Rural Outreach Program

Rural Outreach Program

Rural and Regional Mental Health Support

Our team of Outreach Workers can help when:
times get tough
  • you need a trusted person to talk with
  • you are concerned about someone
  • you need someone for support and guidance
  • or you just need a friendly ear on the phone
This is a FREE service and we can come to you, whether it be at your home, on the farm or any place you feel most comfortable.

Please contact 1300 OUTREACH (1300 688 732) to talk to one of our team.

The Rural Outreach Program

The Rural Outreach Program is a Victorian rural mental health initiative, with local community- based Rural Outreach Workers responding to the immediate needs of people living in the Wimmera Southern Mallee Shires. The program aims to improve the wellbeing of community members who are struggling with tough times and to support them with navigating services. T here are currently three Rural Outreach Workers and one Rural Outreach Program Coordinator. The Rural Outreach Program started in December 2018.

The Rural Outreach Workers

The role of the Rural Outreach Workers is to increase the capacity of services working in communities and to respond to community members who are in psychological distress and may be showing early signs of mental ill-health. The role responds to a person’s need for immediate support and assists them to navigate and access services quickly. Anyone in the community with concerns for another can refer to the Rural Outreach Workers to conduct a wellbeing
check. During this, Rural Outreach Workers record data such as demographics, location, motivations for accessing the service, etc. The Rural Outreach Workers do not provide therapeutic or clinical interventions.

Partners

Rural Outreach is a partnership of Grampians Health, Woomelang & District Bush Nursing Centre, Rural Northwest Health, West Wimmera Health Service, Harrow Bush Nursing Centre, Wimmera PCP, West Wimmera Shire Council, Hindmarsh Shire Council, Horsham Rural City Council, Yarriambiack Shire Council and Western Victoria Primary Health Network.

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