Active
Duration:

2016 – June 2026

Funding Amount:

$1.17million ex.GST

Locations

Darebin

Merri-bek

Melbourne Macedon Ranges Yarra Moonee Valley Darebin Maribyrnong Hobsons Bay Wyndham Brimbank Moorabool Melton Hume Merri-bek

Overview

Q Health is a counselling and support service provided by Merri Health.

The Q Health program delivers AOD support to members of LGBTIQ+ communities. It seeks to address the unique and complex issues faced by these communities by delivering a holistic, accessible and inclusive service response.

The program delivers case management, care planning and coordination, counselling, group work, post-rehabilitation support and relapse prevention, and psychosocial support.

Visit the Merri Health website for more information.

Outcomes

  • Holistic service response: The model incorporates a comprehensive approach to AOD therapeutic support, seeking to address mental and physical health, wellbeing and social connectedness.
  • Intersectional lens: The program is designed to consider the intersectional contributors to people from LGBTIQ+ communities.
  • Building future workforce: Q Health participated in a placement program where students were provided with opportunities to bolster skill development and experience. This created a culture of reciprocal learning, where students also shared knowledge and experiences with the team.
  • Collaborative partnerships and service integration: Q Health prioritises relationships, internally at Merri Health and with external services, to ensure consumers receive wraparound support.
  • Psychosocial funding grant: The program has received two rounds of psychosocial grants for 2023-24 and 2024-25. This is designed to enhance the capacity of the AOD program, specifically to support individuals with psychosocial issues and AOD comorbidities.

Page updated 20 October 2024.

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