Partnerships

The No Wrong Door initiative brings together a diverse range of government, non-government and community managed organisations (CMOs) to achieve the mutual aim of reducing barriers and enhancing support for people with severe and persistent mental illness with complex needs, their carers and families across South Western Sydney.

The No Wrong Door initiative was created as a response to the repeat experiences that are reported by people in the community of endless closed doors when trying to navigate the system and seek support.

The initiative brings organisations together in a coordinated and collaborative way via the No Wrong Door Mental Health Charter, which focuses on four key principles that these organisations:

• Acknowledge that people with mental illness are entitled to human rights that inform all service delivery
• Acknowledge the barriers to social and service inclusion for people with severe and persistent mental illness with complex needs and that they will require extra resources and skills to ensure they do not fall through the gaps
• Use recovery oriented practices
• Actively participate in creating an integrated and coordinated service system for people’s mental health and recovery

The Western Sydney Health Alliance is a 20-year partnership deal between three levels of government which aims to transform greater Western Sydney through investment and planning reform, improved access to health, employment, housing and education and improve liveability for residents.

The partnership between SWSPHN, the South Western Sydney Local Health District and five councils within our region, the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN, the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District and three council’s within that region is focusing on four priorities: getting people active; access to healthy food; liveability and connections; and access to health and wellbeing services.

SWSPHN has joined Nepean Blue Mountains PHN in taking the lead on the Access to Health and Wellbeing Services Working Group.