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Community Engagement

Building connection and supporting each other in the community.

In-Reach Program

Since early 2023, CoMHWA has been providing monthly in-reach services to multiple wards at Fremantle Hospital. After a successful pilot year, the WA Mental Health Commission have generously funded the program to expand across the metro area, providing grassroots support to consumers on the options available for them after they are discharged from hospital.

CoMHWA aims to visit hospitals, hostels, residential services and other services supporting consumers at a grassroots level, to:

  • Connect consumers to Peers with living experience of mental health challenges to provide hope;
  • Introduce CoMHWA and the services we can provide;
  • Introduce Peer Pathways, a mental health service navigation helpline for all West Australians; and
  • Connect consumer with community groups run by the engagement team.

Community Group Program

As part of our engagement work, we are attempting to reach as many local communities as possible. Here, we will run monthly Peer groups to develop participants’ knowledge and skills to live a happier and healthier life.

Topics for the community groups include:

  • Who am I – discover your values, strengths and what matters to you.
  • What’s my pathway? – What do you want to achieve? What are your aims? How can you realistically plan for the future?
  • Finding my voice – Learning how to assertively communicate your needs and becoming aware of your rights.
  • Setting clear boundaries – How can you set and maintain clear boundaries within your life?
  • Barrier busting – Identifying your needs and the barriers that prevent you from meeting them.
  • Learning to love yourself – Discovering what self-esteem looks like to you.
  • Staying on track – how to build a maintenance plan and focus on maintaining your wellbeing.

Current Community Groups

City of Perth Group

1st Monday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group on Monday 2nd February!

Citiplace Community Centre, City Station Complex, Wellington Street

Please note that City of Perth Community Group will not run in January of 2026

 

Hampton House Community Group

2nd Monday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group on Monday 12th January!

33 Moss Street, East Fremantle

 

Belmont Community Group

3rd Monday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group on Monday 19th January!

Unit 14, 275 Belmont Avenue, Cloverdale

 

City of Fremantle Community Group

1st Tuesday of every month, 1pm to 3pm

Sun Room, 245 South Terrace, South Fremantle – next group on Tuesday 3rd February!

 

Seville Grove Library Community Group

3rd Wednesday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group on Wed 21st January!

78 Champion Drive, Seville Grove

 

Rockingham Community Group

4th Tuesday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group Tuesday 27th January!

1-5 Willmott Drive, Cooloongup

 

City of Joondalup Community Group

Last Friday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group Friday 30th of January!

Joondalup Family Centre, 25 Jolstra Crescent, Joondalup

 

Midland Community Group

1st Monday of every month, 10am to 12pm – next group Monday 5th January!

Midland Public Library, Community Room, 45 Helena St, Midland

Willagee Community Centre Group

1st Friday of every month,10am – 12pm – next group on Friday 6th February!

Cnr Achibald Street and 41 Winnacot Street, Willagee

Please note that Willagee Community Group will not run in January 2026

 

Find a CoMHWA Community Group Near You! 

Yoga with Elaine

As part of Elaine’s recovery journey, she began taking yoga classes. This led to her becoming a qualified yoga teacher and offering it for FREE as part of our extended engagement program at CoMHWA!

Join us on Fridays at 4pm, in the CoMHWA Training Room.

Can’t make it to Cloverdale? We also stream the sessions on Zoom – tune in here, every Friday at 4pm.

Want to do it in your own time? Watch our recorded session here, to go at your own pace, in the comfort of your home.

Download our engagement brochure here

Want to find out more? Visit the Events page of our website to see where our regular groups are, or contact Elaine via email for more information: eashurst@comhwa.org.au

CoMHWA have been providing information sessions to our inpatient mental health consumers on a monthly basis for over a year. Elaine and her team have shared stories of lived experience navigating the mental health system. In-reach into the wards has helped consumers identify what supports they might need to link into to support them after discharge from hospital. Many consumers have signed up for CoMHWA membership and have accessed the Peer Pathways and Life Launchpad programs.

CoMHWA’s peer support has inspired hope and agency in hundreds of consumers’ recovery journey. CoMHWA’s in reach at Fremantle Mental Health Service has been an invaluable peer support resource and we continue to foster an ongoing partnership.

Ellen Pauley – Senior Occupational Therapist, Fremantle Mental Health Service