Haven South Yarra

 

The Haven South Yarra Program, South Yarra, is a residential rehabilitation support program that is guided by the psychosocial principles and the recovery model.

The Haven South Yarra Program is a program which has 14 residential units, with psychosocial support provided by Prahran Mission, in partnership with The Haven Foundation and Housing Choices. The 14 units are located within the grounds of the old Saint Josephs Convent with individual kitchens, bathrooms, laundry facilities and lounge rooms. There is also a communal lounge with kitchen and other leisure activities and a communal computer area upstairs.

All residents have access to 24 hour support and hold a residential tenancy lease with Housing Choices.  The Haven South Yarra Program works in conjunction with the Area Mental Health Service, Alfred Hospital Psychiatry team and Inner South Community Health Service. 

The service aims to support individuals whom experience mental illness to live within the community whilst promoting psychosocial recovery.  Participants will have support from workers with personal activities of daily living, within a skill development and recovery framework which promotes growth and independence.

At The Haven South Yarra Program, we recognise the important role of families and friends caring for people with a mental illness. We believe that carers of people with a mental illness make great contributions to the way that mental health services respond to the needs of people. Taking into account these contributions is essential to treating the whole person, within their social network.

Further, we recognise that caring involves certain challenges and hardships that may impact on carers’ personal needs. Consequently, carers may also require direct and/or indirect support to enable them to live a fulfilling life.

The Haven South Yarra Program ultimately aims to establish collaborative relationships with the carers of our participants in order to support our participants as well as their carers.

 

 

The Haven South Yarra Program will work with participants to:

 

·        Achieve individual goals;

·        Help improve daily living skills and encourage independence ;

·        Help reduce the symptoms of mental illness to a point where they can be managed with less support and improved quality of life;

·        Reduce the need to go to hospital

·        Become an active member of the local community; and

·        Keep in touch with family, friends and carers.

 

 

For further information contact Program Manager on 9692 9540.

 

 

Other Links

 

The Haven Foundation