Gay Foster Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office Project Manager MH-CYP March 2014 INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ELEMENT 2 MENTAL HEALTH DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICES (IECD NP E2 MHDAS) Brief Update on the MHDAS Initiative A Personal Journey Tammy Sampson – Aboriginal MH Trainee Mid North Coast LHD – Coffs Harbour
Where the Journey Began..... Closing The Gap Healthy strong babies Early childhood education Completing school Health Employment Living standards Life expectancy
IECD MHDAS Initiative in NSW 10 Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Services (MHDAS) in partnership with and co located in selected Aboriginal Maternal & Infant Health Services (AMIHS) state-wide. MHDAS aims are; o Increased access for Aboriginal pregnant women, their partners, families and community members to integrated perinatal care at this critical time o To strengthen the structures, processes and procedures that support this access and care
Who Provides MHDAS? 10 MHDAS Programs have been funded in 9 Local Health Districts (LHDs) o 10 FTE mental health clinicians o 10 FTE drug & alcohol clinicians 7 of the 9 participating LHDs are funded to support an Aboriginal mental health or drug & alcohol traineeship o 2 FTE Aboriginal mental health trainees o 6 FTE Aboriginal drug & alcohol trainees
IECD NP E2 AMIHS/MHDAS Locations
Partnerships Community engagement and cultural safety Holistic approach based on the social determinants of health providing a service that is culturally safe and respectful Aboriginal Community Focus Groups MHDAS Tool Kit Social Marketing Campaign Monitoring, Data Collection and Evaluation Building capacity in the Aboriginal workforce MHDAS - Integrated perinatal Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Care
PARTNERSHIPS
‘Stay Strong and Healthy – It’s Worth It’ (Aboriginal Prenatal Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Campaign) posters.html Aboriginal Prenatal Social Marketing Campaign
‘Stay Strong and Healthy – It's Worth It’ Resources
Aboriginal Traineeships – Why? Investing in traineeships to build the capacity of the Aboriginal Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol workforce has proven to be a valuable and effective model as reflected in MHDAS
Photo Acknowledgements: National Library of Australia nla.pic-vn v F Iconotec Stock Photography Royalty Free Photograph; Maternity Services Unit/ Maternity, Children and Young People's Health Branch/NSW Department of Health. GenerationOne. Questions Gay Foster Project Manager IECD NP E2 MHDAS MH-CYP MHDAO NSW Health (02)