We’re proud of the diverse population in our region and are involved in a variety of services and programs that help meet the specific health needs of some of our local community groups.
NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) is a non-profit organisation supporting refugees, migrants and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. We have commissioned STARTTS since 2015 to provide culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) mental health literacy and suicide prevention programs for refugees, asylum seekers and other diverse communities in Western Sydney.
Through group sessions, counselling, mental health events, training and awareness days, STARTTS empowers community members to recognise signs of distress, employ coping mechanisms, build supportive community networks, and reduce the stigma around mental health.
One Door Mental Health
One Door Mental Health provide recovery-focused programs to help people with complex mental health needs build meaningful, safe lives in the community.
Bilingual Hospital 2 Home supports people from CALD communities who are leaving mental health support programs (hospital or community-based) and need support with navigating the challenges of integrating back into the community and accessing the right, culturally appropriate supports.
Dementia Care Navigator - Dementia Australia
Dementia Care Navigator supports people living with dementia, their families and carers, primarily from CALD communities. A specialist navigator acts as a key touchpoint, assisting with navigation through the health system for a person with a diagnosis of dementia or their families.
For more information, please visit the Dementia Australia website.
Odyssey House NSW
This program offers CALD drug and alcohol services to individuals and their families. This includes individual counselling and group programs.
For more information, please visit the Odyssey House website.
Looking After Your Health - Diabetes NSW & ACT
Diabetes NSW & ACT hosts online and face-to-face sessions in different languages to increase awareness of the risk factors for chronic conditions.
Read more about the Looking After Your Health program in our recent feature article.
Other Population Health Services
Mobile Imaging Service
Mobile Radiology Australia (MRA) offers mobile imaging services to reduce the number of patients presenting to the emergency department or other hospital facilities for imaging services that could be provided externally. This aims to alleviate the pressure on hospitals and prevent unnecessary ambulance transfers and hospital visits for patients. Available from the comfort of a patient’s own home, the service is available to all Western Sydney residents free of charge and is bulk-billed under Medicare.
People can also make a booking online. If you have any questions about the service, please contact MRA at info@mra.com.au or on 1300 850 405.
Live Life Get Active
Live Young Longer is run by Live Life Get Active (LLGA) and has been developed to help people, as they get older, to live fitter, healthier and happier lives.
The programme has been designed to have two sessions that are delivered face-to-face. This is the introduction session in week one and the graduation session in week seven. Then there are live Zoom sessions for weeks two, three, four, five and six. You can view these at home or you can view them in a communal setting with other people.
WentWest, the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, is proud to be a partner of LLGA.
This program is free of charge for all eligible and registered participants. Registrations can be made on the Live Life Get Active website. For more information read the FAQs.
The Food Education and Sustainability Training Schools Program
The Food Education and Sustainability Training (FEAST) is a curriculum-aligned program designed for primary and high school students, inspiring them to eat healthy food, waste less and become change-makers in their local community.
The program runs for ten weeks immersing school aged children in hands-on cooking activities in the classroom.
The focus of the program is to promote behavioural change and improved mental health through education and nutrition.
The program, supported by OzHarvest, provides schools with all equipment, resources and training.
There are currently five schools participating in the program:
- Hebersham Public School
- Guildford West Public School
- Marayong Public School
- Arthur Phillip High School
- Cumberland High School
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Find out more about our other Services and Programs available for Western Sydney community members.
