Gold Coast Health is recognised for quality patient care, nursing and midwifery excellence and innovations in professional nursing and midwifery practice under the Magnet® Recognition Program.
"Walking together in kindness" artwork produced for Gold Coast Health by Riki Salam, We are 27 Creative.Supporting a person with mental health challenges can be both rewarding and demanding. Whether your support is needed for a brief period of recovery or for a longer duration, it is essential to have access to the necessary support and information to sustain you in your vital role.
We recognise the importance of compassionate and informed support for families, carers and the individual receiving support.
Queensland Health’s how to get help page has information about finding mental health services and treatment options that are available around Queensland, as well as how mental health can affect you or the people you care about, and rights and support.
The Gold Coast Health Mental Health and Specialist Services’ Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce is a lived/living experience workforce composed of people with their own experiences of mental health challenges, mental health service use and personal recovery, or supporting someone through these experiences.
The workforce provides a responsive program of recovery-oriented peer connection, education and information for consumers, families, carers, kin and unpaid natural support people.
The goal of the workforce is to increase the involvement of consumers, families and carers in their own mental health care, and encourage their participation in the planning, delivery and evaluation of mental health services.
As a parent and carer, it can be difficult to understand how to support your young person when you are concerned about their mental health and wellbeing. Below is a list of resources and supports to assist you.
If you are a young person and need support and information relating to general mental health and wellbeing this section is designed for you.
