Our Future
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Friendship is a sheltering tree
Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
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We are a not-for-profit charity evolving from the dreams of carers.
With the assistance of those who are as passionate about this venture as we are, we know we will succeed in fulfilling the Naradell dream. It is our intention to meet the need for high quality facilities providing accommodation in a rural setting and an urban activity hub. Both locations will offer a wide variety of activities and learning opportunities for those living with a mental health condition. Communication and co-operation can achieve greater results to benefit our participants which is why we have created the Naradell Information Centre (NIC). We are building a communication channel with other service providers and activity or training based organisations. |
We hope to make a positive difference by:
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Naradell Farm
A farm to be located in the Sunshine Coast region providing short-term accommodation, activities, education and social interaction.
The farm will also be open for day programs.
The farm will also be open for day programs.
Naradell Hub
A centre to be located in the urban area of the Sunshine Coast providing activities to suit a wide range of interests & physical abilities and the opportunity to acquire skills focused on gaining, or returning to employment. The Hub will also include a cafe (with a kitchen garden) providing training and work experience in hospitality, an open air acoustic performance area, a mini-theatre for movies and other entertainment and much more.
Naradell Information Centre
To provide improved awareness of services, activities and support available on the Sunshine Coast for people living with a mental illness, we are developing the Naradell Information Centre.
This service has already commenced with our monthly meetings and our website. We hold Naradell Information Group meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. All are welcome and we usually have an interesting Guest Speaker.
We are also aware of the need for personal contact in times of stress. This is particularly relevant with a person's initial exposure to mental health and all of its challenges. Because of this, our goal is to develop a physical presence for one-on-one meetings to do all we can to assist in seeking the most suitable support as everyone has different needs.
This service has already commenced with our monthly meetings and our website. We hold Naradell Information Group meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. All are welcome and we usually have an interesting Guest Speaker.
We are also aware of the need for personal contact in times of stress. This is particularly relevant with a person's initial exposure to mental health and all of its challenges. Because of this, our goal is to develop a physical presence for one-on-one meetings to do all we can to assist in seeking the most suitable support as everyone has different needs.
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The Carers in our group live and breathe the daily challenges faced by those they care for. Collectively, we have decades of experience and knowledge in regard to mental health and are therefore very much aware of the wide gap in support. To our knowledge, no other group or facility exists on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, focusing on mental health challenges as a full day activity centre with accommodation in a rural setting.
Similarly, no facility exists in the urban area providing a variety of activities to suit a wide range of interests and differing levels of fitness. Many of our activities will be designed to provide a sense of purpose and achievement. Both facilities will also provide training, education and career counselling opportunities aimed at assisting in commencement of employment, or return to employment. |
The facilities and activities provided at Naradell Farm and Naradell Hub will be designed to benefit those 18 years and over living with a mental health condition and who generally fall into the following main groups of mental disorders: Mood disorders (such as depression and bipolar) Anxiety disorders (including OCD) Psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia) Trauma related disorders (such as post-traumatic stress disorder) |
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Thera Farms
Australia
Thera Farms Australia offers an Australian-first, recovery-based model of mental health care that combines holistic care with community living and meaningful work in a natural farm setting.
This innovative initiative is a project in the making.
Thera Farms Australia will establish the first therapeutic farm for mental health recovery in Australia, based on successful models in the United States (Gould Farm and Hopewell) and Europe (Slí Eile in Ireland and Urtica de Vijfsprong in the Netherlands). The care provided will meet the regulatory requirements of a registered residential rehabilitation service.
This innovative initiative is a project in the making.
Thera Farms Australia will establish the first therapeutic farm for mental health recovery in Australia, based on successful models in the United States (Gould Farm and Hopewell) and Europe (Slí Eile in Ireland and Urtica de Vijfsprong in the Netherlands). The care provided will meet the regulatory requirements of a registered residential rehabilitation service.
In July 2020, Liz Everard, with the support of a skilled project committee, set about establishing Australia’s first therapeutic farm for people who experience complex mental health challenges.
Liz’s understanding of the need for innovation in mental health care stems from her extensive career as a mental health professional working in a variety of clinical, service design and policy settings in Australia and the Netherlands. In 2010, after working in as mental health nurse in Australia for ten years and in search of a more holistic approach, Liz moved back to the Netherlands to work on a therapeutic farm, a 23-bed mental health service that provides a full continuum of care for people with mental illness.
Liz’s understanding of the need for innovation in mental health care stems from her extensive career as a mental health professional working in a variety of clinical, service design and policy settings in Australia and the Netherlands. In 2010, after working in as mental health nurse in Australia for ten years and in search of a more holistic approach, Liz moved back to the Netherlands to work on a therapeutic farm, a 23-bed mental health service that provides a full continuum of care for people with mental illness.
Liz Everard 2019-2020 Hocking Fellow
Bernadette Whitelum connected with Liz in search for a better care solution for her daughter who lives with anxiety and depression. She was surprised that Australia had not embraced the therapeutic farm concept as an alternative to hospital-based care that is unable to adequately support people’s needs.
Driven by her own experience and understanding of the critical gaps in our mental health system, Bernadette and her son Thomas Hehir joined forces with Liz to progress the vision for an Australian-first therapeutic farm, ensuring people experiencing mental health challenges have access to a holistic model of care in the communities where they live, learn and work.
Thera Farms Australia was incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation in March 2021 and will be registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).
The Thera Farms Australia Committee is currently made up of the project’s founding members and is expanding to include leading mental health and business experts, including people with lived experience.
The Committee is supported by an Advisory Group comprised of individuals with wide-ranging expertise in mental health, service design and evaluation. In time, Service Delivery and Implementation teams will be established to support the development of the first Thera Farm in Australia. We are committed to including the voice of those with lived experience in all aspects of the design, delivery and implementation of the Farm and invite people with lived experience onto all committees and consultations.
Driven by her own experience and understanding of the critical gaps in our mental health system, Bernadette and her son Thomas Hehir joined forces with Liz to progress the vision for an Australian-first therapeutic farm, ensuring people experiencing mental health challenges have access to a holistic model of care in the communities where they live, learn and work.
Thera Farms Australia was incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation in March 2021 and will be registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).
The Thera Farms Australia Committee is currently made up of the project’s founding members and is expanding to include leading mental health and business experts, including people with lived experience.
The Committee is supported by an Advisory Group comprised of individuals with wide-ranging expertise in mental health, service design and evaluation. In time, Service Delivery and Implementation teams will be established to support the development of the first Thera Farm in Australia. We are committed to including the voice of those with lived experience in all aspects of the design, delivery and implementation of the Farm and invite people with lived experience onto all committees and consultations.
For more information visit Thera Farms Australia website
https://www.therafarms.com.au/
https://www.therafarms.com.au/
The Camphill Movement
The Camphill movement was created in 1939 by Karl Konig, an Austrian paediatrician, who fled Germany during the Second World War with a group of Jewish students and settled in Scotland.
The radical difference of the new venture in Scotland was the emphasis on community both in a social and in a spiritual sense. Karl König was inspired by anthroposophy, a spiritual philosophy, mainly developed by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Anthroposophy is a human-oriented Christian philosophy. The name is based on two Greek words which mean ‘wisdom of the human being’, and reflects and speaks to the basic questions of humanity and nature. It is not an abstract theory but informs our practice and continues to inspire us.
The Camphill movement was created in 1939 by Karl Konig, an Austrian paediatrician, who fled Germany during the Second World War with a group of Jewish students and settled in Scotland.
The radical difference of the new venture in Scotland was the emphasis on community both in a social and in a spiritual sense. Karl König was inspired by anthroposophy, a spiritual philosophy, mainly developed by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Anthroposophy is a human-oriented Christian philosophy. The name is based on two Greek words which mean ‘wisdom of the human being’, and reflects and speaks to the basic questions of humanity and nature. It is not an abstract theory but informs our practice and continues to inspire us.
Newton Dee is a Camphill community in Aberdeen, Scotland. They offer a home, meaningful work and opportunities for personal development to adults with learning disabilities and other special needs. In all some 200 people live and work within the Newton Dee community. Around half have special needs. The others are mainly co-workers and their families.
Aberdeen's Camphill community is special because it was the first. There are now more than 100 villages in more than 20 countries across Europe, North America, Southern Africa and Asia.
At Newton Dee they provide training and supportive work environments where people can do more than just be entertained. They believe that work is an essential part of anyone's life. So whether it be a Baker, a Farmer, a Woodworker or something else - Newton Dee Camphill Community helps to support all community members to reach their fullest potential. This is all rounded out by a robust social, cultural and spiritual life.
Aberdeen's Camphill community is special because it was the first. There are now more than 100 villages in more than 20 countries across Europe, North America, Southern Africa and Asia.
At Newton Dee they provide training and supportive work environments where people can do more than just be entertained. They believe that work is an essential part of anyone's life. So whether it be a Baker, a Farmer, a Woodworker or something else - Newton Dee Camphill Community helps to support all community members to reach their fullest potential. This is all rounded out by a robust social, cultural and spiritual life.
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