Better health and ageing for all Australians

Programs

Support for Day to Day Living in the Community

The Support for Day to Day Living in the Community (D2DL): A Structured Activity Program provides funding to improve the quality of life for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness by offering structured and socially based activities. The initiative recognises that meaningful activity and social connectedness are important factors that can contribute to people's recovery.

The aims of the Support for Day to Day Living in the Community program are to:

  • support people with severe and persistent mental illness who experience social isolation
  • increase the ability of people with severe and persistent mental illness to participate in social, recreational and educational activities
  • assist people with severe and persistent mental illness to improve their quality of life and live successfully at an optimal level of independence in the community
  • expand the capacity of the non-government organisation sector to offer structured day programs for people experiencing social isolation through severe and persistent mental illness and
  • increase community participation by assisting participants to:
    • develop new skills and/or relearn old skills
    • develop social networks
    • participate in community activities
    • develop confidence and
    • accomplish personal goals.
The Department of Health and Ageing funds 40 organisations at 60 sites around Australia to provide structured and socially based day activities. These organisations provide a wide range of activities, based on client needs. These activities include, but are not limited to:
  • cooking classes
  • bushwalking, gym classes and swimming classes
  • arts, such as drama, drawing, pottery, creative writing, painting classes
  • vocational activities such as volunteering groups, return to work skill development groups, computer classes, trips to local TAFEs and neighbourhood houses to explore study options and
  • social outings.
(Note: activities may vary across sites)

The Support for Day to Day Living in the Community program is available to people whose ability to manage their daily activities and to live independently in the community is impacted as a result of a severe mental illness. A person does not need to have a formalised clinical diagnosis of a severe mental illness to initially access the program.Top of page

Evaluation of the program

An evaluation of the D2DL program was undertaken during the period 2007-2009.

Day to day living provider contact details

The Support for Day to Day Living in the Community program operates through non-government organisations around Australia. Contact information for each site is as follows:

Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
Tasmania
New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

  • Neami Limited
    51A Church Ave, Armadale WA 6112
    Phone: (08) 9498 0477
    Website: www.neami.org.au

  • LAMP Inc
    226 Bussell Hwy, Busselton WA 6280
    Phone: (08) 9754 1834
    Website: www.lampinc.org.au

  • June O'Connor Centre Inc
    8 Baralda Court, Rockingham WA 6168
    Phone: (08) 9527 9431
    Website: www.joc.com.au

  • June O'Connor Centre Inc
    Unit 1 Mercer Lane, Joondalup WA 6027
    Phone: (08) 9301 1131
    Website: www.joc.com.au Top of page

South Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

Tasmania

New South Wales

  • Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW
    Inc 4 The Esplanade, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
    Phone: (02) 6931 8770
    Website: www.sfnsw.org.au

  • Catholic Healthcare Ltd
    286 Lords Place, Orange NSW 2800
    Phone: (02) 6362 7497

  • Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
    5 Albion Street, Harris Park NSW 2150
    Phone: (02) 9689 2600
    Website: www.sfnsw.org.au

  • UnitingCare Mental Health (Parramatta Mission)
    Level 1, 107 Macquarie Street, Parramatta NSW 2124
    Phone: (02) 9806 1830
    Website: www.parramattamission.org.au

  • Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
    Berrima Cottage, Bowral and District Hospital, Bowral NSW 2576
    Phone: (02) 4620 8888
    Website: www.sfnsw.org.au

  • New Horizons Enterprises Ltd
    62-64 William Street, Gosford NSW 2250
    Phone: (02) 4372 9820
    Website: www.newhorizons.net.au Top of page

  • St Luke's Anglicare
    442 Swift Street, Albury NSW 2640
    Phone: (02) 6058 6500
    Website: www.stlukes.org.au

  • Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
    268 Green Street, Ulladulla NSW 2539
    Phone: (02) 4454 1811
    Website: www.sfnsw.org.au

  • RichmondPRA
    19 Flowerdale Road, Liverpool NSW 2170
    Phone: 1300 779 270
    Website: www.pra.org.au

  • RichmondPRA
    252 High Street, Penrith NSW 2750
    Phone: (02) 9690 8986
    Website: www.pra.org.au

  • RichmondPRA
    94 Rusden Street, Armidale NSW 2350
    Phone: 1300 779 270
    Website: www.pra.org.au

  • On Track Community Programs
    34 Cunningham Street, Tweed Heads NSW 2486
    Phone: (07) 5524 6927
    Website: www.ontrack.ngo.org.au Top of page

  • RichmondPRA
    3 Station Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
    Phone: 130056 4636
    Website: www.pra.org.au

  • Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
    103 Hoddle Ave, Bradbury NSW 2515
    Phone: (02) 4620 8888
    Website: www.sfnsw.org.au

  • RichmondPRA
    259 King Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
    Phone: (02) 9690 8933
    Website: www.pra.org.au

  • Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
    104 Badajoz Road, North Ryde NSW 2113
    Phone: (02) 9878 3468
    Website: www.sfnsw.org.au

  • RichmondPRA
    43-45 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
    Phone: 1300 779 270
    Website: www.pra.org.au

  • The Wayside Chapel
    29 Hughes Street, Potts Point NSW 2011
    Phone: (02) 9581 9100
    The Wayside Chapel website: www.thewaysidechapel.com
For further information, please email day to day living at daytodayliving@health.gov.au.

Page last reviewed: 24 October 2012