A single mother, struggling with depression and anxiety, is told about a local mums’ group by a maternal and child health nurse. As a single parent who is new to the area, she has limited opportunities to socialise and is hopeful that she may make new friends at the mums’ group, but her anxiety means…
Primary & Community Care Services has been awarded a share in $5 million funding from the icare foundation to develop a tailored health literacy and return to work program for injured workers with language barriers. “We know people with limited language skills often have low levels of health literacy. Simple things most of us take…
Due to unconscious bias, many people with disability face barriers in the workplace. As a result, the unemployment rate for people with disability is twice that of the general population. That’s why the Dylan Alcott Foundation is calling for us to Remove The Barrier by raising awareness of the issue and working to change perceptions of what employees with disability…
A device to alert elderly people’s families if they’re lonely. Good idea, or not? Loneliness is a big problem, particularly in the elderly community. What needs more attention though is the solution once we know someone’s social interactions are too low. Social prescribing programs like ours can have an immense impact on those feeling isolated.…
