NOUS

Program Overview

NOUS is a recovery program which aims to provide support for people with a mental illness and their carer’s, primarily from a Greek or other culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Based in Belmore, the NOUS program incorporates community education, support groups and a transitional accommodation service.

Our Goal

Our goal is to reduce social isolation of both people with a mental illness and their carer’s from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, particularly from a Greek background.
 
NOUS aims to decrease the stigma surrounding mental illness and mental health by increasing knowledge and awareness of mental illness through educating and supporting consumers, their family’s and the wider community.

Accommodation Service

It is through a strong partnership with Affordable Community Housing that NOUS is able to assist consumers who are in need of transitional accommodation. We work with individuals on their recovery journey and understand that this is an individual process. For those who have had little or no experience of independent living, we will provide support and assistance to enable them to become self sufficient, independent individuals who are able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and move on from this transitional setting to manage their own household.

 For those individuals who meet the criteria of the NOUS Accommodation Service, Affordable Community Housing will be the Landlord and NOUS will provide Support Services.

What does this mean?

Affordable Community Housing
• Are the landlord
• Manage the terms/conditions and length of the lease
• Set the level of rent
• Look after tenant’s rights
• Organise all maintenance and repairs of the property

NOUS
For a small fortnightly service fee NOUS will:
• Provide weekly visits by a Recovery support worker
• Provide furnished accommodation
• Assist with education for developing day to day living skills
• Assist with accessing consumer groups, social activities and other Fellowship services
 
NOUS provides individual support to the tenants in the transitional accommodation service and helps them move to more long term independent accommodation. Individuals will be supported during and after transition. Successful people who have passed through the program have gone on to live independently, starting careers, and getting back into various activities within the community.

Click here to see eligibility for NOUS Accommodation
Click here for the NOUS Referral Form Accommodation Services