The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program aims to provide increased opportunities for the recovery of people who have a severe functional limitation resulting from a severe mental illness. The program takes a strengths-based, recovery approach. The 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 severe functional limitation resulting from a severe mental illness.
Service providers employ Personal Helpers and Mentors who 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.
Please see related links on this page for more information about the program and to locate a Personal Helpers and Mentor Service Provider.