❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding employment initiatives for individuals recovering from mental illness, detailing funding and programs at both the Commonwealth and State levels.
AnsweredQoN 4703Legislative Council
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I refer to employment for recovering mental health consumers, and I ask -
(1) What initiatives are being undertaken to support new employment opportunities for those consumers engaged in recovery?
(2) How much funding is provided for each of those initiatives?
(3) If none to (1), why not;
(1) What initiatives are being undertaken to support new employment opportunities for those consumers engaged in recovery?
(2) How much funding is provided for each of those initiatives?
(3) If none to (1), why not;
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
49 days
(1-2) The Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is the primary Government agency with responsibility for delivering employment assistance programs. These programs include providing individualised and tailored assistance to assist people with a disability find and keep employment; incentives to enhance employer participation and assist Disability Support Pension (DSP) recipients to engage with the workforce and developing participation plans, tailored to individual circumstances, which involve working with employment services to improve job readiness, searching for employment, undertaking training, volunteering or rehabilitation
In the Federal Government Budget for 2011-12, $2.4 million is allocated over five years on a number of specific measures to improve the capacity of employment services and to support employers to successfully recruit and retain employees with a mental illness.
The Federal Government has also announced $50 million to expand the Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) program, to assist people with mental illness who are engaged with employment services. This intensive support will help around 1,200 jobseekers with mental illness to look for work, or participate in education or training. Service providers are contracted directly by the Commonwealth.
However, the Mental Health Commission also funds employment-related initiatives such as PD Leading Enterprises Inc which provides pre-vocational training service through employment rehabilitation and work training opportunities within a packaging and sorting business. It provides a training program of 50 places for people with a mental illness in the Perth Metropolitan area. The service is located in Burswood. The indicative funding is $122,627 in 2011/12. A capacity-building grant of $27,000 was provided in June 2011 for the purchase of computer/office equipment, and chairs for the workers.
The State Government has also committed $25.18 million over four years to implement the Individualised Community Living Strategy for 100 individuals with severe mental illness. Funding can be used to assist people to access employment. The funding framework of the strategy has broad parameters to allow non government providers matched with individuals to provide, broker or purchase supports and services to meet the person's particular needs. If assistance for employment is one of the priority areas for a funded individual, and specific supports are not available through other means, the individualised funding can be utilised for this purpose.
3) Not applicable
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In the Federal Government Budget for 2011-12, $2.4 million is allocated over five years on a number of specific measures to improve the capacity of employment services and to support employers to successfully recruit and retain employees with a mental illness.
The Federal Government has also announced $50 million to expand the Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) program, to assist people with mental illness who are engaged with employment services. This intensive support will help around 1,200 jobseekers with mental illness to look for work, or participate in education or training. Service providers are contracted directly by the Commonwealth.
However, the Mental Health Commission also funds employment-related initiatives such as PD Leading Enterprises Inc which provides pre-vocational training service through employment rehabilitation and work training opportunities within a packaging and sorting business. It provides a training program of 50 places for people with a mental illness in the Perth Metropolitan area. The service is located in Burswood. The indicative funding is $122,627 in 2011/12. A capacity-building grant of $27,000 was provided in June 2011 for the purchase of computer/office equipment, and chairs for the workers.
The State Government has also committed $25.18 million over four years to implement the Individualised Community Living Strategy for 100 individuals with severe mental illness. Funding can be used to assist people to access employment. The funding framework of the strategy has broad parameters to allow non government providers matched with individuals to provide, broker or purchase supports and services to meet the person's particular needs. If assistance for employment is one of the priority areas for a funded individual, and specific supports are not available through other means, the individualised funding can be utilised for this purpose.
3) Not applicable
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