gay foster mental health and drug & alcohol office project manager mh-cyp march 2014
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INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ELEMENT 2 MENTAL HEALTH DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICES (IECD NP E2 MHDAS). Brief Update on the MHDAS Initiative A Personal Journey Tammy Sampson – Aboriginal MH Trainee Mid North Coast LHD – Coffs Harbour. Gay Foster - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Gay FosterMental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office
Project Manager MH-CYP
March 2014
INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
ELEMENT 2 MENTAL HEALTH DRUG & ALCOHOL
SERVICES (IECD NP E2 MHDAS)
Brief Update on the MHDAS Initiative A Personal Journey
Tammy Sampson – Aboriginal MH TraineeMid North Coast LHD – Coffs Harbour
Where the Journey Began.....
IECD MHDAS Initiative in NSW
10 Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Services (MHDAS) in partnership with and co located in selected Aboriginal Maternal & Infant Health Services (AMIHS) state-wide. MHDAS aims are;o Increased access for Aboriginal pregnant women, their partners, families and community members to integrated perinatal care at this critical timeo To strengthen the structures, processes and
procedures that support this access and care
Who Provides MHDAS?
10 MHDAS Programs have been funded in 9 Local Health Districts (LHDs)
o 10 FTE mental health clinicians
o 10 FTE drug & alcohol clinicians
7 of the 9 participating LHDs are funded to support an Aboriginal mental health or drug & alcohol traineeship
o 2 FTE Aboriginal mental health trainees
o 6 FTE Aboriginal drug & alcohol trainees
IECD NP E2 AMIHS/MHDAS Locations
Partnerships
Community engagement and cultural safety
Holistic approach based on the social determinants of health providing a service that is culturally safe and respectful
Aboriginal Community Focus Groups
MHDAS Tool Kit
Social Marketing Campaign
Monitoring, Data Collection and Evaluation
Building capacity in the Aboriginal workforce
MHDAS - Integrated perinatal Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Care
PARTNERSHIPS
• ‘Stay Strong and Healthy – It’s Worth It’ (Aboriginal Prenatal Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Campaign)
https://www.facebook.com/StayStrongAndHealthy
http://www.yourroom.com.au/Resources/stay-strong-and-healthy-
posters.html
Aboriginal Prenatal Social Marketing Campaign
‘Stay Strong and Healthy – It's Worth It’Resources
Aboriginal Traineeships – Why?
Investing in traineeships to build the
capacity of the Aboriginal Mental Health
and Drug & Alcohol workforce has
proven to be a valuable and effective
model as reflected in MHDAS
Photo Acknowledgements: National Library of Australia nla.pic-vn4463084-v
F0020173 Iconotec Stock Photography Royalty Free Photograph; http://ozoutback.com.au/Australia/abchna/index.htmlMaternity Services Unit/ Maternity, Children and Young People's Health Branch/NSW Department of Health.
GenerationOne.
Questions
Gay Foster Project Manager
IECD NP E2 MHDAS MH-CYP MHDAO NSW Health (02) 9816 0472 0408 573 230 [email protected]