Overview of Mind services

Support coordination

Mind can help you coordinate support if you need support services from multiple providers.

A support coordinator will help you identify the most suitable providers, manage service agreements and promote communication between services involved in your care.

Mind is a registered NDIS provider for support coordination, but we also offer this service through various support packages such as those funded through Partners in Recovery (PiR) or Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative (MACNI) programs.

Find out more about Mind's support coordination services and view locations.

Group recreation, leisure and support

Mind offers a variety of social, creative, active leisure and support groups that can help you find new friendships, give and receive peer support and learn new skills.

Group activities offer a way for people to share their experiences of living with mental health challenges and their recovery journey whilst engaging in enjoyable, healing activities.

Group activities are available as NDIS services, but we also offer these services through other funding packages or by direct fee.

Counselling, coaching and learning centres

We operate a number of centres where you can get support from specialised practitioners, counsellors and peer educators. These include: Mind Centres for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the Mind Equality Centre,  Mind Bendigo Centre for Counselling and headspace Greensborough (VIC). We also offer alcohol and other drugs counselling and support services, and services through other headspace centres.

Counsellors use a tailored approach that incorporates a variety of interventions, including brief therapies, motivational techniques and other specialised skills. We can offer counselling support to individuals, couples and family groups. The centres can also provide outreach support to people who require specialised assessment and support for complex behaviours, including occupational and psychological therapy.

Some clients may be able to receive subsidised sessions through the federally funded Psychological Strategies program (previously known as Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS), or the Better Access program. Some services are fundable through an NDIS plan.

Mind Recovery College™ offers peer-led short courses. This is an award-winning model, where people with real life experience of recovery share what works. At Mind Recovery College™ you are a student or a teacher of recovery, not a patient or a client. Our Mind Centres for Mental Health and Wellbeing host Mind Recovery College™ courses.

Call Mind Connect on 1300 286 463 (1300 AT MIND) for more information on any of our centre-based counselling, coaching and learning services. Please note that we can provide many of these services by video or telephone link, if preferred.

In home and community support

Your Mind worker comes to you to help you build skills and confidence in daily life activities. They'll also help you with some of the bigger things, like making friends and exploring new interests and experiences. With home and community support, you can focus on your personal recovery and growth.

Examples of the kinds of things you can ask for help with include:

• managing daily household tasks and taking care of yourself
• meal planning, shopping and cooking
• budgeting and managing day-to-day tasks
• managing and supporting you with appointments and activities (doctors, social workers, Centrelink, etc.).
• supporting you on social outings and recreation activities
• learning to use public transport and building confidence to get out on your own
• social support and encouragement

In home and community support can be offered as an NDIS-funded service, but we also provide this service through various funding programs such as Individualised Client Support Packages (ICSP), Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) and other programs where the NDIS is not yet available.  We can also offer in home and community support through a fee-for-service arrangement. 

Residential services (including supported independent living)

Mind offers residential-based support services in a safe, home-like environment.

Adults can access Mind supported independent living services delivered in shared housing to people with relevant NDIS funding packages. Tenancy arrangements are managed by Housing Choices.

Young people are supported through residential rehabilitation models with access through the relevant state government's public mental health system.

Residents are supported with a range of individual and group activities that promote social connection and skills for independent living.

Sub-acute residential recovery care

Delivered in partnership with hospitals, Mind offers recovery support in short-stay (up to 28 days) sub-acute residential units as an alternative to hospital (step up) or to help transition from hospital back into the community (step down). These are often also known as Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services.

Also available are residential programs (up to two years) offering intensive treatment and recovery support to enable a person to move back into the community.

Family and carer support services

At Mind, we recognise that caring for someone with mental health issues can be stressful, and that sometimes you need support yourself. We offer a range of supports, including counselling and peer support, respite, recreation days, carer education, an online forum and support groups.

If you call our Carer Helpline on 1300 554 660, we can help you identify what works best for you. (Please note that not all options are available across all Mind service sites.)  

Find out more about Mind's family and carer support services and view locations.