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The Department of Health is working with Everymind and the Tasmanian Culture Care Connect program to develop a new service for Tasmania to support people in the early stages of distress.
While there are many services that support people through difficult times – including family crisis, relationship breakdown, financial distress, and job loss or business failure, we want to establish a service that meets people’s needs before they reach their own crisis point.
Everymind and the Tasmanian Culture Care Connect program have been engaged by the Department of Health to learn from Tasmanians about how this new service should look.
How do I participate?
There will be two phases of consultation. In the first phase, we are seeking your views on the support currently available for people experiencing the early signs of distress in Tasmania, including what programs and services you offer, how it is accessed, and the challenges faced.
The second phase is scheduled for February – March 2024 and we will be seeking your views to help us understand what should be included in an early distress support service for Tasmania. The new service aims to apply a holistic social and emotional wellbeing approach that has been used by our First Nations people for many years to keep people strong, resilient and well, through connection to culture, self and others.
If you are happy to contribute, there are three ways to provide your views:
- Online survey - to answer a short online survey.
- One-on-one interview –to discuss your views in further detail via a one-on-one interview (telephone or video call) with the Everymind team. To register, please email: [email protected].
- Online workshop – to share and workshop views collaboratively. This will be dependent on the number of registrations received. To register, please email: [email protected].
Who should I talk to for more information?
Thank you for your time and consideration. We eagerly anticipate your involvement in this first consultation phase. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Andrew McMahon
Project Lead
Everymind
[email protected]
Al Brown
Principal Policy Officer and Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Department of Health, Tasmania
[email protected]
Where can I get support?
Talking and reading about mental health and suicide can be distressing and may bring up strong feelings or personal experiences for some people. If you’re worried about how you’re feeling and need help, please use the below services to access support.
If you are, or anyone else is in immediate danger, call 000.
- Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
- 13YARN: 13 92 76
- MensLine Australia: 1300 789 978
- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
- SANE Australia helpline: 1800 18 SANE (7263)
- Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service: 1800 011 046
- QLife line: 1800 184 527 (3pm-12am)
- A Tasmanian Lifeline: 1800 98 44 34 (8am-8pm)