Psychiatric hostels — day centre attendance

Date: 
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Extract from Hansard

4798. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Mental Health

I refer to day centres for residents of psychiatric hostels, and I ask —

(1) Does the Government monitor attendance at day centres?

(2) If yes to (1), please provide the average number of people attending the day centre located at the Graylands Campus for each of the years —

     (a) 2006;

     (b) 2007;

     (c) 2008;

     (d) 2009;

     (e) 2010; and

     (f) 2011.

(3) What other day centre facilities are available to hostel residents within the Perth metropolitan area?

(4) What are the eligibility requirements for people to attend day centres?

(5) Are any new day centre facilities planned?

(6) If yes to (5), please provide details of any planned facilities.

Hon HELEN MORTON replied:

(1) Yes

(2) The number of people attending the day centres located at the Graylands Campus are —

     (a) 2006; Data not available.

     (b) 2007; 51

     (c) 2008; 42

     (d) 2009; 62

     (e) 2010; 186 and

     (f) 2011 (January–June) 127.

(3) The Mental Health Commission does not provide funding for day centres specifically for residents of psychiatric hostels.

Public community mental health services and non-government organisations provide a range of community services and supports for people with a mental illness funded by the Mental Health Commission which can be accessed by residents of psychiatric hostels.

These include the following public mental health based services:

  • Armadale Living Skills Centre
  • Armadale Adult Day Therapy
  • Bentley / Patricia St Drop in Centre
  • Bentley / Jarrah Road Day Centre
  • Fremantle / Alma Seniors Day Therapy
  • Fremantle Living Skills
  • Fremantle / Alma St Group Program
  • Peel and Rockingham–Kwinana / Rockingham Kwinana Seniors Community Day Therapy
  • Peel and Rockingham–Kwinana Intensive Day Therapy Unit
  • Peel and Rockingham–Kwinana / Peel Living Skills
  • Peel and Rockingham–Kwinana / Kwinana Living Skills Centre
  • Graylands / Selby Older Adult Psychiatry Day Hospital
  • Graylands / Reflections Art Studio
  • Graylands Creative Expression
  • Graylands Community Options Rehab Program
  • Inner City Acute Recovery Program
  • Inner City Intensive Day Program
  • Inner City Discharge Follow Up
  • North Metropolitan / Family Therapy Team
  • North Metropolitan Day Centre
  • North Metropolitan / Harrow Living Skills Centre
  • North Metropolitan / Joondalup Clarkson Day Therapy
  • Swan/ Viveash Rehabilitation Centre
  • Princess Margaret Hospital W4H Day Program

And the following non-government based services:

  • June O’Connor Centres (Rockingham; Subiaco; Joondalup; Fremantle; Mandurah)
  • Mental Illness Fellowship of WA (Lorikeet Rehabilitation Centre, West Leederville)
  • Hills Community Support Group (Drop In Centre, Middle Swan)

(4) While the specific criteria for each program varies they are generally available for people with a severe and persistent mental illness.

(5) The Mental Health Commission does not expect to be expanding the provision of community support services through the Day Centre model.

(6) Not applicable.