At the heart of our mental health services is our commitment to supporting individuals to live a full life. We do this by identifying individuals’ strengths, apply person-centred goal setting, and a strong focus on enablement and recovery. We offer various support services in a residential setting and in the community.
Community Options is a non-clinical residential mental health program offering 24/7 care and recovery support. The program supports individuals aged between 18 and 65 who have experienced a long-term stay in hospital due to mental illness. Community Options is a transitional recovery program that offers accommodation, not a home for life. Using the recovery approach, our team of Recovery Partners work alongside clients as they relearn or gain new skills to help them transition back to living independently in the community.
SCC (WA) has three Community Options sites across Perth based in Stirling, Mount Claremont and Bentley.
Referrals are accepted from stakeholders for an individual who can meet the program’s eligibility criteria which caters for people who:
Community Options receives significant clinical support from the North Metropolitan Mental Health Service and Royal Perth Bentley Group Mental Health Service through a collaborative partnership.
Our Community Mental Health program offers in-home support to people aged 18-65 who are living in their own homes across the Perth Metropolitan area.
Our team work alongside individuals to help develop and achieve their personal recovery goals, through gaining, maintaining or relearning skills and building on community support networks that make a difference to their lives.
The program provides in-home support and is funded by the Mental Health Commission and supports people who:
This program only offers support during core business hours every weekday (we don’t deliver services on the weekend).
Caring for a loved one with mental health challenges can impact all areas of life including work, finances, social, physical, and mental health. As a family member or friend of someone living with mental illness you might not see yourself as a carer but having support in place and recognising the enormity of the carer role can make a positive difference and provide hope in difficult times.
Our Family and Carer Support Program aims to provide unpaid carers (of individuals living with a mental health condition) with support, information, education and skill development opportunities to fulfil their caring role.
The program supports people who:
This program only offers support during core business hours every weekday (we don’t deliver services on the weekend). To learn more about our Family and Carer Program, please contact 1300 669 189 to speak to one of our friendly staff.
Katie has been one of our Community Options clients for 14 years who has transitioned to residential care at Villa Pelletier in West Leederville.
“Southern Cross Care (WA) have been very good over the years. I spent 14 years living in the Community Home and the staff were very good, they were constantly encouraging me. When I needed to move into an old age home. At first I was in two minds about it. But we (Community Options staff) got packing together, sorting out stuff. They’re very nice.”
