A Macedon Ranges help service will be hitting the streets of Gisborne and Romsey to inform residents of the mental health services available in the community.
HMS Collective is an organisation based in Riddells Creek providing in-home assistance for people living with disabilities, older residents and anyone suffering mental health issues.
Last week four representatives from HMS Collective took part in a training for the Assisting Communities through Direct Connection (ACDC) project.
The national initiative aims to connect people with mental health and wellbeing services within their community, by training local service providers to share and collect information from training.
With training now under their belt, members of the HMS Collective will now go door-to-door for 13-weeks, sharing information on what services community members can reach without leaving the shire.
“It [the training] was a really awesome team bonding exercise,” HMS Collective community paramedic Jacqui Wilkinson said.
“It’s important for people to know they have services available to them locally, because it is a big issue in this area.”
Ms Wilkinson said her team will also be handing out surveys for data gathering purposes, with the aim of using the information to advocate for greater services in the region.
To find out more about the ACDC project, visit: acdc.org.au
Oliver Lees
