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"Now is no time to think of what you do not have.
Think of what you can do with what there is." Ernest Hemingway |
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I P R A
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Independent Patient Rights Advisers
The Mental Health Act 2016 establishes the positions of Independent Patient Rights Advisers. A key function of these positions is to advise patients and their nominated support persons, family, carers and other support persons of their rights under the Act. The positions play a very important role in liaising between clinical teams, patients and support persons. Contact - Sunshine Coast: 07 5470 5546 Click on "More information" for a pdf flyer about IPRA. A web search will also provide access to further information. |
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Nominated
support person 
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Benefits of having a nominated support person
If you become an involuntary patient under The Mental Health Act 2016 your nominated support person can assist you by:
For an appointment of a nominated support person to be effective, you must understand the decision you are making at the time, and be able to communicate that decision. Under the Mental Health Act 2016 persons are presumed to understand the making of such decisions. Guide and form can be obtained by clicking on the link below or searching on the web. |
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Advance
health directive for mental health 
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Benefits of an Advance health directive
Benefits of an Advance health directive is that it gives you a greater say in your future healthcare, such as healthcare you would like to receive for a mental illness. An Advance health directive applies at a future time if you become unwell and are unable to make decisions about your healthcare. This means you do not have 'capacity' to make decisions. If you have capacity to make decisions about your healthcare you are capable of:
You may also state any healthcare you do not wish to receive in your advance health directive. Guide and form can be obtained by clicking on the link below or searching on the web. |
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Enduring
Power of Attorney |
A power of attorney is a formal document giving another person the authority to make personal and/or financial decisions on your behalf.
Personal decisions relate to your care and welfare, including your health care, (e.g. deciding where or with whom you live or consenting to medical treatment). Financial decisions relate to the management of your finances (e.g. paying your bills and taxes, selling or renting your home, using your income to pay for your needs or invest your money). There are 2 types of power of attorney:
General Power of Attorney You would use a General Power of Attorney to appoint someone to make financial decisions on your behalf for a specific period or event, such as if you’re going overseas. It’s used while you can still make your own decisions and ends once you no longer can (i.e. you lose capacity). Enduring Power of Attorney You would use an Enduring Power of Attorney to appoint someone to make financial and/or personal decisions on your behalf. For financial decisions, you can nominate whether you want the attorney to begin making financial decisions for you straight away or at some other date or occasion, such as once you’ve lost capacity to make these decisions. Your attorney’s power to make personal decisions only commences when you lose capacity to make these decisions. For more information visit the Qld Govt website by clicking on the link below. They do not provide hard copy (paper) versions of the forms but a pdf is available to download from their website. Alternatively, hard copies are available to purchase from many newsagents and private companies across the State. |
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Treatment
Authority 
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A Treatment Authority (sometimes referred to as ITO - Involuntary Treatment Order) authorises the treatment and care of a person for a mental illness without the person's consent.
An assessment by an authorised doctor may result in a treatment authority being made if the authorised doctor is satisfied that:
An authorised doctor must decide the category of the treatment authority - inpatient or community. The community category is the default category. An authorised doctor may only decide an inpatient category if the person's treatment and care needs cannot reasonably be met under a community category. An authorised doctor must revoke the patient's treatment authority if, at any time, the treatment criteria no longer apply to the patient or there is a less restrictive way for the patient to receive treatment and care for the patient's mental illness. Regular assessments must occur at least three monthly. One of the roles of the Mental Health Review Tribunal is to independently review the making and continuation of treatment authorities. Further information can be obtained from the Qld Govt website or the following information sheets. |
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Mental health care plan
A mental health care plan is a plan for people with a mental health disorder. If you have mental health issues, your doctor can write out this plan. If you have a mental health care plan you will be entitled to Medicare rebates for up to 10 individual and 10 group appointments with some allied mental health services in a year. This may include psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers. If you have a plan under NDIS you may not need a mental health care plan as your NDIS package may include these services. Click on the link for more information. |
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University of Sunshine Coast Psychology Clinic - Mind & Neuroscience Thompson Institute
The Psychology Clinic provides mental health services to the community and also functions as an advanced teaching, training and research facility for postgraduate students (Provisional Psychologists) in the Master of Psychology (Clinical) and Master of Professional Psychology programs at USC. All clinical work undertaken by Provisional Psychologists in the Psychology Clinic is supervised by experienced Clinical Psychologists. All services of the Psychology Clinic are offered free of charge. There is a waiting list but the Clinic aims to keep them to a minimum and clients are given an appointment as quickly as possible. An Intake Officer will discuss your needs with the Clinic Director and a decision will be made. If the Psychology Clinic is not the most suitable service for you, other services will be suggested wherever possible. To find out more and how to make an appointment click on the link below. |
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Head to Health - Website
In addition to containing information about mental health conditions, this website also provides information about the importance of physical health, connectedness and purposeful activities such as hobbies, learning & education, volunteering and working. |
endED Butterfly House |
EATING DISORDERS SUPPORT NETWORK EndED provides tools and support for those whose lives have been affected by Eating Disorders EndEd hosts fortnightly family/carer and recovery focussed support groups led by people with lived experience.
Whether it's a place to celebrate successes, air concerns, share frustrations or ask for help, endED's goal is to provide safe haven for expression and support of ED sufferers, family and carers in a private non-judgmental space. endED Butterfly House will be Australia's first live-in eating disorder residential facility.
It is truly a community project that has brought the Sunshine Coast together. It is built on local philanthropic support, on the support of the Federal Government, of Sunshine Coast Council and of all the wonderful local companies that are listed on endED's website. When complete it will finally bring hope to other families just like Mark and Gay's (endEd founders) and Butterfly founder Claire Middleton's; families who today are crying out for the right environment and the right treatment for their loved ones in pain. |
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If you need help get in touch with endED
Phone: 0407 592 932 Online: info@ended.org.au Mail: 228 Old Gympie Road, Mooloolah Valley Qld 4553 |
For an abundance of information on mental health visit the BLOG page on the above website.
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Healthy Mind Healthy Future was created in 2016 by Stuart Rawlins to simply help others through life’s tough times, with a particular focus on Mental Health and Unemployment.
Stuart’s passion to help individuals and businesses in these two areas was born through his own lived experiences, triumphs and challenges. From being selected as a Detective to work as a part of the principle investigative team on Qld’s largest ever murder investigation (Daniel Morcombe) to being unemployed for 10 months while he battled with his mental health, Stuart has the firsthand knowledge to help you, your organisation or your students get through those tough times in life. |
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