Mental Health Archives

A new link between trusted health services and aged care services

20 March 2023

Primary Health Networks across the country have now commissioned Care Finder organisations to focus on older adults who might otherwise fall through the cracks. This local approach will ensure Care Finder services are tailored to support the specific needs of vulnerable older adults.

COTA Victoria Strategic Plan 2023-2025

15 February 2023, COTA Publication

Our COTA Victoria Strategic Plan 2023-2025 will ensure we can continue to support older Victorians over the next three years and beyond. The Strategic Plan clearly defines our pathway for the future, and is based on our positive and pragmatic perspective of ageing in Victoria. It is based around fo

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Priorities for older Victorians: Submission for the Victorian State Budget 2023-2024

10 February 2023, COTA Submissions

In this document, COTA Victoria is providing a key list of funding initiatives that warrant serious consideration across Victorian Government portfolios. We have focussed on four priorities that require timely attention over the next year – in the 2023-24 Victorian State Budget and beyond.

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Exciting new initiative supporting people experiencing loneliness and social isolation

15 July 2022

These days, more than 40 per cent of adults spend most of their day sitting. But chances are, sitting still was a luxury for Grandma. By pausing to ask, “What would Grandma do?”, we can find active alternatives to sedentary choices – and cut our risk for a range of diseases such as diabetes, cancer

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Mental health reform

14 June 2022

The reform of Victoria’s mental health system is a mammoth task, but one that is already well underway. Here’s what’s been achieved so far.

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Mental health and wellbeing reform: unravelling the mystery

15 May 2022

Victoria has embarked on major reforms aimed at creating a health and wellbeing system that gives all Victorians access to holistic treatment, care and support. We invite you to join us for a day-long forum in either Morwell or Bendigo where we will explore exactly what this means....

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COTA Victoria unravels Mental Health System Reforms at Morwell event

13 May 2022

With the final report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, tabled on 2nd March 2021, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria will be hosting a forum in Morwell to unravel the Royal Commission’s recommendations and the impact they will have on people aged 50 plus.

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Older Men group in Eltham celebrates 10th anniversary

9 May 2022

This month, one of COTA Victoria’s programs, Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) men’s discussion groups, will celebrate its 10th anniversary at its very popular Eltham group.

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FriendLine Call Taker Volunteer Position

13 April 2022

Are you friendly and enjoy having a chat? Can you spare a few hours a week to help people experiencing loneliness or social isolation? We need you!

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A thank you to Pakenham OM:NI

11 March 2022

Diane Shottle shares a touching tribute to the Pakenham OM:NI men’s discussion group  a source of much enjoyment and support to her husband, Terry, in the last year of his life.

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