Primary Integrated Care Supports (PICS) Program
Since 2017, the Primary Integrated Care Supports (PICS) program delivered integrated, recovery-oriented clinical mental health care and coordination for people experiencing severe mental illness within a primary care setting. Delivered by mental health nurses and peer workers, the program provided evidence-based interventions, care coordination, and linkages to psychosocial supports, complementing existing GP, psychiatry, and allied mental health services.
PICS supports have transitioned into the Help aHead integrated mental health hubs, with its core elements of clinical care, coordination, and peer supports continuing within the new model. This will support continuity of care while strengthening access to coordinated, wraparound services and more connected pathways across primary care and community supports. Help aHead will deliver multidisciplinary clinical and non-clinical supports across stepped care levels 2 through 4 to adults experiencing mental health challenges in the CESPHN region.
For more information on the Help aHead hubs, including referral pathways, visit the CESPHN website.
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Primary Integrated Care Supports (PICS) Program
Headstart
Multicultural Mindfulness Resources
Your Coach Plus
Telehealth Psychiatry Service
Keeping the Body in Mind
GP Mental Health Shared Care Program
Connect and Thrive
The Way Back NSW
Youth Enhanced Services
Psychological Support Services (PSS)
Emotional wellbeing for Older Person (EWOP)
Making Space: Hoarding Program
Social Rx®
CBT group for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Yarning Circles
Medicare Mental Health Centres
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