Official Launch - After Hours Mental Health Nursing Service
31 May 2022
On Friday 27 May, we celebrated the official launch of our After Hours Mental Health Nursing Service with the wonderful support of a range of local stakeholders, Members of Parliament, Council members, Board members and of course staff.
The evening saw our CEO, Agata Jarbin, welcome guests and officially kick off the celebrations, which included introducing our three Mental Health Nurses, Caroline, Vicki and Zac. We were honoured to have Whitehorse City Council Mayor Tina Liu speak, addressing how invaluable this service is to meeting the mental health needs of the community.We were also fortunate to hear of Glenn’s experience accessing the service and how it has supported him through his own mental health journey.
Our After Hours Mental Health Nursing Service, funded by Eastern Melbourne PHN, offers support for people experiencing mental health distress in the evening and on weekends, when mainstream services are not open. The service assists with reducing the pressure on Emergency Departments by offering an alternative.Thanks for coming along to celebrate and learn more about this important mental health service for people in our communities.
To view Glenn's story
Photos from the event
Tina Liu - Mayor of Whitehorse and Agata Jarbin - healthAbility CEO
Neil Angus - MP Forest Hill, Agata Jarbin - healthAbility CEO, Nicole Warner - Liberal Candidate for Box Hill, Richard Stockman - Nillumbik Council, Anna Gordon- healthAbility Partnership Manager
Amanda McNeil - Whitehorse Councillor, Tina Liu - Mayor of Whitehorse, Agata Jarbin - healthAbility CEO, Olive Aumann - healthAbility General Manager Health Development, Susan Rice - Eastern Melbourne PHN Program Manager Chronic and Complex Conditions and After Hours and Brooke Lennon - Eastern Melbourne PHN Marketing and Communications officer
Paul Hamer - MP Box Hill, Vicki Ward - MP Eltham, Agata Jarbin - healthAbility CEO, Anna Gordon - healthAbility Partnerships Manager
Agata Jarbin -healthAbility CEO and Rosalyn Sandwell - healthAbility Mental Health Partnership Manager
David Towl - Access Community Health, Michaela Sangster - healthAbility Mental Health Nurse, Paige Redman - healthAbility Community Engagement Lead, Jo Friedl - healthAbility Senior Marketing Manager
Glenn - Client of After Hours Mental Health Nurse Service, Caroline Uzande - healthAbility Mental Health Nurse, Zac Wilson - healthAbility Mental Health Nurse, Krystal Hindwood - healthAbility Program Manager Mental Health
Caroline Uzande - healthAbility Mental Health Nurse, Amanda McNeil - Whitehorse Councillor, Vicky Mutiba - healthAbility Mental Health Nurse, Zac Wilson -healthAbility Mental Health Nurse
After Hours Mental Health Nursing Service, offical launch sign
36 Wellington Rd, Mental Health Nurse location, front entrance
36 Wellington Rd, location of After Hours Mental Health Nursing Service
After Hours Mental Health Nursing Service
This service is free of charge and no appointment is needed.
