Hear me, support me - it’s my medication

A Neami co-design project

However, when it comes to offering treatment, different service providers have focused on one or two aspects of the model that sits within their

expertise, which meant people had to navigate a fragmented

mental health system to address their needs.

Changes to funding in the NSW mental health sector meant that community based service providers were asked to play a greater role

in managing medication for consumers.

For staff at Neami National, there were mixed feelings about how

this would impact on their role in supporting people…

The biopsychosocial model of health recognises the interconnection between biology, psychology and

socio-environmental factors that contribute to peoples

experience of mental illness.

Co-design is more than

collaborative problem solving; it gives voice and

authority to the people most effected

by decisions.

In the Neami staffroom...

© Copyright Neami National September 2019. Version 1.

About Neami National

Neami National is a not-for-profit, community mental health service supporting people to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

We provide services in diverse communities across Australia, ranging from the inner-city suburbs to regional and remote areas.

www.neaminational.org.au

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the NSW Neami consumers and staff who

participated in the Medication Guidelines Co-design Project.

The image of the see saw was generated through

conversations about balancing power between all the parties

involved in decisions about medication.

Illustrations by Meekins (Sarah Gleeson)

More information

For more information about the co-design of the Neami

Medication Guidelines, please contact:

Vicki Langan Neami Health and

Wellbeing Manager

vicki.langan @neaminational.org.au