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We have been working with One Door Mental Health (One Door) for over four years to provide recovery-focused programs in non-clinical environments to help people with complex mental health needs build meaningful, safe lives in the community. Over half of their national team have lived experience, which can help build relationships with clients on connection and empathy.
Kinga Barron, Chief Operating Officer at One Door explains the importance of having a purpose-driven and experienced team to support the community.
“Everyone who is working for One Door is purpose-driven and what that means for us is we want to give back to community. Our knowledge is strengths-based, which means we believe in recovery, and we believe in the good in people. Changes need to happen, not just in Australia but everywhere else, so that people living with a mental health challenge are not judged and that labelling stops. We need to start learning and listening to people with lived experience on how to support them and understanding that the majority of people are affected directly or indirectly by a mental health challenge.”
One Door Programs in Western Sydney
The Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program
Psychosocial support is provided to adults with severe mental illness and psychosocial impairment who are not currently supported by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Commonwealth Psychosocial Support program (CPS) helps build people’s social skills, capacity to manage daily activities, rebuild and maintain connections, and education and employment opportunities. We are happy to share that 600 clients were supported through CPS with 5834 sessions carried out in the 2022-23 financial year.
Read more about the Commonwealth Psychosocial Support program and how to refer a patient.
The Western Sydney Recovery College
Free courses are available to people with mental health concerns living in Western Sydney as well as their carers, friends, family, mental health staff and service providers. The courses are co-produced and co-facilitated by people with lived mental health experience and health professionals.
Find out more about Western Sydney Recovery College and how to enrol.
Bilingual Hospital to Home
This program provides support for culturally and linguistically diverse people leaving acute care units. It helps them reintegrate back into the community by strengthening coordination, referral pathways and connections to community groups, and linking with primary care providers, allied health professionals and other services.
Learn more about Bilingual Hospital to Home and how to refer a patient.
Mental Health Pathways
Health professionals can access over 680 local clinical pathways and referrals for an extensive range of health conditions through the Western Sydney HealthPathways website. Visit the Mental Health pathways to access up-to-date mental health information and resources for health professionals.
If you require the login details, please contact our HealthPathways team at healthpathways@wentwest.com.au
WentWest Stories
Our WentWest Stories showcase the impact our work with service providers has on the Western Sydney community. Read the following true stories of some of One Door’s clients:
- Commonwealth Psychosocial Support program: Lindsay’s* story
- The Western Sydney Recovery College: Ishmael’s* story
- Bilingual Hospital to Home: Margherit’s* story
Please visit our website to read more of our WentWest Stories.
*Names have been changed to protect the identity of clients.
Information is correct as of 24 April 2024.