❓ The Minister for Health outlines how the Luma Project youth sanctuary in Subiaco supports young people experiencing suicidal thoughts and aligns with the infants, children and adolescents task force recommendations, emphasizing peer support and a less medicalized approach.
AnsweredQoN 839Legislative Assembly
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YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH — LUMA PROJECT
839. Dr K. STRATTON to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's investment to
drive positive change in Western Australia's youth mental health
sector.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how the recently opened youth sanctuary in
Subiaco will support young people experiencing suicidal thoughts?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this facility supports this government's
implementation of recommendations by the infants, children and adolescents task
force?
839. Dr K. STRATTON to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's investment to
drive positive change in Western Australia's youth mental health
sector.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how the recently opened youth sanctuary in
Subiaco will support young people experiencing suicidal thoughts?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this facility supports this government's
implementation of recommendations by the infants, children and adolescents task
force?
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(1)–(2)
I thank the member for Nedlands for her question and for her attendance at both
the prior opening as we launched the redevelopment of the Luma Project and the
opening of the project, and for her ongoing support on the ground, particularly
with the local council in getting project approval at council level. I know
there was some disquiet with residents. She played a really important role, so
I thank her for that because these
facilities need to be in the community. They need to be in residential areas.
The
Luma Project is a great example of Western Australia investing in different
models of care, particularly for young people. We have a strong track
record of investing in mental health with a 50 per cent increase in the mental
health budget since we came to government. This project was formally opened
earlier this month by myself and the member
for Nedlands. It is a short-term residential service for 16 to 24-year-olds who need a safe alternative to a hospital emergency department. It is mostly
run by young people and peer workers but
with oversight from a clinician on site. It provides trauma-informed,
person-centred care . It is a less medicalised support for young people
in particular who are experiencing thoughts of suicide and crisis. We know that the drivers of suicide are incredibly complex,
and they are very complex in young people. Having the peer worker model
was very important.
One of the things that came out
very strongly from the infants, children and adolescents task force, from lived experience of both carers and individuals is
they want a stronger peer workforce. They wanted people who looked like
them and have been through the same experience and who can understand the
recovery journey. It is not always a clinical response that is required; it can
be an emotional and wellbeing response. They will hold people for a period of
days and help support them into another service for ongoing support. They can
come back as required. It is beautifully fitted out. It is a lovely home
environment. It is really nicely done, and I
have to congratulate the Samaritans WA, Ruah Community Services and the Mental
Health Commission for their partnership in delivering this. It will
probably see around 300 people a year through this service.
We will be watching it very
closely. We will be evaluating it. We certainly expect it to be very successful
and hope to see more pilots like this supported in the future. It strongly
aligns with the ICA task force and the government's implementation of
those recommendations. It also strongly aligns with the suicide prevention
framework and our commitment to reforming the delivery of mental health
services. This is a great example of that reform in action.
I thank the member for Nedlands for her question and for her attendance at both
the prior opening as we launched the redevelopment of the Luma Project and the
opening of the project, and for her ongoing support on the ground, particularly
with the local council in getting project approval at council level. I know
there was some disquiet with residents. She played a really important role, so
I thank her for that because these
facilities need to be in the community. They need to be in residential areas.
The
Luma Project is a great example of Western Australia investing in different
models of care, particularly for young people. We have a strong track
record of investing in mental health with a 50 per cent increase in the mental
health budget since we came to government. This project was formally opened
earlier this month by myself and the member
for Nedlands. It is a short-term residential service for 16 to 24-year-olds who need a safe alternative to a hospital emergency department. It is mostly
run by young people and peer workers but
with oversight from a clinician on site. It provides trauma-informed,
person-centred care . It is a less medicalised support for young people
in particular who are experiencing thoughts of suicide and crisis. We know that the drivers of suicide are incredibly complex,
and they are very complex in young people. Having the peer worker model
was very important.
One of the things that came out
very strongly from the infants, children and adolescents task force, from lived experience of both carers and individuals is
they want a stronger peer workforce. They wanted people who looked like
them and have been through the same experience and who can understand the
recovery journey. It is not always a clinical response that is required; it can
be an emotional and wellbeing response. They will hold people for a period of
days and help support them into another service for ongoing support. They can
come back as required. It is beautifully fitted out. It is a lovely home
environment. It is really nicely done, and I
have to congratulate the Samaritans WA, Ruah Community Services and the Mental
Health Commission for their partnership in delivering this. It will
probably see around 300 people a year through this service.
We will be watching it very
closely. We will be evaluating it. We certainly expect it to be very successful
and hope to see more pilots like this supported in the future. It strongly
aligns with the ICA task force and the government's implementation of
those recommendations. It also strongly aligns with the suicide prevention
framework and our commitment to reforming the delivery of mental health
services. This is a great example of that reform in action.
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