AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
PATS - Inner South CHS
| Date update submitted | 14/07/2003 |
| Program Title | PATS Paying Attention To Self |
| Contact Person/s | Sally King |
| Organisation | Inner South Community Health Service |
| Address | 341 Coventry Street South Melbourne 3205 |
| State | VIC |
| sking@ischs.org.au | |
| Telephone | (03) 9690 9144 |
| Facsimile | (03) 9696 7228 |
| Program Description | PATS is a group peer support program for young people who have a parent who has a mental illness. It involves an 8 week group program and also social activities and opportunities to develop leadership skills. The group program is facilitated by a health professional and a peer leader. It covers such topics as education about mental illness, coping strategies, feelings about mental illness, coping with stigma. |
| Evaluation Information | There is a statewide 3 year evluation of PATS being conducted by the Centre for Adolescent Health. This involves a questionairre to be completed by the young people 4 times over a twelve month period. |
| Evidence | The PATS program has successfully ben run by the Centre for Adolscent Health and is based on both clinical experience and research. |
| Any other information | Groups will be run each term at various locations around the inner south metro region on Melbourne, such as South Melbourne, St. Kilda, Prahran, Caulfield. Contact Sally King to discuss further or to make a referral. |
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