What does a Psychosocial Recovery Coach do?

A Psychosocial Recovery Coach has specialist knowledge and skill in non-clinical mental health supports and recovery orientated practice.

What is Psychosocial Recovery Coaching?

To understand Psychosocial Recovery Coaching we first have to explore psychosocial disability and how it applies to National Disability Insurance...

Exercise for Better Mental Health

I recently attended the ‘Muscling up on Mental Illness’ public lecture by Dr Simon Rosenbaum at Southern Cross University. I came away with a...

Trauma Informed

*statistics from the Mental Health Coordinating Council Key Facts for the Trauma Informed: 76% of adults with a history of...

Looking Forward to Each Day Again – A Journey to Recovery

At this year’s Community BBQ for Mental Health in Dorrigo we reflected on the importance of community events in reaching...

5 Real Life Tips for Mental Health Recovery

Current stats indicate that in each year, approximately one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness. (Mindframe Media...

Living with Mental Illness – The Cost of Reform

Unfolding Reform The NDIS is the most significant change in welfare since Medicare, a very positive change for people living...

What constitutes a ‘disability’ when it comes to mental ill-health and recovery?

How does the NDIS criteria of 'permanent and significant disability' apply to mental health support, where we strive to promote a culture of recovery and wellbeing?

We Need to Talk about Mental Health in the Construction Industry

The construction industry employs more than 625,000 people across Australia, making it one of the biggest employers in the country and the statistics surrounding suicide in this industry are quite confronting.

How support coordination helped one man towards recovery

Support Coordination helped Rex* a local man living with persistent mental health issues, financial hardship and homelessness.