First Nations Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug and Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Integrated Team Care
Integrated Team Care is a program delivered by a team of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Workers and Care Coordinators across the Indigenous and mainstream primary care sectors, to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to obtain primary health care as required, provide care coordination services to eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Trauma Informed Care Education and Training
Part of the Flood Wellbeing and Disaster Program 2025 grants. The ENGAGE program delivered by the Thompson Institute is providing trauma-informed education and training to disaster management professionals, volunteers, and community members in flood-affected areas including Noosa, Gympie and Maryborough. The goal is to enhance community readiness for future floods by offering training sessions both […]
Caring Connection
Part of the Flood Wellbeing and Disaster Program 2025 grants. As a generalist first-stop community support agency, Waves of Kindness (WOK) aims to empower individuals to build connections and confidence for improved wellbeing and resilience. Through their support initiative “Caring Connection” WOK assists individuals with navigating wellbeing services, connecting them to community groups, advocating for […]
Family and Friends Program
The Family and Friends Program is a free, peer-led psychosocial support service designed for people caring for someone who has experienced a suicidal crisis or attempt. This community-based initiative offers compassionate, practical support from the moment of crisis through to recovery. The program empowers carers by: Providing a safe space to connect, learn, and heal […]
headspace
CCQ administers funding to nine local headspace centres that provide a welcoming and inclusive space for young people aged 12 to 25 to access mental health and wellbeing services.
Better Connect
Better Connect is a coordinated network of free mental health, alcohol and other drug, suicide prevention, and psychosocial support services across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast. Referral is through the Medicare Mental Health Phone Service or in-person at Better Connect hubs. Better Connect providers work together to deliver integrated, holistic care, this […]
PHASES with Primary Sense
PHASES (Preventing Heart Attacks and Stroke Events through Surveillance) is a statewide collaboration of the 7 Queensland Primary Health Networks, Queensland Health and the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. It aims to deliver a proactive approach to identification, early intervention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care. By leveraging the data […]
ZERO Homeless Health Initiative
The CCQ ZERO Homeless Health Initiative, led by IFYS and Roseberry Queensland, applies the Advance to Zero methodology to unite services through shared data and coordinated care, addressing system gaps and improving health, housing, and homelessness outcomes across Central Queensland, Wide Bay, and the Sunshine Coast.
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
Medicare UCCS provide short-term, episodic care for urgent conditions that are not immediately life threatening. Medicare UCCs must be partnered with an accredited general practice. Services are bulk billed, resulting in no out-of-pocket costs to patients. Medicare UCCs must accept walk-in patients without the need for an appointment.
Medicare Mental Health Centres
Medicare Mental Health Centres offer free, safe and welcoming services for adults over 18 who are experiencing distress, feeling overwhelmed, or concerned about their mental health or someone they care about. Medicare Mental Health Centres offer access to lived experience peer workers who can provide specialised, compassionate, and understanding support during challenging times, together with […]
The Way Back Support Service
The Way Back Support Service provides free, non-clinical outreach and practical support for people who have had a recent suicide attempt or are experiencing a suicidal crisis. The Way Back Support Service accepts referrals from the Sunshine Coast Health Service, the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service and the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service […]