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Personal Helpers and Mentors Program Marion

 Description of Program

The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program aims to provide increased opportunities for recovery for people who have a mental illness. The program takes a strengths-based, recovery approach.  The Personal Helpers and Mentors support program participants in their recovery journey, building long-term relationships and providing holistic support. They ensure that services accessed by program participants are coordinated, integrated and complementary to other services in the community.

A Personal Helper and Mentor will:

• help participants to better manage their daily activities and reconnect to their community
• provide direct and personalised assistance through outreach services
• provide referrals and links with appropriate services such as drug and alcohol and accommodation services
• work with participants in the development of Individual Recovery Plans which focus on participants' goals and recovery journey
• engage and support family, carer and other relationships
• monitor and report progress against the participant's Individual Recovery Plan.

Who is eligible to participate in the program?

The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program assists people aged 16 years and over whose ability to manage their daily activities and to live independently in the community is impacted because of a functional limitation as a result of a mental illness. Potential participants are required to reside in the following postcodes, 5037, 5038, 5039, 5042, 5043, 5044, 5045, 5046, 5047, 5048, 5049. The service is available to those who are homeless or transient within the proximity of these postcodes.

A person does not need to have a formal clinical diagnosis of a mental illness to be able to access the program.

What if I am not eligible?

If you are not eligible for this program and you are in need of support please contact us as we might be able to identify and provide you with information on other relevant services within the community that may be able to provide support. We might be able to initiate a referral to another service, if applicable.

Service and Funding Agreement

The Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs have funded this service for three years commencing November 2007.  Further information about this program is available from the FaCSIA web site.

Contact Address
1389 South Rd
Bedford Park SA 5042

Phone
08 8276 3600

Fax 
08 8276 3622

Coordinator
Grenville Duckworth
0410 029 065
gduckworth@ucwpa.org.au