Neami Annual General Meeting will be held at the Rydges Bell City, Ballroom

Thursday 18th September, 2008 at 2:30 pm.

For further information, please contact Neami Head Office on

(03) 9481 3277 or admin@neami.org.au.  RSVP by 12th September 2008.

Neami has a quarterly newsletter which is distributed to staff, partners and consumers.  The newsletter contains articles on projects, achievements and events happening around the various Neami sites.

Neami Newsletter - Summer 2007

Joining the Dots.....Creating Community

Mental Health Conferenece - May 8 - 9 2008 - Melbourne

Joining the Dots…Creating Community  is a unique international mental health conference.

Hosted by the Victorian peak body for community mental health support services, Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria (VICSERV), this conference will run May 8-9 2008 at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne Australia.

For more information, click on the conference image.  This will take you to a site outside the Neami website.

New Neami service in Western Australia

Neami has just established a new service in Armadale, South Metro Perth, Western Australia. We are currently in the process of establishing the new office and taking referrals to the program.  If you would like further information please contact the Neami Armadale office.

HASI in the Home

Neami has been successful in securing funding for the HASI in the Home program.  This will see an extension to our existing services at Neami East Sydney - Pagewood, Neami South East Sydney and Neami Macarthur.  Neami gratefully acknowledges the support of the NSW Health.

Neami Western Australia

Neami has been successful in securing funding to establish a new service in Metropolitan Perth.  Neami great fully acknowledges the support of the Federal Department of Health and Ageing .  This service will commence roll out shortly and it is envisaged it will be operational in the new year.

Additional Funding for South Australia

Neami has been successful in securing an additional $700,000 in funding for our South Australian services. Neami great fully acknowledges the support of the South Australian Department of Health in continued funding of our services.

Neami Outcomes Research Project

Neami has been using Camberwell Assessment of Need and BASIS 32 as assessment tools for consumers since 2001.  Neami is currently undertaking research into the changing profiles of consumers from entry to exit of a service via the use of these tools.  The research will also look into the validity and usefulness of such tools. 

This research is being undertaken by Kim Helyer, Outcomes Research Officer, Neami Business Services; Glen Tobias, Service Manager, Neami Darebin; and Tom Trauer, private consultant.

QUIT Outcomes Research Project

Neami has commenced research which aims to learn about the processes that people with a mental illness go through when quitting in order to improve smoking cessation interventions.  Smoking remains below 20% for the general population, but around 60%-90% for those living with a mental illness. 

This research is being undertaken by Kirsten Moller-Saxon, private consultant and Glen Tobias, Service Manager, Neami Darebin.