GO3194 - Canefields Clubhouse Beenleigh Inc.

Overview

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to provide funding for activities that seek to improve social, economic and health outcomes for people with severe and complex mental illness. Supported activities will improve client’s quality of life, social, economic and health outcomes and ability to live successfully at an optimal level of independence in the community. Services will provide non-clinical psychological support that includes social events and activities as well as one-on-one individual support that provides recovery-focused approach to enable people with severe mental illness to live independently within the community. The objectives of the grant are to:* provide support to people with severe and complex mental illness who experiencesocial isolation;* provide a recovery-focussed services to enable people with severe mental illness tolive independently within the community;* encourage individuals to participate in social, recreational, educational and skillsbasedactivities;* improve quality of life to live successfully at an optimal level of independence in thecommunity;* integrate services with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) within theirregion and their Primary Health Network; and* increase community participation. The intended outcomes of the grant are:* to ensure that support and services are maintained to help people with severe mentalillness who are not funded through the NDIS to increase their ability to do everydayactivities through a range of non-clinical community based support through arecovery-focussed approach.* assist people supported by the Clubhouse with severe mental illness to transition tothe NDIS if they are eligible or transition to the Continuity of Support Programme.