Programs
For over 98 years Open Minds has been providing crucial supports for Australians affected by mental illness or disability.
Services include lifestyle and day to day living, residential and accommodation supports, mentoring, recovery and rehabilitation programs and support for people to find and sustain suitable employment. Our staff currently support over 600 participants throughout South East Queensland
Open Minds services include:
- Lifestyle Support Service – utilising recovery based principles to support individuals with mental illness to live well and independently;
- Acquired Brain Injury Support – offering psychosocial rehabilitation and lifestyle support to facilitate successful recovery post injury;
- Residential Support Services – supporting people to live well and independently within an accommodation setting of their choice;
- Lifelong Planning Service – a referral and information support service targeting the high risk, transition points in the lives of people with a disability aged 0-65 years, their families and carers;
- Employment Services – supporting individuals to obtain and sustain employment;
- Personal Helpers and Mentors Program – helping individuals work towards achieving recovery through outreach, access to community services and social connection
- Peer facilitated services – including the Do It Club and Job Club.