Local health forum | Barriers to accessing mental health services

South Western Sydney PHN is a not-for-profit health organisation dedicated to supporting general practitioners, practice nurses and other primary health providers to deliver the best possible care for their patients and improve access to quality local health care for the whole community.Servicing seven local government areas of Bankstown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Camden, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee, South Western Sydney PHN is one of 31 primary health networks across Australia aiming to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health services delivered in our region.We are doing this by supporting local clinicians; understanding the healthcare needs and service gaps in our community through planning and consultation; and by focusing on improving access to primary care services for patients, particularly those in our community at risk of poor health outcomes.

South Western Sydney PHN

Share your thoughts and ideas in a collaborative session with other people who have similar experiences of mental ill-health.

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Have you lived with mental ill-health, either personally or through supporting a friend or family member? We want to learn from your experience what works well and what can be improved. Enjoy a two-course dinner share your thoughts and ideas in a collaborative session with other people who have similar experiences. Support and social service providers are also welcome to contribute.<h2>Local Health Forum focus</h2>The focus of the upcoming Local Health Forum is mental health and suicide prevention. We aim to better understand how people living in South Western Sydney access and engage with mental health services, the support people may need in accessing those services, and how we can improve services and coordination to best meet the needs of our community. <blockquote>Mental health is a term that describes how all people think, feel and act. It is a basic component of health and wellbeing that underpins our individual and collective abilities to make decisions, build relationships and shape the world we live in. </blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><h2>Why you should be involved </h2>The information you share during the forum will help to: <ul><li>Identify and understand the mental health needs of our community </li><li>Identify where we can improve existing services to better serve the community </li><li>Develop and implement future activities which will benefit our community </li></ul>The Local Health Forum will contribute to a wider investigation of what’s working well, and not so well, across all aspects of mental health care within the South Western Sydney region. <h2>Agenda</h2>6:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Arrive and network with other participants6:45 pm - 7:00 pm: Dinner is served (Please note your dietary requirements during the registration process)7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Presentations 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Consultation<h2>Who we are</h2>South Western Sydney PHN is a not-for-profit health organisation funded by the Government aiming to improve health services delivered in the local government areas of Bankstown, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly. One of the ways we do this is by identifying service gaps in our region and commissioning services to fill these service gaps through planning and consultation with health professionals and community members. <a href="https://swsphn.com.au/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more on our website</a>

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