Capital Health Network (CHN), through the ACT PHN Program, operate a stepped-care approach to mental health services to the ACT while working in partnership with the mental health services sector.

Their service include:

• Stepped care – Next Step
• Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Suicide prevention
• Child and youth specific services
• Services for people with severe and complex needs
• Services for underserviced groups
• Psychosocial supports

Please visit the website for more information and contact information for each service.

Multiple Sclerosis Australia (MSA) offer a suite of services and support to help minimise the impact of living with multiple sclerosis, while the search for a cure continues. This includes support in referral advice and information, everyday tips and tricks, education, emotional support, wellbeing support, symptom management, opportunities to connect with others, employment support, living arrangement support, individual assessment and NDIS and My Aged Care support.

Please visit the website or contact MSA on 1800 042 138 and msconnect [at] ms.org.au for more information.

Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) are a recovery driven organisation which embraces lived experience to provide mental health education awareness programs in schools and the community to address stigma, increase knowledge and promote help seeking.

Their programs include:

• Trauma Awareness (Adult)
• Mental Health 101 (Youth and Adult)
• Stress Better (Youth and Adult)
• No Labels (Youth)
• Any Body’s Cool (Youth)
• Mind Pilots
• PTSD Awareness (Adult)
• DoNOHarm (Adult)

Please visit the website or contact MIEACT on (02) 6257 1195 and admin [at] mieact.org.au for more information.

James & O’Brien offer confidential and professional counselling and clinical psychology services for individuals, couples, families, organisations and schools. Their areas of practice include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Relationships
• Stress
• Anger management
• Addiction
• Life direction
• Sleep issues
• Workplace conflict
• Medico-legal assessments

Please contact James & O’Brien on (02) 6295 1690 and mobcj [at] grapevine.com.au for more information.

Neurospace offer carer training services to make care-giving easier such as home and equipment modification to improve carer movements and safety and assistance with building support networks. Their carer training sessions cover:

• Manual handling
• Exercises to keep fit as a carer
• Falls prevention

Please visit the website or contact Neurospace or contact Neurospace on (02) 6162 0450 and info [at] neurospace.com.au for more information.

Employment Plus are a government-funded employment and recruitment service providing job seekers with specialised training, work experience and a range of support services, to help them find meaningful employment.

Please visit the website or contact Employment Plus on 136 123 and info [at] aep.salvationarmy.org for more information.

Northside Community Service (NCS) run ‘ConnXtions’, a training and job readiness program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders which provides opportunities for people to study, increase their skills or embark on a new career path.

The program includes:

• Accredited training in Community Services (Cert III)
• Wraparound support to assist families
• Onsite activities and supervision for children during training
• Work experience and mentoring
• Transport to and from training
• Job readiness support and mentoring

Please visit the website or contact NCS on (02) 6171 8000 and office [at] northside.asn.au for more information.

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) provide information, intervention and a range of services to meet the needs of people on the spectrum and their families. Their services include:

• Aspect Assessments for autism across the lifespan
• Autism-specific education
• Social and community support
• Respite and short-breaks, after school, weekend, evening and holiday programs and respite and short term accommodation for children, siblings, youth and adults
• Youth Social Clubs
• Social or interest-based groups
• Autism related workshops for parents, carers, educators and health professionals
• NDIS planning meetings
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), a person-centred framework for providing support in situations where there is, or there is a risk of, challenging behaviour

Please visit the website or contact Aspect on 1800 277 328 and customerservice [at] autismspectrum.org.au for more information.

Active Recovery offer a range of rehabilitation interventions based on best evidence and aimed at education and empowerment of individuals.

Their treatment services include:

• Functional rehabilitation providing education on managing injuries and persistent pain
• Hydrotherapy including one-on-one fully supervised sessions, classes with, carers training, training courses for organisations
• Chronic Disease Management which may include, supervised individual rehabilitation sessions, hydrotherapy, group activity sessions, prescription of a home exercise or activity program, prescription of an exercise program to undertake at a gym and referral to community programs
• Neurological physiotherapy for multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, Motor neuron disease, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, stroke, acquired brain injury, aged care assessments, falls/mobility, complex cases (balance problems, joint replacements, arthritis, impaired vision and diabetes)
• Pain management education and support
• Pre-employment screening (PES) & Manual Handling

Please visit the website or contact Active Recovery on (02) 6162 1229 and info [at] activerecovery.net.au for more information.

The ACT Nutrition Support Service (ACTNSS) is delivered by a team of Accredited Practising Dietitians and includes resources, including videos and recipes, for healthy eating.

They also offer services for the promotion of healthy eating in workplaces and community organisations, including:

• Nutrition presentations
• Cooking demonstrations
• One-on-One dietary consultations
• Nutrition trivia sessions
• Staff wellbeing sessions

Please visit the website or contact the ACTNSS on (02) 6162 2583 and info [at] actnss.org for more information.