A Wagga mental health program has been recognised with a major award.
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The NSW Mental Health Association has aknowledged the groundbreaking work being done at Wagga Base Hospital’s mental health unit.
The unit's mental health recovery program has been named winner of the lived experience participation and leadership award.
The eight-week live-in program for people with a mental health diagnosis is voluntary and free and has been running for about four years.
“This is very different to anything that has ever existed here before,” nurse unit manager Innes Clarke has told The Daily Advertiser.
“People doing the program are able to come and go from the unit. During the day, the program is a mix of education, support, therapy and living skills. It mixes formal “classroom” style work with practical sessions, one-on-one time and group time.
“Recovering in mental health is really about achieving what’s important to you. That’s really what we’re trying to achieve,” Mr Clarke said.
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