Aftercare Promotes Partnerships across all services
Since 1907 Aftercare has promoted partnerships with government agencies and the community to ensure that all people supported through its services have access to services that can create a greater independence in their community of choice.

Throughout the years Aftercare has worked in partnership with the NSW Department of Health and NSW Department of Housing to provide stability of accommodation and the support that people need to maintain that accommodation.

Other successful partnerships at both formal and informal levels are with TAFE, Education facilities, day programs and providers of social and leisure activities that can enhance Aftercare's existing services.



Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs)
Aftercare was awarded funding to establish seven new PHaMs services in New South Wales and five new services in Queensland. 

The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a program which takes a strengths-based, recovery approach to supporting people with a severe functional limitation resulting from a severe mental illness. Aftercare Personal Helpers and Mentors Program Services are located at Blacktown and Penrith.

Aftercare was successfull in gaining 12 additional sites in NSW and Qld for Round 3. The details of locations and contact details are currently being finalised.

The locations and service Team Leaders are:

Sutherland and St George Basin PHaMs (NSW)
Matthew Parsons (Team Leader) - 02 9505 9200
Matthew.Parsons@aftercare.com.au
 
Camperdown / Rozelle PHaMs (NSW)
Sharlene Hough (Team Leader) - 02 563 8100
Sharlene.Hough@aftercare.com.au

Cessnock / Maitland PHaMs (NSW)
Michelle Lindsay (Team Leader) - 02 4931 1700
Michelle.Lindsay@aftercare.com.au

Lower Blue Mountains / Springwood PHaMs (NSW)
Elayne Osborne (Team Leader) - 4752 2300
Elayne.Osborne@aftercare.com.au

Katoomba / Lithgow / Upper Blue Mountains PHaMs (NSW)
Natasha Cameron (Team Leader) - 02 6350 0100
Natasha.Cameron@aftercare.com.au

Woy Woy PHaMs (NSW) 
Phillip Dubberley (Acting Team Leader) - 02 4352 9200
Phillip.Dubberley@aftercare.com.au

Cowra / Bathurst PHaMs (NSW)
Kathryn Ford (Team Leader) - 02 6339 7200
Kathryn.Ford@aftercare.com.au

Cairns PHaMs (QLD)
Josie O'Shea (Team Leader) - 07 4052 9000
Josie.Oshea@aftercare.com.au

West Moreton / Ipswich PHaMs (QLD)
David O'Neill (Team Leader) - 07 3280 5600
David.Oneill@aftercare.com.au

Redcliffe / Deception Bay PHaMs (QLD)
Tina Thurtel (Team Leader) - 07 3385 1700
Tina.Thurtel@aftercare.com.au

Coolangatta / Burleigh PhaMs (QLD)
Lee-Anne O (Team Leader) - 07 5508 7900
Lee-Anne.O@aftercare.com.au

Inner Brisbane South PHaMs (QLD)
(Team Leader to be advised) - 07 3249 3800
geoff.larcombe@aftercare.com.au

In addition, Aftercare has two existing PHaMs services as below:

Blacktown PHaMs (NSW)
Taryn Jackson (Team Leader) - 02 9671 7363
Taryn.Jackson@aftercare.com.au

Penrith PHaMs (NSW)
Sarah Williams (Acting Team Leader) - 02 4732 6117
Sarah.Williams@aftercare.com.au


Health and Wellbeing
Aftercare actively promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a range of social and recreational activities aimed at assisting the individual to experience and participate in a number of community based events.

Each individual supported by Aftercare has a right to access services to improve or assist their physical health needs.   Where needed, Aftercare staff assist in making appointments to ensure that individual needs are met.

Continuous Improvement Program
Aftercare ensures that all services are planned, implemented and evaluated in keeping with the legislative requirements of the Disability Services Acts and Standards and the National Standards for Mental Health Services.

Families, friends and advocates
Aftercare recognises the value of families, friends and advocates and encourages and supports each individual to strengthen existing relationships or seek new ones if the individual wishes to do so.