northern sydney mental health respite project final report ...

MHRP Final ReportNorthside Community Forum Inc.CONTENTS1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................. 52.0. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 113.0. PURPOSE OF PROJECT ............................................................................... 124.0. PROJECT SCOPE.......................................................................................... 134.1. Demographic and Service Provision Research....................................... 144.2. Activities................................................................................................. 155.0. FINDINGS ....................................................................................................... 195.1. Views of Carers ...................................................................................... 195.2. Views of Service Providers..................................................................... 216.0. DISCUSSION .................................................................................................. 267.0. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................... 318.0. PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP ...................................................................... 368.1. Recommended Composition .................................................................. 368.2. Recommended Terms of Reference....................................................... 37APPENDICES.............................................................................................................. 38Appendix 1: Summary of Carer’s Views............................................................ 38Appendix 2: Summary of Service Providers’ Feedback .................................... 43Appendix 3: Key Service Provider Interviews.................................................... 45Appendix 4: Organisations represented at the Service Provider Forum 4December 2007................................................................................................ 46Appendix 5: TOOL – Prompt Questions for Carers........................................... 47Appendix 6: TOOL – Questionnaire.................................................................. 48Appendix 7: TOOL – Project Overview ............................................................. 49Appendix 8: Existing Carer Training ................................................................. 50Appendix 9: Abbreviations and Acronyms ........................................................ 51Appendix 10: Relevant Literature...................................................................... 52SECTION 2: BACKGROUND RESEARCH ................................................................. 531.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................. 542.0. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 563.0. PRIORITY TARGET GROUPS FOR MHRP.................................................... 574.0. KEY POPULATION TRENDS ......................................................................... 575.0. NORTHERN SYDNEY REGION POPULATION OVERVIEW.......................... 585.1. Population Characteristics: People Requiring Care ................................ 585.2. Population Characteristics – Number of Carers ...................................... 625.3. Population Characteristics – CALD Statistics.......................................... 646.0. SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARERS IN THE NORTHERNSYDNEY REGION ....................................................................................................... 666.1. Overview of the Service System............................................................. 663