Support group details
- Group Name
- Neami National service - Individual Recovery Support, Cairns and Hinterland
- www.facebook.com/NeamiNational
- Group Description
- Provides non-clinical psychosocial services to support consumers to transition back into the community upon release from a correctional facility.
- Who can Join
- People 18+yo experiencing a severe mental illness, referred by Hospital & Health Service & are in the Cairns & Hinterland region.
- Contact hours
- Office:- Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
- Where we meet
- 330 Sheridan St
- Town/Suburb
- Cairns
- Postcode
- 4870
- Services
- Support for up to 12 months post-release; Either face-to-face, in-home, over the phone or via teleconference to maximise direct support & ensure flexibility.
- More Info
- Our Peer Support Workers draw on their own lived experience of mental health issues to support consumers in their recovery. Individuals ineligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be prioritised.
- Group Focus
- Supporting consumers to transition back into the community upon release from a correctional facility.
- Area serviced
- Far North Qld
- Phone contact
- Robert Cross (07) 4256 8700
- Contact the group by email