MindFx Limited – Better Recovery Pathways for Young Adults with Challenging Mental Illness and Drug Miss-use

Jeff is Director and Co-founder of MindFx Limited. www.mindfx.com.au

Mental illness is becoming the biggest health challenge for young people in our history, with one in four having a diagnosed mental health condition. It is now internationally recognised that mental illness, economic injury, and burnout are the fourth wave of COVOD-19. The present recovery pathway for young adults (aged 18-27 years) who have challenging mental illness (approx. 500,000 in Australia) is inefficient and ineffective and has fallen well short of community expectations. Sadly, this has had a significant negative impact on everyone. A passionate group of professionals has come together to deliver ‘Better Recovery Pathways’ using a community-focused model of psycho-social recovery support involving intensely delivered wrap-around support services.  These services are delivered under the care of dedicated Mental Health Coaches, and are enjoyed in a welcoming, co-located service centre rich with volunteer mentors, proven holistic therapies and activities, where clients are able to build connections with social enterprises and take an active role in designing their own recovery plan. MindFx is ever so slowly raising the $500,000 to commence operations to deliver programs to an initial cohort of 20 clients. Once MindFx demonstrates measurable results and outcomes, government funding is expected to be offered on a recurrent basis covering 95% of operational costs.  Our vision is to expand the MindFx model to all Australians. This is a unique opportunity for us to come together as a community and make a life-changing difference to the futures of these vulnerable adults .