Mind Australia is now accepting applications for the inaugural round of the Earn and Learn Traineeship program for Victorian students undertaking a Certificate IV in Mental Health.
Mind is providing 12 traineeships as part of the Victorian government initiative, which will help develop the state’s mental health workforce.
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.
Some of our partner hospital and healthcare services have contracted Mind to provide follow up support in the community. Called Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response Services (EIPSRS), access is via patient case managers.
People are significantly improving their mental health as a result of stays at Mind’s short term residential support services across Australia.
This is the feedback nearly 5000 people have provided after accessing support from 15 of these services across Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia between 2020 and 2025.
Mind Australia’s research has identified that women, youth, and gender diverse people are presenting with higher levels of psychological distress in its sub-acute services. These three cohorts also have comparatively lower rates of psychological distress at exit.
Mind Australia will provide valuable employment opportunities for students undertaking a Certificate IV in Mental Health in regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne.
Young people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges in Perth may be eligible to access psychosocial support from Mind Australia.
Mind has been selected as a Youth Psychosocial Support Package provider, and will develop and implement individualised plans for young people with moderate to severe mental ill-health.
Mind Australia held its second annual Stratford Lecture at Parliament House, Sydney, a setting in which the voices and perspectives of people with lived experience of mental health challenges have not sufficiently been heard or valued. Watch the Stratford Lecture on YouTube.
Mind Australia congratulates the graduates of the 2025/2026 Peer Cadet Program, who are now ready to begin their careers in mental health after successfully completing their 10-month cadetship.