Neami Wollongong

Commonwealth Psychosocial Support (CPS)

The CPS program delivers non-clinical, community-based supports provided by mental health professionals, including peer support workers with lived and living experience of mental health challenges. Supports include:

• service navigation
• linking consumers with support services e.g. GP, psychologist
• support with National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligibility testing and assisting consumers to apply
• psychosocial support – recovery-orientated, community supports, one-to-one support, telehealth and group support
• Active8 – a physical health program that offers one-to-one coaching and group opportunities such as physical health coaching, healthy eating sessions and tobacco management
• WorkWell – helping people gain employment.

Together Home

Neami Wollongong is a support provider for the Together Home program. The program delivers outreach support to people who are living in the local community who previously experienced homelessness. The focus of the program is to support people to sustain their tenancy and build a meaningful life in their community.

Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI)

The Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) is a NSW Health program supporting people living in the community or leaving hospital with a mental health diagnosis.  

HASI is for people experiencing significant difficulties managing their day-to-day life and provides: 

• practical support in the home 

• support to access appropriate health care 

• assistance with community-based tasks like accessing public transport and shopping 

•  personal development and support for wellbeing and mental health challenges.