Evaluation of the Bringing them home and Indigenous mental health programs
11.3.4 Extending the geographical reach of the programs
Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Study Team
- Glossary
- Executive Summary
1. Introduction- 2. Methodology
- 3 Overview of the four programs
- 4 Literature review
- 5 Key outcomes and achievements of the programs
- 6 Key limitations of the programs
- 7 Management and administrative issues
- 8. Workforce issues
- 9. Issues related to the four programs
- 10. Likely future demand
11. Conclusions and suggested future directions- 11.1 Key findings of the evaluation against the Terms of Reference
- 11.2 Good practice principles
- 11.3 Recommendations for suggested future directions
- 11.3.1 Ensuring Link-Up and BTH services have a stronger focus on first generation Stolen Generations members
- 11.3.2 Actions to address workforce issues
- 11.3.3 Develop national guidelines for all four programs
- 11.3.4 Extending the geographical reach of the programs
- 11.3.5 Improving the operation of SEWB RCs
- 11.3.6 Encouraging evaluation and good practice activities
- 11.3.7 Provide additional funding for complementary programs
- 11.3.8 Enhancing coordination between Link-Up and BTH services
- 11.3.9 Improve processes for accessing records
- 11.3.10 Research
- Appendix A: Stakeholders consulted
- Appendix B: Literature review
- References
A range of possibilities could be explored for extending this coverage. For the Link-Up and BTH workers this might include:
- Requiring a certain amount of outreach work to be conducted by each service, particularly to first generation members and areas/ settings with high proportions of first generation members.
- Exploring innovative models to provide services in a cost-efficient manner to locations outside of those where services are located – for instance, brokerage models to allow services to be purchased for individuals from local providers. For instance, BTH services could be delivered by other mental health professionals who have undergone appropriate training by SEWB RCs.