A SUPPORT network for people struggling with mental health will launch in Frankston in the next year.
The state government has announced the establishment of five “social inclusion action groups”. One will be based in Frankston.
The support groups will bring community members together to create and deliver initiatives to improve mental health and wellbeing. Acting mental health minister Colin Brooks said it was important to engage local people through the program. “We’re supporting more people feel connected to their community, with programs developed by locals who know their communities,” he said.
The groups are a response to a Royal Commission recommendation. The state government is spending $9 million to establish the first ten. Brooks said, “the Royal Commission recognised that communities are best placed to understand and drive local social connection and inclusion that supports mental health and wellbeing.”
The state government says the groups will have representation from people of all backgrounds – Aboriginal people, members of the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with disability will be invited to participate.