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5 April 2019Mental Health inquiryProductivity CommissionGPO Box 1428Canberra City ACT 2601Further to the Issues Paper titled The Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health, andthe opportunity to meet with Commissioner Dr Stephen King at Wagga Wagga in January, please findattached an outline of some of the programs focusing on mental health that Marathon Health iscurrently delivering.The documents following outline the way these programs work and how they have been successful.They include: Condobolin Wellbeing ProgramConnectALLConnectedIndividual Placement Support (IPS) – delivered through headspaceMental Health First AidMultisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN)NewAccessPartners in RecoveryStrong MindsFurther to the discussions about our experiences with mental health management with Dr King, thesedocuments highlight where we believe funding in early intervention and well-coordinated supportshave had a positive impact on people’s ability to participate in and prosper in the community andworkplace and contribute to improving both our national mental wellbeing and our economy.Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information on any of these programs, or to elaborateon our earlier discussions. I can be reachedThank you for the opportunity to be a part of this important review. Effective investment in mentalhealth across the stepped care spectrum is crucial to ensuring people can receive the right care, atthe right time. We hope this inquiry will play a key role in improving mental health outcomes in thefuture—for the benefit of the individuals affected and the nation as a whole.Your sincerelyJustine SummersRegional Manager, MurrumbidgeeMarathon Health

Supporting the wellbeing of the CondobolincommunityWHAT IS CONDOBOLIN WELLBEING?The Condobolin Wellbeing program offers wide-ranging, culturally-sensitive supports covering mental and physicalhealth, healing, housing, education, employment, finance, social life, welfare, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol.The program aims to reform the drivers of poverty, trauma and incarceration impacting Aboriginal people living inCondobolin and reduce their vulnerability.It is a free program, providing assistance for Aboriginal people under 35 and their extended families. Our WellnessFacilitators work with them in the areas of: appointment scheduling and follow-up supportadvocacy and informationcase managementsocial and general supportpreparing for worksupport at courtlinks to health professionals, specialists and medical supportsorganising referrals and support to access various community services.Services are provided in a safe and confidential setting at the Wiradjuri Study Centre in the community’s WellbeingCottage.The program responds to the trauma within some Aboriginal communities that drive low socio-economic status –incarceration, chronic disease, intergenerational underemployment and limited investment in economic growth forAboriginal business. It is designed to address the causes, as well as consequences, of poor wellbeing, especiallyaddiction, mental ill-health and domestic violence. It provides the ‘glue’ between families and existing providers ofhousing, education, employment, domestic violence, addiction, clinical health and broader wellbeing, optimisingoutcomes of those services.THE MARATHON HEALTH EXPERIENCEMarathon Health has partnered with the Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation to run the Wiradjuri Wellness Centre atCondobolin since 2016. Together, we have established the Wellness Model for Aboriginal economic development. Inour experience, the Wellness Model empowers Aboriginal people to develop the self-agency required to live a betterlife through good health and wellbeing. The model puts wellness at the heart of the economic development ofAboriginal communities and has a strong focus early intervention to position children on a positive life trajectory.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY“See Dad, I told you Fiona could help us.”Teenage participant“We wouldn’t know what to do if you guys weren’there.”Jocelyn“I love coming up here and cooking and having ayarn.”Veronica“I feel comfortable at the centre.”Serena

Forming connections that keep traumatisedchildren at schoolWHAT IS CONNECTALL?ConnectALL is an early childhood program for traumatised children whose social security and welfare is compromisedby parental incarceration, and whose socialisation is impacted by family violence, addiction and racism. The programprovides access to targeted multi-disciplinary, school-based physical, social and emotional, and cultural activities tosocialise traumatised children who would otherwise be deprived of access to public education.Children participating in the program were previously absent from school for 55 days or suspended from school for upto 40 days. They are supported by multi-disciplinary team members and have a dedicated space at their school that isculturally appropriate and where the children and their family members feel safe and welcome.As part of the program, children are socialised to receive and give care; help-seek; problem-solve; develop self-efficacyand participate in the life of the school and the community. Outputs from the program include: occupational therapypsychological screeningindividual plans for social and emotional heathmindfulness and drumming lessonslesson plans from teachers trained to provide activities which have been demonstrated to have particularbenefit for children who have been traumatised.This approach provides health and education specialists with learning goals for each child and the group as a whole.THE MARATHON HEALTH EXPERIENCEThe ConnectALL program was run at Narromine Primary School in 2017-2018 and won the NSW Department ofEducation and Communities Wudhagaragarra Award for best school community partnership. The WudhagaragarraAwards celebrate and recognise innovation, excellence and achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandereducation in NSW public schools and school communities.Funding has ceased at Narromine, but the program began operating at Wellington Public School in early 2019. Withina month it had six enrolments, with a target of 15. Both communities are within the catchment of the WellingtonCorrectional Centre.The range of matters that traumatise children in extreme poverty include homelessness, starvation, neglect across thespectrum of development and personal growth, anguish, violence, exposure to alcoholism and drug addiction,unreasonable expectations and exclusion from the right to education.We developed ConnectALL so that children could receive school-based physical, social, emotional and cultural healthinteractions that allow their experiences in the world of the school to be conditioned by care and respect. Ourexperience shows that, with access to physical, emotional, social and cultural supports, the children involved spent lesstime away from school and their suspension rates from school dropped significantly.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY“Early intervention promises to provide ourchildren with better opportunities to realise theirpotential and position themselves on a positive lifetrajectory.”“My son has been coming home very happy sincetaking part in the program.”Darryl Thompson, Principal, Wellington Public School“ConnectALL is awesome. The kids love it and itgives them a little more confidence knowing theyhave support.”“ConnectALL has been highly effective inproviding a holistic approach to trauma, grief andseparation and has enabled the building of positiverelationships between parents, children and theschool.”Mother of a child from WellingtonDenise King, Principal, Narromine Public SchoolMother of a nine year old from Wellington

Case studyBetter healthcare, closer to homeAboriginal Health – ConnectALL NarromineJanuary 2016 – December 2018backgroundA 12 year old boy, diagnosed withADHD had a history of grief and traumaassociated with the incarceration of hisfather.The boy was identified by the school due to hisbehaviour issues, and referred into the ConnectALLprogram. The Care Coordinator met with the boy andhis mother in their home and began building apositive rapport.During school time the Care Coordinatorfocused on cultural activities – using traditionalstories, paintings and music to build a feelingof inclusiveness in the group. These storiesgenerated discussion based around empathyand emotional intelligence.The boy lives at home with his mother andsix siblings and was prone to outburstsof anger and experienced difficulties withemotional regulation.At school, he displayed low motivation andconcentration, was disruptive in class andsuspended from school regularly.The boy had medication for his ADHD,which needed to be administered atschool. He needed to eat breakfast beforetaking his medication so it had time towork before school started.December 2018At the second meeting, information wasgathered around his routine and activities.It was discovered that the boy was havingtrouble sleeping and wouldn’t go to bed untilaround 1am. This caused him to sleep inthe next day and rush to school – skippingbreakfast and delaying him taking hismedication.The boy has been going to bed earlier andis less rushed in the morning – able to eatbreakfast at home.By being able to take his medication earlierthe boy has experienced much smoothertransitions into school, reducing behaviourissues and suspensions.Positive leadership and rolemodelling has achievedconfidence and self-esteemimprovements to the pointwhere the boy has beenelected House Captain.Through culturalinteractions and activitieshe has been more engagedin school and is moremotivated in his classes.

Connected program scoring goals in the ACTWHAT IS CONNECTED?Connected is a free service for young people up to 25 years old who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander orhave family who identify as Indigenous and are experiencing symptoms of psychological distress. This may includemild to moderate: anxietydepressionsocial exclusionfamily concernsemotional distressadjustment or trauma related symptomsschool refusalalcohol and other drug issues.Connected is all about connecting young people to social, emotional andwellbeing support. It is largely an outreach model of support, where we takethe service to a location that is convenient to the young person. In doing so,we can often remove the cultural and accessibility barriers to providing aservice that meets their needs.THE MARATHON HEALTH EXPERIENCEConnected provides direct client support, in conjunction with capacity buildingwithin Canberra to expand the availability of culturally-appropriate mental health services to Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people in the local community.A Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker is the first point of contact for the client who assesses their needs, based onthe internal tools (referral, intake and program assessment) and will refer the young person on to our RegisteredPsychologist as required.There are two ways for young people to access Connected – by an appointment at our Braddon centre, which is colocated with headspace Canberra, or by an outreach session with one of our team at an agreed location. Either way,the services is free.We accept referrals through local community organisations, general practitioners and schools, as well as self-referrals.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY“(He) came back with a completely changed attitude last Thursday. He can sense genuine interest (as againstthis is my job) at a thousand metres and identified you as being in the former group.”From a thank you email sent to our Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker by a woman whose grandson is in care

IPS making a difference in the lives of youth inregional NSWWHAT IS IPS?The Individual Placement Support (IPS) program forms part of the Australian Government’s Youth EmploymentStrategy, which aims to tackle the problem of high youth unemployment. It supports young people with a mental illnessto find a job they love and to work in a safe environment, with an employer that respects their needs.The IPS Trial is being delivered from 14 selected headspace locations across Australia, including headspace Dubbo,which is operated by Marathon Health. In January 2019, Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, PaulFletcher MP announced the trial would be rolled out to a further 10 headspace locations.The IPS model integrates employment and vocational services with clinical mental health and non-vocational support,and focuses on the individual needs of people with mental illness who are seeking to enter, or remain in, educationand/or employment.Participants are headspace clients aged 16 to 25. They can access a variety of individualised supports through theIPS program, including: job coachingresume preparationassistance navigating community support services and Centrelink systemseffective communication skills and interview techniquestargeted education and/or employment opportunitieson-the-job support – for as long as they need it, even after they find employment.THE MARATHON HEALTH EXPERIENCEMarathon Health is one of the largest providers of headspace services in Australia, with centres in Dubbo, Bathurst,Orange, Queanbeyan and Canberra and satellite centres in Cowra and Lithgow.The IPS trial at headspace Dubbo has proven highly successful, with our Support Team recording a fidelity rating of 97out of 125 in January 2019. In a relatively short period of time, Dubbo IPS has become a safe and approachableprogram for young people to reach into the employment and education sector, many overcoming significant barriers. Inour first 18 months, we saw more than 100 clients and achieved a one-in-four success rate in linking young people toemployment or training—young people who otherwise may have been at risk of long-term unemployment in Dubbo’scompetitive employment environment.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY“I can’t believe that with the support of the IPS program I have attained a role as the youngest peer supportworker.”24-year-old male placed as a mental health peer support worker in Dubbo“I now have a job, a registered car and will be moving into my own one-bedroom unit this weekend.”19-year-old female placed as a kitchen hand in Dubbo

Investing in mentally healthy workforces boostsproductivityWHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?With one in five (20%) of Australians aged from 16 to 85 experiencing a mental illness in any year, the responsibility isgrowing for employers to create mentally healthy workplaces and be aware of the mental health of their employees.Mental Health First Aid training is an accredited training program, designed to keep staff mentally safe by breakingdown the stigma, teaching the warning signs and providing knowledge in how to access support for somebodyexperiencing mental health distress.A 2018 KPMG study found that mental ill-health costs employers an average of 3,200 per employee living with amental illness each year in absenteeism and presenteeism and up to 5,600 for employees living with a severe mentalillness. Mental Health First Aid training is a way for employers to empower their workforce to support staff experiencingmental health distress or mental illness at work. It also enriches their employee value proposition and reduces sickleave by providing local, discreet, caring and professional health and wellbeing services.THE MARATHON HEALTH EXPERIENCEIn delivering mental health programs, we aim to empower regional employers to support staff who may be experiencingmental health distress or mental illness at work and to create awareness among all staff of the signs of mental illness.During times of drought, this has been particularly important for supporting both staff and customers in agribusiness.Our programs are proving effective in helping regional employers: attract and maintain a well workforceoffer support to clients and customers, particularly in times of drought and other natural disastersprovide sustainable employment opportunities in Indigenous communitiesdevelop and maintain a mentally healthy workplace.Through our long-standing partnership with the Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation, we can also help support businessesin Western NSW recruit and support Indigenous workforces in a culturally sensitive and appropriate way.In addition to Mental Health First Aid training, we can provide short-term, focused services for low income earners whoare suffering mild to moderate mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, through Strong Minds (byreferral from a GP). Our headspace centres also offer support for young people aged 12 to 25.Other support services we can provide to support healthy workplaces include: health assessmentshealthy eating and physical activity educationdiabetes managementdrug and alcohol supportassistance in setting up workplace healthchallengesinjury rehabilitation through exercise physiology smoking cessationskin cancer educationbowel cancer screeningoccupational therapyworkplace resilience workshopscounselling and psychologytailor-made support packages.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY“The training delivered to our organisation gave usa better understanding of how to interact with ourrural clients.”“I was surprised how much the team got out of thetraining, and that we all want to strive to improveworkplace wellness.”Branch manager of a national agribusiness companyDirector, regionally-based accountancy firm

Intense therapy and a family-based approach tomaking children safeWHAT IS MST-CAN?Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) is an evidence-based program designed to treatfamilies with children aged from six to 17 and their families who have come to the attention of the NSW Department ofFamily and Community Services (FACS) due to physical abuse and/or neglect.MST-CAN works with the entire family in an effort to keep children with their families and help the family resolve clinicaland practical concerns so that children can be safe. It aims to prevent abuse and neglect, reduce mental healthdifficulties experienced by adults and children, and increase natural social supports.MST-CAN is successful because it: is evidence-basedis delivered in home and community settingsinvolves all members of the familyis delivered at times that are convenient to the familyaddresses the multiple determinants of maltreatmentprovides individualised safety plans for each familyprovides professional training and supportfollows Quality Assurance and Fidelity Measuresis delivered by licensed MST-CAN providers.THE MARATHON HEALTH EXPERIENCEWe have a highly-qualified team delivering MST-CAN, with a supervisor (clinical psychologist), three therapists (clinicalpsychologists) and one crisis caseworker (social worker) collaborating to address the issues and develop plans witheach family to address the risk areas. A key factor of the program’s success is that we help families develop plans,written in their own words, to target the high-risk behaviours impacting the lives of the children.Some of the referral behaviours being addressed: medical neglectlack of food in the homedrug usemultiple police reportschildren not attending school regularly.Some of the strategies we put in place: Reinforcement Based TherapyCognitive Behaviour Therapybehaviour modificationbuilding knowledge of local resources such as foodbanks, medical services and free activitieshelp to identify and build social supportsknowledge to improve confidence in dealing withservices, such as school, police, FACS andhousing.WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY“I’m a totally different person now. First time clean from drugs since I was 17 years old.”Aboriginal mother of seven, involved with FACS for seven years

case studyAboriginal Health – Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST CAN)Better healthcare, closer to home2018-2019An MST CAN Therapist and Crisis Caseworker worked together with themother to identify t

Condobolin Wellbeing Program ConnectALL Connected . education in NSW public schools and school communities. Funding has ceased at Narromine, but the program began operating at Wellington Public School in early 2019. Within a month it had six enrolments, with a target of 15. Both communities are within the catchment of the Wellington

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