The Transition to Recovery program (TRec) is an intensive community outreach mental health program to assist people to transition to the community following an acute episode of mental illness and to prevent relapse.
The program works with people to maximise their potential for recovery and independence following discharge from hospital or who require additional support in the community to manage sub-acute symptoms to prevent hospitalisation.
The program runs for up to 12 weeks offering intensive outreach support, and calls on evenings and weekends.
The program can:
If you are currently in the Adult Mental Health Unit at Canberra Hospital or Acacia Adult Mental Health Unit at Calvary Hospital, TRec may be able to assist you. Alternatively, if you are connected with an ACT mental health team and and are at home but feel you need additional support to prevent hospitalisation, we are also able to assist you through the program.
People are eligible and can voluntarily access the program if they:
TRec can assist eligible people who are homeless.
Referrals to the program are made by clinicians in one of ACT Health’s mental health teams:
Carers are often the first people to recognise early warning signs of a mental health episode of those close to them. TRec works best when a person recognises and seeks assistance as early as possible. If you are concerned about a family member please talk to TRec about options for early intervention.
For more information, please contact TRec on (02) 6221 9511 or email trec@wcs.org.au.
ANU evaluation: WCS started providing TRec in 2011. At this time, WCS and the ANU Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) commissioned an evaluation to examine the effectiveness and acceptability of the program and to ensure the suitability of the model of care for this client group. The final report was released in 2015 – read more about the evaluation.
This Program is an ACT Government funded initiative.
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