Positive Health provides comprehensive mental health support such as

• counselling

• patient education

• family and carer support and education

• formal psychotherapy

• monitoring mental state of patients

• assisting patients with living and social skills

• linking patients with activities and groups in the wider community

• assisting patients with housing and financial needs, such as Centrelink

• assisting patients with healthy eating and exercise

• administering and monitoring medication and side effects

• drug and alcohol counselling

• risk assessment

• clinic and home visits

• reducing community stigma.

Initiatives provided by the Mental Health Nurse are:

• Coffee group held once a week; to increase patient social activities and social network, reduce isolation

• Group activity held every 3 weeks, previous activities were a trip to the Brisbane Art Gallery and ten-pin bowling. The next scheduled activity is a picnic at Wynnum. The Practice provides transport to the event;

• Positive Mental Health Newsletter has been developed and is provided for all patients attending the clinic

Other Mental Health Links:

http://www.beyondblue.com.au

http://positivementalhealth.webs.com/