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The final stage of the Gold Coast Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) is now open, with Sandalwood ward welcoming consumers and bringing the purpose-built unit to its full operating capacity of 40 beds.

Meet the Nurse Unit Manager leading Sandalwood at the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, focused on building a supportive team and helping people recover and reconnect with community.

Gold Coast Health is progressing the next phase of the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, recruiting staff for the 20-bed Sandalwood ward — the second unit in the $122.7 million, 40-bed facility at Gold Coast University Hospital opening in 202…

Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit consumers created puppets, developed characters and made stop-motion films as part of an innovative art therapy program, fostering connection, emotional expression and community within the ward.

Consumers at Gold Coast’s Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit are gaining new skills, confidence and connection through a hands-on café project designed to support their transition back to community life.

Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit has earned state recognition for its innovative, recovery-focused design, winning the Master Builders Queensland State Award for Health Facility over $20 million.

Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit has earned state recognition for its innovative, recovery-focused design, winning the Master Builders Queensland State Award for Health Facility over $20 million.

Consumers at the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) have expressed themselves while tapping into their creativity by creating personalised T-shirts.

The first consumers have now settled into the new Banksia Unit at Gold Coast Health’s Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, with all 20 rooms expected to be occupied by the end of this month.

For Vernon Armstrong, art is more than paint on a canvas – it’s a form of therapy, storytelling and cultural preservation. As both a registered nurse and an artist, Vernon is making a profound impact at the Gold Coast’s new Secure Mental Health Rehab…

The $122.7 million Gold Coast Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit has officially opened at Gold Coast University Hospital, providing 40 beds for consumers with severe and complex mental health conditions and supporting their recovery and transit…

Electrical Engineering Student at the Queensland University of Technology Mark Nemetallah brought a fresh perspective to the Gold Coast Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit project through the Learning Experience and Academic Placement program.

After years in mental health across the UK, working in forensic, crisis, acute, rehab and military settings, John Chacksfield found his passion in supporting people with complex needs in secure care.