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Here on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, we have a great variety of supports and some of them are listed below.  This is by no means a complete list of all support available and we are continually adding to it.  The majority of supports listed here relate to people who have an NDIS Plan.
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Please Note:  Whilst we have exercised due care in the supports we list, this does not represent a recommendation.  Please undertake your own research to ascertain the suitability of any provider for your individual needs.​​
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NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme):  What is the NDIS?  Am I eligible?  How do I apply?  Creating your Plan/Using your Plan​

  NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme)
Your Partner in the Community

​Carers Queensland is working with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to deliver the Local Area Coordination Partner in the Community Program, supporting Australians with disability to live fulfilling and connected lives.

If you’re eligible for the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) and have completed the Access Request Form you will receive a letter from the NDIA (National Disability Insurance Agency) to notify you of the decision. The next step is creating your NDIS plan. You will be contacted by a Carers Queensland Local Area Coordinator (LAC) or an NDIA Planner to set up a meeting to discuss your life, what is important to you, what you would like to achieve over the next couple of years and what kind of help and support you need to get there.
For more information, please visit the Carers Qld website.
https://carersqld.com.au/ndis/what-is-the-ndis/
For more information click on the link to the Flyer:

NDIS Workshops 2022
NDIS Workshops on the Sunshine Coast

​Carers Qld is delivering a series of workshops in various areas of the Sunshine Coast from July to December 2022.

Topics to be covered are:
LAC in Community
Using your NDIS Plan
Introduction to Self-Management
Funding in a participant's NDIS Plan can be managed in three different ways:

Agency Managed:  National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) manages the funds and directly pays registered providers of relevant services on behalf of a participant.

Self Managed:  Participant (or Plan Nominee) manages the funds.  NDIS reimburses the Participant (or Plan Nominee) for supports received.

Plan Managed:  Participant chooses a plan management provider who assists with managing funds.  A Plan Manager will receive funds from the NDIA and disburse them to either registered or unregistered providers of services received.

  Independent Support

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Free Consultation

Call 0424 335 009 to arrange a free 20 Min phone consult with Naomi
or email your questions to info@declutterheroes.com to discuss what DeClutter Heroes can do for you

www.declutterheroes.com
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 https://www.facebook.com/declutterheroes
For an abundance of information on mental health visit the BLOG page on the above website.
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.
Rodney Carter is a qualified Mental Health/Disability Worker.
He works with his clients in identification and participation of their interests, passions and any other areas that will create satisfaction, harmony, enjoyment and laughter.

Rodney works with kindness and understanding, providing emotional support when and where needed.

​He also offers skill tuition, mentoring and development, all underpinned with empowering his clients for their own personal growth.

Click here to view Holistic Peer Support Services brochure.

Click here for pdf of full brochure

  Organisational Support
What is Coastal Supports?
The Coastal Supports program is an NPS (National Psychosocial Support) initiative and provides group and one-on-one community based supports to people living with severe mental illness to achieve their recovery goals.

The program aims to improve service delivery to people whose ill mental health is affecting their day-to-day life, and they are ineligible for NDIS funding. Funded by the Central Queensland, Wide Bay & Sunshine Coast PHN, Coastal Supports is operated by Open Minds on the Sunshine Coast and in Gympie. You do not need a referral to access this service, simply get in touch with our team today by calling us on: 07 5348 9100 or emailing us on: coastalsupports@openminds.org.au.
Eligibility for Coastal Supports:
  • Aged between 18 - 65
  • Living on the Sunshine Coast or Gympie
  • Experiencing severe mental illness
  • Not eligible for NDIS funding
  • Not currently accessing an existing community mental health program
Please Note:
A person supported by Qld Health is not eligible for the Coastal Support program.  This means, for example, if you are supported by the Acute Care Team (ACT), Continuing Care Team (CCT) or Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team (MIRT) you would not be eligible.

Community Focus
Community Focus Association is a community based Mental Health Peer organisation.
In addition to its Discovery Group Program it provides experienced peer workers who are engaged to encourage resilience and recovery.
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Discovery Program

Purpose:
to provide peer led group programs that focus on inclusion and engagement with participation of people who live with mental health challenges;
to inspire and promote individual capacity through exposure to a diversity of dedication group programs.
Community Solutions makes a difference in communities and people’s lives, supporting their customers to achieve their goals, working with them on their pathway to possibilities.
NDIS Services
Support Coordination
Behaviour Support
EATING DISORDERS SUPPORT NETWORK

EndED provides tools and support for those whose lives have been affected by Eating Disorders
endED provides compassionate support and connection through lived experience and gives valuable assistance in navigating the health system and understanding recovery treatment options.
endED Butterfly
House
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.
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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.
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
Committed to achieving your goals
by providing healthy support work

FITCare is a registered NDIS provider offering assistance with:
  • Personal activities
  • Transport & travel
  • Household tasks
  • Participation in community
  • Development of daily living skills
  • Exercise physiology & personal training

​102 Wises Road, Maroochydore Qld
"Your mental health matters to us.​
We want to see you flourish."

Daily support​

Things like getting around, staying physically well, eating well or simply having someone to talk to.​

Finding a job

Whatever you need to succeed in a rewarding job that’s right for you; improving your skills or furthering your education; gaining experience with one of our community businesses; finding your dream job in open employment.

A home of your own

Home means so much more than just having a roof over your head. It’s your safe place and a solid base for living life with a real sense of peace and security.

Friendships & belonging

Being part of the Flourish Australia family is a great way to make new friends, try new things and get more involved with your local community.

Learn something new

Discover new interests, learn new things and start enjoying your life more with one-to-one mentoring support.
July 2021
Leanne Lynch
Director
0414 710 532
Leanne.Lynch@holisticsupportservicessc.com.au

Donna Wattenberg
Supports Team Leader
0435 836 557
Donna.Wattenberg@holisticsupportservicessc.com.au
Support Services

Assistance with shopping
Attending appointments
Assistance with cooking and meal preparation
Support to make positive health and lifestyle choices
Increased participation in community group access - yoga,
mindfulness and meditation, psych education
Exercise - Walking, swimming

Other Supports We Offer
Peer Support in Dual Diagnosis -
MH/Addiction
Cleaning
​Lawns & Gardens
Click here for a pdf of Holistic Support Services Flyer
Lutheran Services provides a range of different programs to support people living with mental health concerns to achieve their goals.

Everyone has a unique story to tell which is why they take the time to listen and create tailored, individual support plans to help you manage your health and wellbeing.​
Graceville Centre
Welcome to the Graceville Centre, Nambour.
​We offer comprehensive mental health services across the Sunshine Coast region based from our office in Nambour.
Clinical Care Coordination
Our mental health clinicians provide care coordination and support that is recovery-focused, consulting with primary and acute care providers, family and other services to improve integration and achieve better outcomes for our participants.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy program teaches skills around four main concepts of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. It includes a weekly skills training group, individual counselling and a 24 hour coaching line.
​This program is funded by Lutheran Services and referrals are open.
Transitional Recovery Program (TRP)
This Transitional Recovery Program offers up to 12 months of semi-supported, shared accommodation in three sites across Nambour and Currimundi.
Up to six months of outreach support is also available to people who are living in their own homes, or who have just exited the accommodation. Whether it’s learning about budgeting, self care, cooking skills or accessing training and employment, we can tailor the program to the individual.
We accept referrals from Queensland Health, Adult Mental Health Services.
Our name is inspired by the 'first-person expression' of what someone is able to do using our platform
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Connect with care and support workers in your community

Mable's online platform gives you the ultimate choice and control when it comes to your support.  Mable helps you connect with care and support workers in your community and choose the people who share your interests and suit your needs best. 

​You can ...  ...
  • Find and book independent support workers
  • View ratings and qualifications
Future Planning with PATH

​Future planning with P.A.T.H is for people who want to set goals and identify steps to reach those goals. It is perfect for people who are wanting to plan major life transitions, have difficulty communicating verbally or expressing themselves, people with mental health challenges, and for NDIS review planning.
What is P.A.T.H.?
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P.A.T.H stands for Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope.
  • It is a globally recognised visual person-centred planning and goal setting tool developed by Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint and John O’Brien
  • It uses graphics to map out a vision of a desirable future for an individual or a group of people.
  • It uses colourful and creative images and drawings that provide memories without relying on words.
  • These images and colours assist in creative thinking, provide energy and support memory.
  • It helps participants and their supporters focus on NDIS goals, implementation of the goals and future planning
Parent to Parent also offer Plan Management - refer the "Plan Management" section on this page.
For more information visit the P2P website

https://p2pqld.org.au/
ABOUT US
Peer 4 Peer helps people from all walks of life who experience mental health challenges. We aren’t interested in diagnoses or labels—we are interested in you as a person. Everybody that works for us has or has had a mental illness, or is/has been a carer for someone that has suffered a mental illness. This gives us the ability to help people with a different approach.
​OUR SERVICES
We offer 1:1 peer support and a small group program as well. We like to do fun things, like our annual Nutters’ Boat Race.
We also have a 3-day training program to teach people the basics of peer support – all are welcome. 
June 2022

House cleaning, yard maintenance and support work.
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At Pink Ribbon they understand that everybody is different and has a different set of needs so they have taken a more personal approach to everybody’s needs by having an experienced senior adviser perform a personalized in-home consultation to find out exactly what it is that you are looking for and tailoring a package that best suits you. Once they have tailored a package, they will work closely with you to ensure complete satisfaction is reached.

For more information visit their website:
June 2021
​                                         rubycaregroup.com.au/
​Types of Care

Ruby Respite provides opportunities for new positive life experiences, meaningful activities or help in a time of crisis. 
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The Hub Club is an all inclusive safe space for High Care - Complex needs participants;  full of daily activities, workshops, entertainment and calendar events.

Support Services providing Community Access and In Home Supports for everyday tasks.
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​Ruby also provides NDIS funded living solutions in accessible accommodations across Queensland.        
                                                                                                                                                         
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                                                                                                  June 2022
REAL LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT SERVICES, Sunshine Coast NDIS services provider, proactively seeks opportunities to build everyday life skills through education, training and support – together we will walk the path to better living.
CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES & WORKSHOPS
  • Cooking Classes - Beginner & Intermediate
  • Basic Budgeting
  • Photography
  • Independent Living Support
  • Employment Skills Building
  • ​Lifespace - social interaction
Visit their website for more information ... ...
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https://rlsss.com.au/lifespace/
March 2021
Shine Social and Communities (SC) was established in 2019 with a vision to ethically provide clients, families and carers with a holistic approach in supporting individuals’ health and wellbeing.

Locally owned and operated, the Shine SC team are dedicated to empowering individuals to live their best lives now and into the future.
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The purpose of our journey is to provide support that individuals actually need to achieve goals, outcomes in a supportive and caring environment.

Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program (CPS)


​The CPS program will support people with severe, often episodic, mental illness who are not receiving similar psychosocial supports through a state or territory government program or the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

A clinical diagnosis is not required for participants to access the service.

Types  of activities that may be provided under the program include:
  • Support to work towards individual recovery goals including accessing education and training
  • Assistance to plan, face challenges and develop resilience and management/coping strategies
  • Providing practical assistance, including accessing housing assistance or government support payments
  • Assistance with navigating the mental health system and accessing other appropriate services
  • Support to test NDIS eligibility

Under the CPS program you will receive a minimum of 8 sessions of support, with each service contact being a minimum 45 minute session with you and the STEPS Support Facilitator.

If it is identified that you require more intensive support for longer periods than what CPS can offer, you will be encouraged to test your NDIS eligibility to ensure access to appropriate ongoing supports.  The Support Facilitator will be there to support you with this.
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Click here for more information
June 2021
NDIS Disability Support Service - Together We Can!
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  • 1:1 Support
  • Groups
  • STA
  • Respite
  • Life Skills
  • NDIS Disability Support Services
For more information visit their website
https://striveability.com.au/
September 2022

  Short Term Accommodation (STA)

Coolum Beach Short Term Accommodation (STA)

  • IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU! This is your time to shine!
  • Safe environment, professional, staffed with understanding and experienced carers.
  • Supporting your lifestyle and needs.
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Owned and operated by long time Sunshine Coast resident and experienced support worker Steve Lawrence, who ensures the highest standard of care. This STA offers service beyond what you would expect, ensuring value and peace of mind for our guests and their families.

Customised experiences or choose one our many itineraries based on your likes and tastes.
For more information visit the website
https://www.coolumbeachsta.com.au/
September 2022

  Specialist/Allied Health Support
GET A GRIP
YOUTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES
  • Is your environment, behaviour or emotional life becoming a barrier to you moving forward with your life?
  • Would you like to increase your quality of life and achieve your goals?
  • Would you like to engage with workers who care about your future?
Results are increased independence, confidence and reaching long term goals
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Jayne Miller (BSW Hons)
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (MAASW)
Masters Community Development (Emergency Management)
Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution

Jayne has been working in the Social Services industry for over 20 years, including a range of communities in Australia and New Zealand.  She can provide Telehealth sessions under a GP Mental Health Care Plan and support for NDIS participants.
For more information please visit
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http://www.get-a-grip.com.au/
June 2022
Gabbey is the founder of Hope and Healing Social Work and Counselling as well as the Take Your Pineapples Out suicide awareness and prevention campaign. She is an accredited mental health social worker and has been working in the community sector on the Sunshine Coast since 2006.

Gabbey offers Individual Counselling as well as Therapeutic Groups held in Nambour Qld.

NDIS - If you have self managed or plan managed NDIS funding you can access services with Hope & Healing billed under Improved Daily Living Skills.

For more information, please visit Hope & Healing website.
July 2022
Operating across the Sunshine Coast and South East Queensland providing assessments, therapies, treatments and support coordination to help you increase your social, economic, occupational and educational participation.
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Allied Health Interventions for People

experiencing Disability, Illness or Injury
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Dani McGlone is the principal Rehabilitation Counsellor and Director.  She has the following qualifications:

Master of Human Services (Rehabilitation Counselling)
Graduate Diploma of Education
Bachelor of Asian Studies
Director and Vice President of the Rehabilitation Counselling Association of Australasia (RCAA)
March 2021
Horse Facilitated Learning
​Horse wisdom supports people to have a better life, taking you into the horses world helping to slow down our minds and attune our heart to our natural intuitive self.

We find that participants who have trauma involving human relationships often struggle to connect and open up to another human.
This immediately presents challenges and
road blocks.

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS
Branislav Antonijevic – Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (Australian Association of Social Workers) and Counselor. Also Providing Professional Supervision. Ba. Social Work (University of Queensland).
Slav has had broad experience working with individuals of all ages experiencing grief and loss, anxiety, depression and chronic mental illness (including schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder).

He has been trained to deliver one on one dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT) and also utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in his counseling practice.
Slav operates out of his private practice at Divinity Health and Fitness at
6-10 Blackall St, Woombye on the Sunshine Coast but is also available to provide services to individuals in home, within the workplace and via telephone or Skype.
Visit Mindful Men website for more information

​https://mindful-men.com.au/

RENE ROUSSOS
SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELLING SERVICES


​HOPE AND HEALING:  SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELLING
Rene utilizes mental health and social work knowledge to work within a recovery based, person centered approach.
Rene works through the therapeutic relationship to empower the individual and create a solid and reliable client practitioner dynamic.
Rene has also worked in the NDIS space as a Support Coordinator and Psychosocial Recovery Coach.
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Click here to read Rene's information sheet
Contact Rene at:
0435 959 467
rene@hopeandhealing.com.au
office located in Nambour
July 2022

Sunrise Psychotherapies
Diane Violi
Room 2, Lot 2, 7-9 Gibson Rd, Noosaville
0448 754 316
Diane is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, specialising in mindfulness-based CBT and trauma informed therapies including somatic and sensorimotor art therapies.
Diane has had over 15 years' experience in evidence-based treatment of depression, anxiety, stress; drugs & alcohol; emotional dysregulation; grief & loss; life transitions; anger management; attachment parenting; relationships; family disruption; dual diagnosis and the impacts of trauma.
https://www.facebook.com/Diane.E.Violi/?ref=page_internal
March 2022

​Visit the website to find out more about Mental Health Resilience Workshops and other therapies delivered by Ricky Probst and Charlie Hindle.  Ricky and Charlie have an abundance of professional qualifications providing them with the knowledge and skills to deliver these workshops and therapies.

​https://www.sunshinebodybalancing.com/
June 2022

Plan Manager

​ Leap in is with you every step of your NDIS journey – from preparing for your first NDIS plan meeting to specialist advice on getting the most out of your NDIS Plan and monthly Budget Health Checks.
Leap In is a registered charity who put people before profit.

​www.leapin.com.au
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What is NDIS plan management?
Some people think plan managers just pay invoices.
Not us.
At Plan Manager we work to maximise the benefits of your NDIS plan so you can live your best life.


                           myplanmanager.com.au/
                                                                                                                         June 2022

Financial Plan Management

​This is where a service like ours processes invoices through the NDIA portal and pays the invoices to the service providers on your behalf. It is a nice mix of flexibility that you would get being self managed, without having to do all the work yourself.

               p2pqld.org.au/
June 2022

Recovery Coach
The initial phase of support of a Recovery Coach will focus on relationship building and supporting a participant's recovery-planning.  The working relationship between the recovery coach and the person and their family and carers is central to recovery-oriented practice.

Participants will have the option to choose from a:
  • Recovery coach with lived experience
  • Recovery coach with learned experience

Listed below are just some of the roles and responsibilities of a Recovery Coach.  Click on the links at the bottom of this section for more detailed information: 

  • coaching to increase recovery skills and personal capacity, including motivation, strengths, resilience and decision-making
  • collaborating with the broader system of supports to ensure supports are recovery-oriented
  • a fundamental belief that the person they support can live a full and meaningful life
  • respecting the person and their carers' values, interests and preferences
  • mapping identified goals with available and potential resources and services
  • clarify roles and responsibilities of the person, recovery coach, clinical supports and other supports
  • an in-depth knowledge of available services and resources, including local and web-based supports
  • support for the person, their families and carers to ensure informed and timely NDIS plan implementation (such as use of the portal)
  • ensuring that service agreements and service bookings are completed as appropriate
  • working with the person (and if engaged, their Plan Manager) to monitor the use of funded supports
  • working with the person to adjust their NDIS plan budget and supports where there is a change in support needs, including initiating a NDIS plan review, where needed


Q.   I currently have support coordination, how do I get a Recovery Coach?

You can speak to your Support Coordinator or contact the NDIS planner or Local Area Coordinator to find out how to get a Recovery Coach.

Q.  Can I have both?
 
​For most people we recommend that you only have a Recovery Coach because it is a better use of your NDIS plan.  Depending on your plan or situation you may choose to have both.

A Recovery Coach is specific to those with a psychosocial NDIS plan.  They bring knowledge and skills in psychosocial recovery, mental health and service navigation within the mental health system.

Recovery Coaches will provide capacity building supports.  They do not provide core type supports to complete activities of daily living and community, social and or recreational activities.  The recovery coach line item is tailored to the needs of people with primary psychosocial disability, with a focus on coaching and collaborating with other services.

Qualifications & experience

Lived experience recovery coach (minimum level of qualification and experience):
  • ​Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or similar, and/or
  • Two years experience in mental-health related peer work

Learned experience recovery coach (minimum level of qualification and experience):
  • Certificate IV in mental health, community services or similar, and/or
  • Two years experience in  mental-health related work

Professional development

Recommended 20 hours per year of formal and informal learning activities
(Details can be found on page 13 of the below comprehensive document about the role of Recovery Coach).

Some Recovery Coaches on the Sunshine Coast are listed below.  This is by no means a complete list and we will add to it from time to time.
Please Note:  Whilst we have exercised due care in the supports we list, this does not represent a recommendation.  Please undertake your own research to ascertain the suitability of any provider for your individual needs.​​
June 2022

RENE ROUSSOS
PSYCHOSOCIAL RECOVERY COACH AND SUPPORT COORDINATOR


​HOPE AND HEALING:  SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELLING
Rene utilizes mental health and social work knowledge to work within a recovery based, person centered approach.
Rene works through the therapeutic relationship to empower the individual and create a solid and reliable client practitioner dynamic.
Rene also provides Social Work and Counselling Services.

Click here to read Rene's information sheet
Contact Rene at:
0435 959 467
rene@hopeandhealing.com.au
office located in Nambour
July 2022

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Seed Mental Health is based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland,

and provides recovery-focused support services to self and plan-

managed NDIS participants with a mental health diagnosis.​


​https://www.seedmentalhealth.com.au
June 2022
PSYCHOSOCIAL

RECOVERY COACH

& MENTAL HEALTH

SUPPORTS
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0417 907 130

http://supportsforme.com.au/index.htmll
June 2022
The Wise Mind Co. is a Mental Health support service, offering services to psychosocial NDIS participants on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
​Services are  available to plan and self managed participants.

Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
Supporting you to take control of your life and manage the complex challenges of day to day living.

Mental Health Support Work
​Supporting you in practical ways. Walking along side you, holding hope and empowering you to achieve your goals.

https://www.thewisemindco.com.au/

Support Coordinator
 
​Health & Community Solutions provide support to individuals, families and those that care for them in health and welfare system navigation and service delivery.

We also provide strategic contract support to health, disability, aged and community care organisations in development, training, reform and NDIS operations and support evolution.

​https://healthandcommunitysolutions.com.au/