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CoMHWA’s Projects
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Consumer participation is the process of ensuring that programs, services, policies and systems are well designed through taking on board the views of those with lived experience of mental health issues.
Supporting choice of service providers for people in the Individualised Support for Community Living (ICL) Program.
Improving employment outcomes for the peer workforce through the delivery of a nationally recognised vocational qualification.
The ASPIRE Project is an innovative partnership program between people with psychosocial disability and employers.
The Life Launchpad project will support people with a lived experience of mental health issues to build knowledge, skills and confidence needed to set and achieve life goals.
The Peers4Wellbeing project aims to keep people with mental health issues out of hospital and be supported more by their community.
CoMHWA’s current projects build on work completed across the following completed projects:
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Providing Support at a Distance is a pilot webinar program being trialled by CoMHWA through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peers4Connection is a webinar program to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the way Peer Workers provide support.
Improving mental health outcomes for people with disabilities; exploring barriers, designing guidance materials and working in partnership for systemic change.
Co-designing and developing mental health peer groups and mentoring programs for people with psychosocial disability and those from Aboriginal and CALD backgrounds.
Supporting consumers to self-advocate when making decisions with their medications.
Supporting people with mental health related (psychosocial) disabilities who are engaged in the NDIS to grow knowledge and confidence to plan and choose supports.
The Paths2Wellbeing Project is designed to support people with psychosocial disabilities, including those not eligible for the NDIS, to identify, connect and engage with their chosen services and supports. The Project uses peer led empowerment approaches and capacity building.
Enabling mental health consumers and their informal supports (carers and family members) in the NDIS to connect with each other, share experiences and advance self-direction and recovery.
Harnessing the combined potential of the NDIS and peer support to transform the lives of mental health consumers who are disadvantaged.
Raising awareness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme for mental health consumers, carers and family members through a peer education approach.
Improving employment outcomes for the peer workforce through pilot delivery of a recognised vocational qualification.
Advancing mental health and substance use recovery through supporting roll out of Peer Zone (peer education) workshops in Western Australia.
Increasing access to, and benefit from, mental health peer support groups as key community supports for people's recovery and wellbeing.
Supporting consumers to share their journeys of courage, resilience and recovery from mental health issues.