Koolin Balit is the Vic Gov's strategic direction for Aboriginal health 2012 - 2022. Koolin Balit sets out what the DHHS, together with Aboriginal communities, other parts of government and service providers, will do to achieve the government's commitment to improve Aboriginal health.
Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery
Resource | 2012
Blue Knot Foundation’s Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery present the collective wisdom of the last two decades of national and international research in the trauma field.
Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support: A Guidebook
Resource | 2012
This guide is designed as a resource for peer supporters who want to learn how to integrate trauma-informed principles into their relationships with the women they support or into the peer support groups of which they are members.
Practice guidelines for treatment of complex trauma and trauma informed care and service delivery
Resource | 2012
These guidelines present the collective wisdom of the last two decades of national and international research in the trauma field. They establish insights that optimism about recovery from complex trauma is warranted, and that childhood trauma can be resolved.
Framework for Recovery-oriented Practice
Resource | 2011
The Framework for Recovery-oriented Practice identifies the principles, capabilities, practices and leadership that underpin a recovery-oriented approach to mental health service delivery.
Service Guideline for Gender Sensitivity and Safety
Resource | 2011
This document provides specialist mental health and AOD service staff with guidance to support care that is sensitive to gender-related issues, including gender-sensitive care, trauma-informed care, family violence, childhood sexual abuse, responding to incidents, and LGBTIQ+ people.
Charter of Peer Support
Resource | 2011
The Charter of Peer Support has been developed to ensure that peer support services are available to consumers and carers when and where we need it.
Speaking Our Minds: A guide to how we use our stories
Resource | 2011
A FREE resource, written entirely by mental health consumers. This booklet is all about mental health consumers' stories - how we use them, why we might not use them, and how we can best make use of our stories when we do share them.
Adult prevention and recovery care (PARC) services framework and operational guidelines
Resource | 2010
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide operational advice to support the planning and delivery of PARC services. Approved adult PARC services should develop their own procedures and practices to address the issues raised in these guidelines.
Real Lives Real Jobs
Resource | 2009
This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of the consumer workforce and make recommendations for systematic planning, support and career development of the workforce to ensure the growth and sustainability of this workforce.