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Ruah Inreach Specialist Recreation
What is the Ruah Inreach Specialist Recreation Program?
The Specialist Recreation Program is a community-based mobile service offered to people living with mental illness or early episode psychosis. The program facilitates access to, and encourages participation in, recreation, leisure and social activities.
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Who does the Recreation Team assist?
The program is directed to people who:
are aged under 40
live in the community independently, with family, or who live in a psychiatric hostel
have a diagnosed mental illness
have a medical care service in place
live in areas serviced by the program (Subiaco, Inner City, Osborne and Mirrabooka Mental Health Service areas).
What does the Specialist Recreation Team offer?
The recreation service offers:
Weekly individualised (one-to-one) and / or small-group recreational activity with a worker
Activities which support people in developing health lifestyles, including:
An opportunity to attend personal development and mental health recovery courses.
Activities which complement health services people are already receiving.
Where is the Specialist Recreation Program located?
The Specialist Recreation program operates in the following areas: Subiaco, Inner City, Osborne Park and Mirrabooka Mental Health Service areas.
How to access the Specialist Recreation Program
People access the service through the public and non-government mental health services, private psychiatrists, general practitioners, family-members or self-referral. To access the service, a request for service form is completed by the referrer and potential client, and sent to the recreation team. A Specialist Recreation worker contacts the referrer acknowledging receipt of the request and arranges to visit the person to exchange information about Ruah Inreach and make a decision about receiving the service.
Request for Service Form
Recreation Request for Service Form
Specialist Recreation Program Brochure
Contact Us
Specialist Recreation Service Workers
Crawford Olney and Antoinette Monisse
Pager: 08 9480 5500
Fax: 08 9443 9015
Postal Address: PO Box 584, Mt Hawthorn, 6915
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