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CPS program helps clients find their way back to the lives they love

The Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program (CPS) is a non-clinical, community-based support program for people living with severe mental illness.

The CPS Program connects clients with a non-clinical recovery coach who supports clients to identify and achieve their goals and reconnect to the things they love. The team provides one-on-one coaching and works in partnership with family members and carers (where possible).

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Gidget House Mudgee providing much-needed mental health support to expectant, new and potential parents

1 in 5 new mums and 1 in 10 new dads experience perinatal depression and anxiety, which is around 100,000 Australian parents each year.

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Chronic Disease

How the Keeping Healthy Puura Manti Program Helped Tim Take Control of His Health 

In the heart of regional New South Wales, the Keeping Healthy Puura Manti Program (KHPMP) is helping people work towards better health outcomes. Delivered through general practices and Aboriginal Medical Services, the initiative brings together chronic disease practice nurses, Aboriginal health workers, and visiting allied health professionals to support people aged 15 years and over who are managing or at risk of developing two or more chronic illnesses. 

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Wellbeing wins in the Yoorana Gunya women’s group

The WNSW PHN is proud to support the work of the Yoorana Gunya Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) program in Forbes, with outreach to Cowra and Weddin. The SEWB program assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to enhance their health and wellbeing through holistic and culturally appropriate care.

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Improving endometriosis care in Western NSW

March marks Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the nearly 1 million Australians “ equivalent to one in seven women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals “ who live with this chronic and often debilitating condition.

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Rural Youth Mental Health Program drives youth-led healing

The Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) is proud to partner with the Benevolent Society, supporting the Rural Youth Mental Health (RYMH) program. This program provides positive support for vulnerable young people and their families and carers, through its early intervention mental health services.

Early intervention supports vulnerable people to manage issues before they reach a crisis point. The RYMH has shared a case study of a 15-year-old First Nations Young person who was referred into the program in 2023.

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