Innovative Dementia Respite Service - ACT Health will work with the Commonwealth and Alzheimer's Association to develop a pilot of innovative respite care for people with dementia, including younger people.

$20,000

Reduction of fragmentation of respite care service provision - ACT Health will coordinate a project to reduce fragmentation of respite care service provision by working with the Departments of Disability, Housing and Community Services, and Education, Youth and Family Services and other service providers. This project will include exploration of referral and service gateways. The project will also monitor innovative respite pilots to measure service needs to guide ongoing resource allocation. The project will include development and provision of information to carers and providers.

$150,000

Carers of People with a Mental Illness - Funding over a 12 month period to enhance the community sector's capacity to promote and support the role of carers of people with mental illness through an existing contract with Carers ACT. The project will provide a rigorous program of education and training to Mental Health ACT clinical staff including induction and orientation processes and ongoing staff development concerning the role of carers. Representation of carer needs, issues and expertise will be made to Government and services concerning policy and program development including respite care. Assistance will be provided to staff at the Psychiatric Services Unit to develop information for carers and consumers. Referrals will be made to services including respite care and Mental Health Carers Network.

$100,000

This package includes funding already provided for the: �

Maintenance the provision of 4450 hours individual respite care support and services to people with mental illness and carers of people with a mental illness. This program focuses on providing respite care where the principal carer is a young person; and�

Empirical Respite Needs Study - Funding for the study into met and unmet respite needs in the ACT.

$105,000

$75,000

Total

$1,000,000

Service

Funding

Total

Mental Health Respite

Respite Care ACT

Barnados

$159,360

$79,897

$239,257

HACC (a) Centre Based Day Care (b)

$654,549

$654,549

HACC Respite Services (c)

$2,138,231

$2,138,231