National Rollout of the Stay Afloat Program

Overview

This grant program will provide a total of $1.5 million (GST exclusive) over two years (2022-23 to 2023-24) to Seafood Industry Australia to extend its Stay Afloat Program pilot and establish up to 50 hubs across Australia, with the intention of providing peer-led mental health and wellbeing support for commercial fishers, their families and local communities. The national rollout of the Stay Afloat Program will: Establish a Trusted Advocates service that assists community members to seek and access mental health care as needed. Provide education and training and enhance communications that support help-seeking behaviours. Establish and strengthen links between the mental health support co-ordinators, the community and appropriate services. Build community capacity and resilience through the accountable and transparent distribution of a community resilience fund administered by Seafood Industry Australia. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left hand side.