DRAFT CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS RESOURCERESOURCE GUIDEGUIDE BUILDING RESILIENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Department of Human Services Loddon Mallee Region June 2002 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Loddon Mallee Region, Department of Human Services, would like to thank the service providers and various other stakeholders whose suggestions at a workshop in August 2001 and since have guided the development of this Resource Guide. Thanks also to the service providers who contributed case studies and Inko Desktop Publishing for assistance with document layout. The early work on this document by Marnie Cassidy and Anne McCrae is gratefully acknowledged. Department of Human Services, Loddon Mallee Region, Health, Housing and Aged Care Division (May 2002). Connections Resource Guide: Building Resilience in Your Community. www.dhs.vic.gov.au/regional/loddon/publications/publications.htm For correspondence: Fred Wachtel Senior Project Officer Loddon Mallee Mental Health Program Department of Human Services PO Box 513 BENDIGO VIC 3552
[email protected] (03) 5434 5634 CONNECTIONS RESOURCE GUIDE BUILDING RESILIANCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY CONTENTS: WELCOME STATEMENT 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2 STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES 3 Mental Health Community Principles CASE STUDIES 4 Kyneton Secondary College 4 Lancefield Rural Fire Brigade Junior Development Project Foundation For Life 5 The Tall Poppies Project 6 Bendigo Men in Sheds Program 7 Kids With Confidence Peer Support Program For Children of Parent/s With Significant Mental Illness 8 The Story Of Shared Action A Community