabilitation programs that have a specific purpose. Group content relates back to collective needs outlined in the Camberwell Assessment of Need. Most of the programs are held in community venues.
Port Adelaide Supported Housing Project (funded by the SA Department for Families ad Communities) is the provision of individual rehabilitation and support to consumers in their own homes or in flats/units/houses provided by Housing SA or a community housing provider.
Victoria
HBOS or Home Based Outreach Service is the provision of individual rehabilitation and support to consumers in their own homes or in flats/units/houses allocated to Neami by the Office of Housing.
Group Rehabilitation Program (previously know as Day Program) is the provision of group rehabilitation programs that have a specific purpose and are time limited. Group content relates back to collective needs outlined in the CANAS. Most of the programs are held in community venues. Neami specifically changed the name of this program from day program to group rehabilitation programs.
Specialist Program Stream is the provision of specialist services and this funding covers Neami Splash Art Studio which provides a studio based workshops where by consumers pursue visual arts on an individual and group basis with practicing artists facilitating the workshops.
Complex Care Services is the provision of intensive outreach support to clients who have multiple and complex care needs including contact with the justice system. Individual packages of support are assessed through the Multiple and Complex Care Need Initiative (MACNI) established by the Victorian Government in 2003.
Support for Day to Day Living in the Community (D2DL) Program is a Federal government initiative targeted for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness by providing socially based activity programs. The aim of the program is to improve health outcomes for people with severe and persistent mental illness who experience social isolation through the provision of structured and socially based activity programs thus assisting people to participate in social, recreational and educational activities in the community.
Pathways Housing Initiative
This program provides pathways for people located in the Northern Psychiatric Unit who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness upon discharge, into stable and appropriate accommodation. Additionally the Pathways program will offer follow up and support to consumers to assist in the securing of long term stable housing for up to four months post discharge. The model incorporates an early engagement or ‘in-reach’ approach with the Northern Psychiatric Unit and associated programs within the Northern Area Mental Health Service as well as an assertive ‘outreach’ service.
Western Austrlia
Support for Day to Day Living in the Community (D2DL) Program is a Federal government initiative targeted for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness by providing socially based activity programs. The aim of the program is to improve health outcomes for people with severe and persistent mental illness who experience social isolation through the provision of structured and socially based activity programs thus assisting people to participate in social, recreational and educational activities in the community.
